Jonathan V. Last
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Yeah. And once it's in, right, once the merchandise gets into the States, then stopping distribution is impossible.
Yeah. And once it's in, right, once the merchandise gets into the States, then stopping distribution is impossible.
So you launched your new show, The David Frum Show, over at The Atlantic this week. You have Rahm Emanuel on as your first guest. It's a very interesting conversation. You talked a lot about Canada, too. Can you just talk to me a little bit about what it has been like personally for you to see America, your adopted country, basically take sides against Canada? You know, your home country?
So you launched your new show, The David Frum Show, over at The Atlantic this week. You have Rahm Emanuel on as your first guest. It's a very interesting conversation. You talked a lot about Canada, too. Can you just talk to me a little bit about what it has been like personally for you to see America, your adopted country, basically take sides against Canada? You know, your home country?
So you launched your new show, The David Frum Show, over at The Atlantic this week. You have Rahm Emanuel on as your first guest. It's a very interesting conversation. You talked a lot about Canada, too. Can you just talk to me a little bit about what it has been like personally for you to see America, your adopted country, basically take sides against Canada? You know, your home country?
I mean, it must be horrifying. How does that work? What does that do?
I mean, it must be horrifying. How does that work? What does that do?
I mean, it must be horrifying. How does that work? What does that do?
Do you take Trump to be serious about this? My position is that it actually doesn't matter if he's serious or not. Because, as you say, it is Chekhov's gun. Once it's on the table, you can't unsee it. And my views of what Mark Carney said two weeks ago now, that era of deepening cooperation is over, I think that's true. And I think it has to be true, just from the view of RealPolitik.
Do you take Trump to be serious about this? My position is that it actually doesn't matter if he's serious or not. Because, as you say, it is Chekhov's gun. Once it's on the table, you can't unsee it. And my views of what Mark Carney said two weeks ago now, that era of deepening cooperation is over, I think that's true. And I think it has to be true, just from the view of RealPolitik.
Do you take Trump to be serious about this? My position is that it actually doesn't matter if he's serious or not. Because, as you say, it is Chekhov's gun. Once it's on the table, you can't unsee it. And my views of what Mark Carney said two weeks ago now, that era of deepening cooperation is over, I think that's true. And I think it has to be true, just from the view of RealPolitik.
What are your views on this?
What are your views on this?
What are your views on this?
So these are the kind of conversations which are so worth having. Please. What's your vision for the new show? So you had Rom on to start the first episode. Who are the people you're going to have on to talk with? Is it just going to be like newsmakers? Are you going to go outside of politics and talk economics?
So these are the kind of conversations which are so worth having. Please. What's your vision for the new show? So you had Rom on to start the first episode. Who are the people you're going to have on to talk with? Is it just going to be like newsmakers? Are you going to go outside of politics and talk economics?
So these are the kind of conversations which are so worth having. Please. What's your vision for the new show? So you had Rom on to start the first episode. Who are the people you're going to have on to talk with? Is it just going to be like newsmakers? Are you going to go outside of politics and talk economics?
I mean, your interests are so wide ranging as to be like embarrassing to me because it makes me feel provincial because you're interested in everything, which is why a David Frum show just sounds like cotton candy to me.
I mean, your interests are so wide ranging as to be like embarrassing to me because it makes me feel provincial because you're interested in everything, which is why a David Frum show just sounds like cotton candy to me.
I mean, your interests are so wide ranging as to be like embarrassing to me because it makes me feel provincial because you're interested in everything, which is why a David Frum show just sounds like cotton candy to me.