Bari Weiss

One of the things that's been really interesting for people to watch over the past six weeks in this country is the way that people who we do not think of as being D.C. swamp creatures, as being government bureaucrats, people like Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk are sort of heading into Washington. They're doing this, you know, government efficiency thing. They're calling it Doge.

One of the things that's been really interesting for people to watch over the past six weeks in this country is the way that people who we do not think of as being D.C. swamp creatures, as being government bureaucrats, people like Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk are sort of heading into Washington. They're doing this, you know, government efficiency thing. They're calling it Doge.

People are really excited to see what that might bring. What do you think of that? Is there a thought that you maybe could do something similar in the U.K.? And have you met Elon Musk?

People are really excited to see what that might bring. What do you think of that? Is there a thought that you maybe could do something similar in the U.K.? And have you met Elon Musk?

People are really excited to see what that might bring. What do you think of that? Is there a thought that you maybe could do something similar in the U.K.? And have you met Elon Musk?

One last question and then we'll do a quick lightning round. We've talked about a lot of crises that the West is facing and maybe the one that's sort of like underlying all of it is the crisis of meaning, right? This sense that, you know, what is life about?

One last question and then we'll do a quick lightning round. We've talked about a lot of crises that the West is facing and maybe the one that's sort of like underlying all of it is the crisis of meaning, right? This sense that, you know, what is life about?

One last question and then we'll do a quick lightning round. We've talked about a lot of crises that the West is facing and maybe the one that's sort of like underlying all of it is the crisis of meaning, right? This sense that, you know, what is life about?

The reason it comes to mind is because if your life is about compliance and bureaucracy and you're so far away from making something that's actually productive and actually matters, it's very hard to have a meaningful life.

The reason it comes to mind is because if your life is about compliance and bureaucracy and you're so far away from making something that's actually productive and actually matters, it's very hard to have a meaningful life.

The reason it comes to mind is because if your life is about compliance and bureaucracy and you're so far away from making something that's actually productive and actually matters, it's very hard to have a meaningful life.

How do you think about that problem? How do you think about the crisis of meaning that seems to be crippling the West? We have this strange paradox where, in a certain sense, we have every luxury that's imaginable. We live lives that our ancestors, even our grandparents, could never have imagined. We have so many true luxuries and privileges in the real sense of the word.

How do you think about that problem? How do you think about the crisis of meaning that seems to be crippling the West? We have this strange paradox where, in a certain sense, we have every luxury that's imaginable. We live lives that our ancestors, even our grandparents, could never have imagined. We have so many true luxuries and privileges in the real sense of the word.

How do you think about that problem? How do you think about the crisis of meaning that seems to be crippling the West? We have this strange paradox where, in a certain sense, we have every luxury that's imaginable. We live lives that our ancestors, even our grandparents, could never have imagined. We have so many true luxuries and privileges in the real sense of the word.

And yet people seem to be in a kind of malaise.

And yet people seem to be in a kind of malaise.

And yet people seem to be in a kind of malaise.

Wow, that's very self-aware.

Wow, that's very self-aware.

Wow, that's very self-aware.