What Remains of Conservatism | Interview: Jay Nordlinger

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The Dispatch

Politics, News

4.4 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Jay Nordlinger, formerly of National Review and the author of the Onward and Upward Substack, joins Jamie Weinstein to discuss President Donald Trump’s MAGAfication of the GOP. They explore themes of corruption, transparency, American exceptionalism, and the evolution of the Republican Party, while reflecting on the legacy of conservatism and the future of conservative journalism. —The first 100 days—Andrew Jackson 2.0?—The Middle East tour—Stories about Bill Buckley—The future of conservative journalism Show Notes—Jay’s farewell post at National Review—Jay’s Substack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.5	Welcome to The Dispatch Podcast.
1:02.7	I'm Jamie Weinstein.
1:05.0	My guest today is Jay Nordlinger.
1:10.6	He is a veteran political journalist who most recently was at National Review, but now has his substack up and running
1:14.6	called Onward and Upward. I encourage everyone to go to Onward and Upward and check out his
1:20.5	work. He's also the music critic at the new criteria. We get into all sorts of topics,
1:27.1	everything that you would imagine with the news
1:29.1	going on, including Trump's first hundred days, his trip to the Middle East, what the state
1:35.1	of conservatism is, Bill Buckley, and much more. I think you're going to enjoy this episode,
1:39.9	so without further ado, I give you, Mr. Jay Nordlinger.
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