Shadows On the Wall of Twitter’s Cave | Interview: Jesse Arm

The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg

The Dispatch

Politics, News

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🗓️ 17 December 2025

⏱️ 86 minutes

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The Manhattan Institute’s Jesse Arm joins Jonah Goldberg to talk about the makeup of the new GOP, the future of the parties, 2028, and perception vs. reality in American politics. Shownotes:—Commentary Magazine Podcast with Jesse Arm—The New GOP: Survey Analysis of Americans Overall, Today’s Republican Coalition, and the Minorities of MAGA—George Will at the Washington Post—Arm’s Interview with Richard Hanania—Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Change—Arm on the Klein-Ganz interview—Trump grades his economy an ‘A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus'—Abigail Shrier - Manhattan Institute—Ryan Thorpe and Chris Rufo on Minnesota fraud—CBS News Presents: A Town Hall with Erika Kirk—Charlie Kirk: Stop, in the Name of God: Why Honoring the Sabbath Will Transform Your Life—Remnant with Rahm Emanuel—Kevin Phillips: The Emerging Republican Majority—Ben Wattenberg: The Real Majority—Ruy Teixeira: The Emerging Democratic Majority⁠ 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 access to all of Jonah’s G-File newsletters—⁠⁠click here⁠⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠⁠by clicking here⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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