The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg

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Ye Olde Deep State Aug 15, 2024

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On this installment of The Remnant, Jonah bestows dear friend of the pod Tevi Troy with his black velvet eight-timer guest club blazer. To celebrate, Jonah and Tevi discuss Tevi’s upcoming book, The Power and the Money: The Epic Clashes Between Commanders in Chief and Titans of Industry. This Trojan epic has it all: the tension between big government and big business during the rapid changes of the early 20th century, Woodrow Wilson screwing up, how business tends to mix with political pleasure. Pay close attention to catch some top-tier Jonah lore, the pet presidents of history’s biggest business tycoons, and the sneaky motivations of woke corporatism. Apologies to Henry Ford.

Show Notes:

—Pre-order The Power and the Money: The Epic Clashes Between Commanders in Chief and Titans of Industry

—Rave reviews for The Power and the Money

—Tevi’s event in Jerusalem

—The tale of Henry Luce

—The return to the smoke-filled room

—National Affairs: “Liberal Practice v. Liberal Theory”

—1600 Lessons leadership program

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In Vibes We Trust Aug 14, 2024

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By rule of Remnant law, if Jonah doesn’t have fellow Dispatcher Chris Stirewalt on the show at least once every ninety days, frogs will fall from the sky and the oceans will turn to ice. To avert global catastrophe, Chris is back to check in on the electoral dumpster fire. Jonah and Chris discuss the difficulty of maintaining the upper hand in a vibes election, the Republican obsession with media coverage, and the domestic disputes between the Mommy and Daddy parties. In addition, the 2004 Presidential election is rehashed to shed light on the mimetic warfare waging in the vice presidential race as Jonah and Chris put the pressure on Tim Walz to talk to the press and make some predictions regarding the upcoming Democratic National Convention.Show Notes:

—Trump turned politics into reality TV. Now Harris is the show to watch.

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Yes, You Are a Bad Person Aug 10, 2024

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There’s a lot on Jonah’s mind this morning. He’s gaslighting himself about being gaslit, lamenting the diminishing standards of acceptable presidential candidate behavior, and waltzing back some of his initial reactions to VP candidate Tim Walz. Critiques of Wednesday’s G-File are addressed (shame on you, Willem Dafoe), noting the death of true cultural criticism in the age of identity politics. Once that whole fiasco is cleared up, Jonah ponders the bigger questions: Is there such a thing as good dogma? What are we worshipping when we worship politics? Will Jonah’s producers and assistant besmirch him for the length of this Ruminant? All will be revealed.

Show Notes:

—Wednesday’s G-File

—“The A(braham) Bomb”

—Dictionary of Voegelinian Terminology

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Eschaton Now Aug 08, 2024

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The inimitable Walter Russell Mead, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, stops by to enjoy what can only be described as an intellectual smorgasbord. Jonah and Walter evaluate the ongoing war in Israel, diving into the land-for-peace fallacy, questions about what constitutes nationhood and patriotism, and how to orient American foreign policy toward a more peaceful future. The duo then pivots to a more theological realm, discussing the apocalypse, how liberalism and Marxism mirror Abrahamic faiths, and the conflation between political conviction and moral intuition.

Show Notes:

—Mead’s Special Providence: American Foreign Policy and How it Changed the World

—Mead’s The Arc of the Covenant: The United States, Israel, and the Fate of the Jewish People

—How Team Biden can aid peace in Israel

—Jonah’s Soviet special

—“The A(braham) Bomb”

—Immanentize the what??

The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including Jonah’s G-File newsletter, weekly livestreams, and other members-only content—click here.

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Populist Immunity Boost Aug 07, 2024

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Set your VCR’s for a one-of-a-kind, super-epic, think tank crossover episode! Brookings Institution senior fellow Jonathan Rauch is the special guest star today, joining Jonah to discuss all things party politics. Topics range from primary reform and the introduction of rank-choice voting to the newly announced Democratic vice presidential pick Tim Walz. Jonathan and Jonah also discuss two unique immunities to partisan diseases: populism on the left and antisemitism on the right.

Show Notes:

—Jonathan’s Brookings page

—The return to the smoke-filled room

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Make Flip Flopping Great (Again?) Aug 03, 2024

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Sweaty, hot, and unprepared. Jonah is listening to the Cranberries and driving his car over nails on the way to CNN, where they will likely lock him in the studio and force him to pundit until the full moon rises. To distract himself, he ruminates upon social Darwinism, pronunciation, the National Association for Black Journalists, and the stunning lack of seriousness on the Right.

Show Notes:

-AO eviscerates Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

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To Hell With You People Aug 01, 2024

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When Jonah finds himself in times of trouble, John Podhoretz comes on TheRemnant. The theme for today’s episode is something all pundits enjoy: the blissful embrace of intellectual schadenfreude. Jonah and John make the case for equivocation within the Harris campaign strategy, discuss the definition of weird and the be-clowning of Project 2025, and call out the astounding lack of outrage regarding the Democrats’ antisemitism problem. To close it all out, the duo covers the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the political head of Hamas.

Show Notes:

—Nick Catoggio on flip-flopping

—The O.G. “To Hell with You People”

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Reagan on Vacation Jul 31, 2024

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For a much-needed break from the 2024 election news cycle, Jonah visits his Floridian friend, Dr. Will Inboden, who serves as the director of the Alexander Hamilton Center for Classical and Civic Education at the University of Florida. Jonah and Will discuss UF’s unique approach to higher-education reform, preach a sermon of Reaganite revival, and project some fears regarding the future of foreign policy.

Show Notes:

—Learn more about the Hamilton Center

—Will’s book: The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink

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Vox Populi, Vox Nay Jul 27, 2024

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The Ruminant is usually a very indulgent ninety minutes for Jonah, but today’s episode is dark-chocolate-mousse-topped-with-caviar indulgent. It’s only fair, after all; Jonah was right about a lot of things, so we’ll give him this one. The New Right (and the media coverage of the faction) remain the target of Goldbergian ire, Joe Biden’s true character (and, by rule of Remnant law, destiny) is revealed, and progressive shibboleths (and their human incarnations) are critiqued. Jonah speculates on the viability of Mayor Pete’s potential vice presidential bid and experiments with a very grand dark-web hypothesis.

Show Notes:

—Jonah on The Gist with Mike Pesca

—Brand new GLoP episode

—Bret Weinstein’s grand hypothesis

—The Fair Jessica's new piece in The Atlantic

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Screwing the Party Line Jul 25, 2024

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It’s been a crazy few weeks, so The Remnant’seditorial czars have allowed Jonah to bring back Dispatch CEO Steve Hayes to engage in some classic punditry. After Steve forces Jonah to make some monocausal arguments about Joe Biden’s withdrawal and Kamala Harris’ ascension, the pair lay out some soft predictions regarding the outcome of the 2024 race, call out some DEI-hire hypocrisy, and consider the pros and cons of flip-flopping politicians.

The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including Jonah’s G-File newsletter, weekly livestreams, and other members-only content—click here.

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