The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg

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On Vibes and Crises May 15, 2024

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Voters weighing actual policy positions? A man can dream. No, it’ll be vibes—not issues—driving voters to the polls in November. Jonah invites Seth Masket, director of the Center on American Politics at the University of Denver, on today’s episode of The Remnant to commiserate over the sorry status of the current American electorate, Sister Souljah strategies, and the lack of centrist Democrats.

Show Notes:

—Seth’s newsletter

—Why anti-Biden books aren't selling

—Seth's previous appearance on The Remnant

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The Straussian Tangent* May 11, 2024

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What peeves Jonah about the Biden administration’s increasingly hostile stance towards Israel isn’t just the geopolitical recklessness, but also the political incompetence. This Ruminant is a fuming rant about abandoning allies, the Cult of Youth, and the war against all things normal. Jonah also responds to the drama he stirred up among the anti-Trump (and anti-anti-Trump) crowd.

Show Notes:

—This week’s episode of The Dispatch Podcast

—Jonah’s tweet about anti-Trumpers and Biden

—Tim Miller’s response

—Chuck Toddcast with Jonah

—The Fierce Urgency of Tao

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As American as Diabetes May 09, 2024

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Back from his trip to the Commentary offices in New York, Jonah is joined by Kevin Williamson to discuss his review of fatherhood so far, Jonah’s thoughts on the Broadway production of Tommy, and the corrupting influence of populism. The two also get into the state of U.S.-Israel relations and why rooting for your team is easier than reading Hayek. Stick around to learn about Kevin’s sorry football career.

Show Notes:

—NYT article on a pro-Trump non-profit

—Revolutions podcast

—The Remnant with John Podhoretz

—Michael Brendan Dougherty’s piece on Sam Francis

—Biden interview with CNN

—Poll on the most important issues for college kids

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The Great Wimpification May 08, 2024

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Jonah drops by Commentary’s New York headquarters and holds John Podhoretz hostage for an hour and a half to discuss the Jews, Suicide of the West, and the allure of fame and TV. Stay tuned for a history of Commentary’s geographical history (who asked?), the decline of American journalism (spoilers!), and optimism about the future (really?). Also, happy birthday to The Fair Jessica.

Show Notes:

—"MIT ends Diversity Statements in Faculty Hiring"

—Civil War (2024)

—"The Collapse of the News Industry Is Taking Its Soul Down With It"

—"Conservatives in the Mist" coverage by NYT

—Jeff Goldberg's loss is our gain

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The Ruminant of Infinity May 04, 2024

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Spurred by Robert Kagan’s new book, Rebellion: How Antiliberalism Is Tearing America Apart--Again, and by Thursday’s Remnant, Jonah spends the majority of this interminable episode responding to Kagan’s critique of conservatism, from contextualizing William F. Buckley’s role on the right to recounting the left's history of intellectual anti-liberalism. Also, kudos to the frat bros who saved the American flag.

Show Notes:

—Jonah’s Wednesday G-File

—"Metabolic rift" wiki page

—King-Slutzky answers questions

—Gee Officer Krupke

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Will the Real Anti-Liberal Please Stand Up? May 02, 2024

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Jonah is joined by Robert Kagan—a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and author of Rebellion: The Antiliberal Tradition That Is Tearing America Apart - Again—to debate Robert’s theory on the anti-liberal history of conservatism and why he thinks Trump is a logical product of the American right.

Show Notes:

—Robert’s profile at Brookings

—Robert’s new book

—Why the South Must Prevail

—Miles Taylor’s book, Blowback: A Warning to Save Democracy from the Next Trump

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Korematsu and Vegetables May 01, 2024

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Jonah invites Sarah onto The Remnant to grill her on her sociopathic “subtweet,” debate the ethics of killing dogs, and peer into the minds of anti-Israeli student protesters. But for the main course, the two argue about Trump’s immunity case. Listeners’ discretion is advised.

Show Notes:

—Sarah's solo AO episode

—David's return to AO

—Korematsu v. United States

—Nick Catoggio's Boiling Frogs newsletter on Kristi Noem

—Centennial Crisis: The Disputed Election of 1876

—Join The Dispatch for access to our exclusive Skiff feed

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Stress the System Apr 27, 2024

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Jonah begins by ruminating on the Supreme Court oral arguments for Donald Trump’s immunity case and explains why he doesn’t understand how people could be sympathetic towards the former president. He then turns to the Heritage Foundation’s spat with Erick Erickson before getting to the Columbia protests and Elon Musk’s surprisingly apt observation on the oppressor-oppressed paradigm.

Show Notes:

—Word of South festival

—Advisory Opinions on the oral arguments

—The Collision on the oral argument

—Dispatch Podcast roundtable

—Ukraine: The Latest with Jonah

—Erick Erickson’s article on free markets

—George Packer's piece in The Atlantic

—Elon Musk’s tweet

—Columbia student who said Zionists don’t deserve to live

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Hillbilly Übermensch Apr 25, 2024

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Audio doppelgänger Chris Stirewalt joins Jonah on today’s episode of The Remnant to venture through the polluted backwaters of media conglomerates and uncover a whole host of “whataboutism” garbage: the rise of antisemitism on campuses, the media bias in covering these protests, and the terrorist chants coming from the mouths of these students. The two also opine on the faces adorning a far-right fecal Mt. Rushmore, including the likes of Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar. They discuss more serious matters as well, such as the current snapshot of poll numbers and whether or not Stormy Daniels is a porn “star” or just an actress.

Show notes:

—What's the Matter with Kansas? by Thomas Frank

—"What's the Matter with Kansas?" by William Allen White

—Chris Stirewalt's Remnant episode with Tyler Austin Harper

—Bloomberg: Biden Trails Trumps

—Chris' piece for The Dispatch on Nevada's poll numbers

—The Hill's election center

—Nikki Haley voters in Pennsylvania

—Gallup: Americans showing average enthusiasm for voting in 2024

—Jonah’s appearance on a CNN panel with Lulu Garcia-Navarro

—Students chant "Go back to Poland!"

—Piece on Mike Johnson in The Atlantic

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Trust the Scientism Apr 24, 2024

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Jesse Singal makes his Remnant debut to discuss his piece for The Dispatch on the Cass Review and the problem with the current consensus about gender transition treatments for children. The two debate the question of social contagion and the difficulties in reporting on "The Science."

Show Notes:

—Jesse Singal's piece for The Dispatch

—Hannah Barnes on Blocked and Reported

—Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and One Scholar's Search for Justice Middle finger to Galileo

—Tics and TikTok

—Steven Pinker's Enlightenment Now

—Coverage on the shooting of Jacob Blake

—Will Saletan's piece for Slate on GMOs

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