Americano: Rob Henderson on Musk, monogamy & meritocracy

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🗓️ 18 February 2025

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Summary

Political commentator, and author of Troubled, Rob Henderson joins Freddy Gray from the ARC conference in London. They discuss the political reaction to the news that Elon Musk has allegedly had his 13th child – are there signs of a new, more permissive conservatism? They also discuss Trump’s administration so far – particularly his flurry of executive orders – with critics decrying them as the tactics of a populist, yet supporters approving of the speed of activity. What’s the psychology underpins these political viewpoints? Vice-President J.D. Vance’s speech in Munich over the weekend has also left many European leaders reeling – but should they really have been surprised?

Produced by Natasha Feroze and Patrick Gibbons.

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0:23.7	Hello and welcome to the Americano podcast, a series of discussions about American politics,
0:30.7	power and prejudices. It is 2025 and Donald Trump is president once again of the United States.
0:39.8	We will, of course, be following the moves of the Donald and his second administration very closely.
0:46.4	However, it won't just be politics for us this year.
0:49.1	We'll also talk a lot and cover American culture, life and the arts.
0:57.3	I should also remind you, because my producer Natasha will not let me hear the end of it, that we are on Spectator TV. So head to our YouTube
1:03.4	channel to watch that.
1:08.8	Hello and welcome to the Americano Show here at the ARC conference.
1:14.7	Arc stands for Alliance for Responsible Citizenship.
1:18.0	It's being held here at the Excel Centre in East London.
1:23.2	And I'm delighted that our first guest is someone we've had on before,
1:26.6	but someone we're a big fan of at the Americano show.
1:29.3	And that is Rob Henderson, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and author, of course, of Troubled, which is your memoir, which is now out in paperback.
1:40.5	And I highly recommend all Americano viewers and this as you haven't read that book to buy it and read it immediately.
1:47.8	Rob, lots of things we could talk about.
1:50.4	I thought perhaps we should start with this news over the weekend that I think kind of throws up some interesting questions about subjects you're interested in,
1:58.5	which is Elon Musk, well, a woman called Ashley S. Clair,
2:03.2	posted on X of all platforms, the platform that Elon Musk owns, that she had had a child,
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