Big Government Now

The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg

The Dispatch

Politics, News

4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Frustrated with never-ending interstate repairs and constant airline delays, Jonah Goldberg looks to the sky and wonders; Why does nothing work? Marc J. Dunkelman, fellow at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, has the answers. Marc and Jonah discuss the origins and transformation of American progressive policy, the spirit of the NIMBYs, and a bold proclamation that we need even more institutions to achieve good governance. Show Notes: —Order Marc’s book, Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress―and How to Bring It Back here —Learn more about the Watson Institute 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, regular livestreams, and other members-only content—click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, can I please have your attention.
0:18.0	Can you digger?
0:27.5	Greetings, dear listeners, this is Jonah Goldberg, host of the Remnant podcast, brought you by the dispatch and dispatch media.
0:33.8	And even though this podcast and the one with Ione Applebaum will be separated by a few days,
0:40.9	I recorded them both on the same day. So this is my second part of my Progressives for Abundance
0:47.4	day here at The Remnant. I will get back to rank punditry and whatnot another day.
0:54.9	I'm very excited about today's guest.
0:56.8	I know I say that often, but it's only because I don't book guests I'm not excited about,
1:00.9	so back off.
1:02.3	Mark J. Dunkelman is a visiting fellow at the Wilson Institute at Brown University.
1:09.1	He's the author of various books, including The Vanishing Neighbor,
1:11.9	The Transformation of American Community, and he's here today to talk about his new book,
1:17.1	Nothing Works. And I don't have the subtitle in front of me. What is the subtitle?
1:22.4	Who killed progress and how to bring it back? There you go. And he's got, as you can tell,
1:27.4	already, a euphonious podcast voice.
1:30.5	So Mark Dungerman, welcome to The Remnant.
1:32.6	Thanks for coming.
1:33.5	I'm thrilled to be here.
1:34.5	Thanks for having me on.
1:35.6	Okay.
1:35.8	So first rule of this podcast with people with books is I get to ask them the question that I
1:39.5	always want to be asked, which is, what's your book about?
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