Does the Shakespearean adage “uneasy lies the head that wears a crown” still apply to today’s United Kingdom? British author and journalist Douglas Murray joins Hoover senior fellows Niall Ferguson, H.R. McMaster, and John Cochrane to discuss King Charles III’s coronation and the monarch’s relevancy in modern times, plus the fragile state of the West given unbalanced alliances, threats to free markets, and strained social fabrics. But before that: the three “Goodfellows” remember the recently deceased John Raisian, director of the Hoover Institution from 1990 to 2015.

ABOUT THE SERIES

GoodFellows, a weekly Hoover Institution broadcast, features senior fellows John Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, and H.R. McMaster discussing the social, economic, and geostrategic ramifications of this changed world. They can’t banter over lunch these days, but they continue their spirited conversation online about what comes next, as we look forward to an end to the crisis.

For more on this series visit, https://www.hoover.org/goodfellows.

0:00 Introduction
0:46 Guest Introduction: Douglas Murray
1:10 Remembering John Raisian, former Hoover Institution Director
5:06 Coronation of King Charles III
10:07 The Monarchy as an Institution and King Charles III as Monarch
18:48 Monarchies and the fascination with dynasties
21:15 Exploring the viability of the West
34:56 The War on the West by Douglas Murray: exploring “Cultural Ingratitude” and “Societies of Resentment”
53:07 Lightning Round
1:03:35 End