Jonah Goldberg has spent the week knee-deep in eggheadery of the highest order and must alleviate himself from the resonant voices in his head. Therefore, todayâs Ruminant presents listeners with an hour of punditry on Israel and its existential value, the painful Ted Cruz-Tucker Carlson interview, the sorry tale of the Golden Goose, and liberal theory run amok. Show Notes:âThe G-File: Why We Care About IsraelâThe G-File: The Inevitable Splintering To ComeâDr. Jeffrey Collins on The Remnant 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 21 June 2025
Dr. Jeffrey Collins, first-time guest and professor at the Hamilton Center at the University of Florida, joins Jonah Goldberg to explore the intellectual history of liberalism and its modern iterations. Show Notes:âJeffrey Collins' bioâDaniel Burns' National Affairs Piece: "Liberal Practice v. Liberal Theory" 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 19 June 2025
Ken Pollack, vice president of the Middle East Institute and a former CIA analyst, joins Jonah Goldberg to discuss all things Israel-Iran, including Iranâs nuclear program, Mossadâs success, possible U.S. involvement, and potential outcomes. Plus: their thoughts on Trumpâs foreign policy and the need for American-led global stability. Show Notes:âKenâs Monday Essay for The Dispatch: âOne Year of Military LessonsââTMD on latest Israel-Iran developments 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 18 June 2025
Jonah Goldberg is tanned, rested, and ready to discuss Israelâs recent attack on Iran, the splintering MAGA coalition, Soviet revisionism, and the endless streams of hypocrisy stemming from the Los Angeles riots. Show Notes:âTulsi Gabbard on nuclear disarmamentâYair Rosenberg on The RemnantThe 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 14 June 2025
Atlantic columnist Yair Rosenberg joins Jonah Goldberg to discuss the shocking rise of Jew hatred in America, the connection between populist movements and antisemitic sentiments, and Edward Saidâs influenceâall while poking fun at the podcast bros and reminding the elite institutions about the importance of standing with Israel. Show Notes:âYairâs column for The Atlantic: âDeep Shtetlâ 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 12 June 2025
Michael Moynihan, friend of the podcast and host of âThe Moynihan Report,â joins Jonah Goldberg for an impromptu episode to discuss the Los Angeles riots and their ramifications for both the Trump administration and the Democratic Party, their thoughts on Sister Souljah moments, Greta Thunbergâs maiden voyage, and the shameful lack of hippie punching.Show Notes:âThe Morning Dispatch: Unrest in Los Angeles ContinuesâJonah's LA Times column: Trump Deploys, Protesters Respond. This Will Not End Well.âThe G-File: In Praise of Hippie Punching Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 11 June 2025
A busy week of media appearances has somehow left Jonah Goldberg eager to continue his musings on the Trump-Musk rift, the looming threat of the deficit, modern applications of German nihilism, and the need for gratitude. Plus: the surfacing of medieval poverty cosplay and cutting-edge analysis of Top Chef. Show Notes:âThis Week's Dispatch Podcast: "The New Antisemitism"âWednesday G-File on German NihilismâJonah's Los Angeles Times Column: "Baby boom, baby bust and the âBig Beautiful Billâ"âJonah's NPR Morning Edition Feature Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 7 June 2025
Bret Devereaux, a Remnant fan favorite, returns to Jonah Goldbergâs Flavian Amphitheater to discuss the worldâs oldest counterfactual, the holy grail of source material for classicists, and the top three generals of Western antiquity. Plus: coverage of Ukraineâs recent drone strikes and the contemporary applications of ancient military history. Show Notes:âExplore âA Collection of Unmitigated PedantryââAlexander Goes West (A Silly Counterfactual) 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 5 June 2025
Jonah Goldberg has realized that, if you name drop Leo Strauss enough, youâre eventually going to have to explain who youâre talking about. As the benevolent educator of The Remnant masses, Jonah has conspired with Steven Smith, a Straussian expert and professor of political science and philosophy at Yale University, to deliver this deep dive on the life and work of Leo Strauss. Jonah and Steven dig into the fundamentals of Straussâ work, the debate between the East Coast and West Coast Straussians, the value and potential in fusionism, and Harry Jaffaâs various quirks. Plus: the flaws with the Great Man Theory and some gossip on the heavy hitting intellectuals of the 20th century. Show Notes:âSteven Smith: Reading Leo Strauss: Politics, Philosophy, JudaismâThe Liberties Journal: âWhat is a Statesman?ââTake Stevenâs Yale University course on political philosophy from your couch!âIrving Kristolâs 1952 review of Strauss' Persecution and the Art of Writing in Commentary Magazine 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 4 June 2025
Jonah Goldberg is cranky, hungover, and ready to dive into discussion of Elon Musk and his departure from DOGE, the moral degradation of traditional conservatism, the cult of winning on the right, and the vilification of the judiciary.Show NotesâThe Wednesday G-File on the cowboys of suburbiaââDonât Call This ConservatismââPeter Berkowitz on âDonât Call This Conservatismâ 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 31 May 2025
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson join Jonah Goldberg to discuss their new book that has taken Washington by storm, Original Sin: President Bidenâs Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again. Tapper and Thompson discuss what top Democrats knew about Bidenâs cognitive decline prior to him launching his reelection campaign, the boiling frogs mentality of Bidenâs advisers, and the mediaâs role in reportingâor not reportingâthis story in real time. Show NotesâOrder Original Sin here 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 29 May 2025
Phil Magness, occupant of the David Theroux Chair at the Independent Institute, drops by Casa de Remnant to discuss the corrupting effect of tariffs, why Karl Marx is overrated, the evolving definitions of intellectual movements, and Jonah Goldbergâs gripes about romanticism. Show Notes:âThe 1619 Project MythâPhil for the Cato Institute: âThe Problem of the Tariff in American Economic History, 1787â1934â 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 28 May 2025
Jonah Goldberg, once again vindicated for his both-sidesism, ruminates upon the big beautiful bill, the American tradition of disputing facts by attacking motives, and the endemic media hypocrisy from every angle.Plus: kudos to the Supreme Court and kayfabe in the Oval Office. Show Notes:âJohn McWhorter on The RemnantâThis weekâs Dispatch Podcast Roundtable: âBidenâs Big Beautiful Cover UpââJonahâs LA Times column: âHistory alone should have made more reporters skeptical about Bidenâs healthââAdvisory Opinions: âYouâre Wrong About Originalismâ 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 24 May 2025
Jonah Goldberg has found himself in some serious legal trouble, forcing him to invite Sarah Isgur to Chez Remnant to talk horrible bosses, the 14th Amendment, Kristi Noemâs loose grasp of habeas corpus, and the increasing ennui associated with American politics. Plus: Sarah and Jonahâs sage advice for the class of 2025 and the Isgur-Goldberg love line segment. 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 22 May 2025
Jonah Goldberg is joined by Dr. Leon Aron for some Remnant-style Kremlinology. Jonah and Dr. Aron discuss Vladimir Putin and Donald Trumpâs relationship, the state of the war in Ukraine, and what will happen to Russia without Putin at the helm. Plus: a long march through Russian history and the precarious position of top Russian military brass. Show Notes:âDr. Leon Aronâs American Enterprise Institute pageâLeon in Politico: â7 Critical Things Trump Doesnât Understand about Putinâ 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 21 May 2025
Jonah Goldberg is up with the sun and ready to expand upon his Monday mega-essay in The Dispatch, lament all things popular front, analyze James Comeyâs seashell art photography, and discuss the upcoming exposĂ© on Joe Bidenâs cognitive decline. Plus: the misnomer of mainstream media and a scolding for Congress. Show Notes:âJonahâs Monday Essay: âDonât Call This ConservatismââClaire Lehmann for The Dispatch: âFeelings, Facts, and Our Crisis of TruthââJonahâs Los Angeles Times column: âThe inescapable answer to Americaâs problems? Fix CongressââDispatch Debates: Christine Rosen and Robert VerbruggenâJay Nordlingerâs new Substack 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here.The Dispatch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 17 May 2025
Jonah Goldberg is joined by author and journalist Phil Tinline to discuss his new book, Ghosts of Iron Mountain: The Hoax of the Century, Its Enduring Impact, and What It Reveals About America Today. Phil tells the tale of conspiracies gone by, arguing that hoaxes, crackpottery, and moral panics are as American as apple pie. Show Notes:âOrder Philâs book, Ghosts of Iron Mountain: The Hoax of the Century, Its Enduring Impact, and What It Reveals About America Today. 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 15 May 2025
Former Sen. Phil Gramm joins Jonah Goldberg to discuss his new book, The Triumph of Economic Freedom: Debunking the Seven Great Myths of American Capitalism. Phil and Jonah reminisce on the triumphs of the Industrial Revolution, better days in Congress, and Ronald Reaganâs disdain for protectionism. Show Notes:âOrder Sen. Grammâs book, The Triumph of Economic Freedom: Debunking the Seven Great Myths of American Capitalism 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 14 May 2025
Jonah Goldberg ruminates upon the papal news, the dingoâs fly assassination skills, Columbia Universityâs new president, yet another unpronounceable German political philosophy theory, Joe Bidenâs definition of misogyny, and Trumpâs new threat to the film industry. Show Notes:âThis weekâs Dispatch Podcast roundtable: "Vengeance AgendaââCommentary Magazine Podcast: "Lights! Camera! Tariffs!ââKevin Williamson for The Dispatch: âTrump Is a SocialistââClaire Lehmann for The Dispatch: âFeelings, Facts, and Our Crisis of Truthâ 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 10 May 2025
AEI senior fellow Christine Emba joins Jonah Goldberg to discuss degenerating dating dynamics, the gender divide and its effect on politics, and the roots of the late-stage culture war. Show Notes:âChristineâs AEI pageâOrder Rethinking Sex: A Provocation 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 8 May 2025
Two maudlin and romantic dolls (Jonah Goldberg and Chris Stirewalt) come together to discuss the revival of Alcatraz, the future of the MAGA movement without Trump, and the skewed self-perception of American voters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 7 May 2025
Jonah Goldberg explains how Donald Trump's economic agenda is fundamentally a left-wing one and the Rousseauian roots of his nationalism. Show Notes:âFriday's G-FileâTrump's interview with Time 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 3 May 2025
Manic and frazzled, Jonah Goldberg turned for help from in-house Remnant psychologist Paul Bloom. They explore intellectual esoterica, check what Noam Chomsky got wrong, explore Large Language Models, and fret over the age of artificial consciousness and AI girlfriends. Show Notes:âPaulâs SubstackâPaul on Substack "Is it nature or is it nurture?" is a damn good questionâ 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 1 May 2025
Is Donald Trump Hitler? A Chavista? Or a caudillo? Jonah Goldberg is joined by fellow podcast extraordinaire Michael Moynihan to answer this obviously important and salient question. (Plus: The lost potential of Elon Musk and more on the rightâs Gramsci turn.) Show Notes:âBatya Ungar-Sargon on The Fifth ColumnâThe Ruminant on Antonio GramsciâMoynihanâs previous appearance on The Remnant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 30 April 2025
A dramatic week of big acquisitions left Jonah tired, but ranty. Brace for some I Told You Soâs, âabundanceâ horseshoe theory, Trumpworld triangulations, and blue-on-blue violence. Show Notes:âThe SCOTUSblog acquisitionâWednesdayâs uncontroversial G-FileâKevin Williamsonâs critique of the "abundance" DemocratsâJamie Weinstein and Larry Diamond on The Dispatch Podcast 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 26 April 2025
David Bahnsen, a fan favorite and friend of the pod, stops by the show to discuss his new book, Full Time: Work and the Meaning of Life with Jonah Goldberg. Jonah and David cover the China question, U.S. reliability, and Kevin Hassettâs antics. Show Notes: âDavidâs book, Full Time: Work and the Meaning of Life âThe Wall Street Journal: âMeet MAGAâs Favorite Communistâ 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 24 April 2025
Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes make their Remnant debut to discuss their buzzy new book, Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House. Jonah Goldberg and the authors dig into the nitty-gritty of all three 2024 presidential bids, that debate, Kamala Harrisâ ascension and missteps, and the story of Joe Bidenâs decline. Show Notes: âFight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 23 April 2025
Jonah Goldberg spends ninety minutes plotting his transition to telethon moderation, lambasting the youth, and reminding the new GOP that you canât pick and choose who gets universal rights. Plus: further ruminations on the bond market and the anniversary of the shot heard âround the world. ï»żShow Notes: â The Fair Jessica for The Dispatch: âRevenge of the Title IX Dadsâ âAdvisory Opinions on Humphreyâs Executor âThe Wall Street Journal: âMeet MAGAâs Favorite Communistâ âG-File: âThe Shot Heard Roundâand Round and Roundâthe Worldâ âIrving Kristol: âThe American Revolution as a Successful Revolutionâ 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 19 April 2025
Jonah Goldberg responds to Christopher Rufo and his fight to "to recapture the regime and entrench our ideas in the public sphere," using 20th-century Marxist Antonio Gramsci's ideas. This is a bonus Ruminant ââ expect your regular Saturday Goldberg variation to arrive at the normal time. Show Notes: âMeet MAGAâs Favorite Communist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 18 April 2025
Jonah Goldberg is rolling like a stone through Ivy League speaking events and is holed up in New Haven to conduct an AMA with the one and only Chris Stirewalt. Topics range from marmot taxonomy, Tom Selleckâs career ethics, Maserati salesman attire, and of course, rank punditry galore. Show Notes: âContinue your education on The Gay Place âJonah for the Los Angeles Times: âGov. Whitmerâs party should learn from what she did in the Oval Officeâ âRoss Douthat for the New York Times: âItâs Trumpâs Revolutionâ 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 17 April 2025
Jonah Goldberg is joined by Adam Kirsch to discuss Kirschâs new book, On Settler Colonialism: Ideology, Violence, and Justice. What does settler colonialism actually mean in the Israeli context? Where did the school of thought originate? And how can Israel move forward under the framework of settler colonialist ideology? Show Notes: âOrder Adamâs new book, On Settler Colonialism: Ideology, Violence, and Justice 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 16 April 2025
For your Saturday listening pleasure, Jonah Goldberg ruminates upon the latest Dispatch editorial, the sibylian nature of Suicide of the West, the problems with planned economies, and the back-of-house responsibilities of the federal government. Plus: dunce caps for the âdeep stateâ and the font choices of the first Alien movie. Show Notes: âThe latest Dispatch editorial: âSlouching Towards Tyrannyâ âYuval Levin: The Great Debate 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 12 April 2025
Jonah Goldberg knows many a public intellectual, but linguist extraordinaire John McWhorter is one of his favorites. John returns to the show to discuss his new book, Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words. Topics include: grammars of the elite, the imposition of language rules, the they-shaped elephant in the room, and the mystery behind the disappearance of âthou.â Show Notes: âOrder Johnâs book, Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words, here âThe Finnish Path to Relaxation (Drinking at Home, Alone, in Your Underwear) 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 10 April 2025
Scott Lincicome, vice president of general economics at the Cato Institute and a general tariff expert, took some time out of his very busy schedule to talk to Jonah Goldberg about Trumpâs trade-deficit delusions,why reciprocal tariffs will harm the United States, and the likelihood of increased inflation as trade tensions rise. Show Notes: âScottâs Capitolism newsletter for The Dispatch âScottâs column on trade deficits 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 9 April 2025
Siri misogyny meets trade policy, while Howard Lutnickâs idiocy fuels debates on markets and democracy. Jonah Goldberg clamors for liberal democratic capitalism supremacy and says a prayer for the global economy, as public-choice theory explains our collective hypocrisy. Show Notes: âWorship at the church of Scott Lincicome âDominic Pino for National Review: âThe Heritage Foundation Was One of Free Tradeâs Strongest Supportersâ 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 5 April 2025
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 Universityâs 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: âOrder Marcâs book, Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progressâand How to Bring It Back here  âLearn 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 3 April 2025
Jonah Goldberg is joined by Luke Coffey, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and Ukraine expert extraordinaire, to discuss his recent visit to the region and the state of the Ukraine-Russia war. Luke and Jonah debate where Ukrainians stand after the infamous Oval Office debacle, the cracks in the Russian army, and the indispensable value of close European alliancesâwhich seem to mean little to MAGA world. Show Notes: âLuke's scholar page at the Hudson 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 2 April 2025
Having exhausted his Jeffrey/Jonah Goldberg jokes on The Dispatch Podcast, Jonah Goldberg launches into an epic rant on the tyranny of intellectual mobs, the flaws of morally blind due process, and the emerging artificial intelligence anime art movement. Plus: long-view Signal-gate revelations and the superficial logic of the Trump administrationâs tariff strategy. Show Notes: âThe Maoist anime AI drawing in question âYuval Levinâs latest Remnant appearance 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 29 March 2025
Itâs fan-favorite week at Casa de Remnant.Jonah Goldberg is joined by Thomas Chatterton Williams, staff writer at The Atlantic and fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, to discuss illiberalism on the right, dole out some sympathy for the most ardent defenders of wokeness, and dig into Thomasâ upcoming book, Summer of Our Discontent: The Age of Certainty and the Demise of Discourse. Show Notes: âThomasâ piece in The Atlantic: âHow the Woke Right Replaced the Woke Leftâ âMusa al-Gharbi on The Remnant âJonahâs âCritical Trump Theoryâ âWoke chili 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 27 March 2025
Not since Thomas Jefferson podcasting alone has a guest been so wise as Yuval Levin, who joins Jonah Goldberg to discuss the recent trend of Lebowskian communication mishaps, the danger of obsessive abstraction in Trumpian times, and the promise of connecting with the median voter. Show Notes: âThe Atlantic: "Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans" âYuval on "The Ezra Klein Show" âYoni Appelbaum on The Remnant âNational Review: "Look on My Works, Ye Mighty, and Despair!" âYuval for The Free Press 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 26 March 2025
Join Jonah Goldberg on a journey up the Northeast Regional line as he ruminates upon the impeachment of federal judges, the enemy within, the worldâs laziest Congress, and the chicken and the egg game for oligarchs and plutocrats. Plus: disturbing DOGE casualties and a greatest hits reel of Jonahâs analogies. Show Notes: âJonahâs LA Times column from this week âThe New York Times: Curtis Yarvin Says Democracy Is Done. Powerful Conservatives Are Listening âAlex Tabarrok on The Remnant âYoni Appelbaum on The Remnant 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 22 March 2025
Yoni Appelbaum, deputy executive editor of The Atlantic, makes his Remnant debut to discuss his new book, Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity. Jonah Goldberg and Yoni discuss America's unique social and geographic mobility, the tricky history of tenements, and the dirty laundry of zoning. Show Notes: âOrder Yoniâs book, Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 20 March 2025
Clifford D. May, founder and director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, enters The Remnant multiverse with Jonah Goldberg to reevaluate the world stage and all its conflicts. Cliff and Jonah debate whoâs leading the new Axis of Evil and dig into the growing trend of expansionist politics and the depressing lack of fact-based arguments in contemporary foreign policy.Show Notes: âListen to the "Foreign Policy" podcast âLearn more about FDD âThe Wall Street Journal: âThe Painting That Explains Trumpâs Foreign Policyâ 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 19 March 2025
An overserved and hungover Jonah Goldberg gets into arguments with ChatGPT, picks fights with free speech âmartyrs,â and offers a unified theory of Trumpism, all in a dayâs Ruminant. Show Notes: âJim Geraghty for National Review: âWhy the Ukraine Cease-Fire Deal is No Cause for Celebrationâ âJake Meador for The Dispatch: âThe Perils of Positive Thinkingâ âThe Wednesday G-File in question 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 15 March 2025
Jonah Goldberg has gone AWOL, and Kevin Williamson of Dispatch fame has risen to the task of Remnant hosting duties. Kevin is joined by Devin DeCiantis and Ivan Lansberg to discuss their new book, The Enduring Enterprise: How Family Businesses Thrive in Turbulent Conditions. The trio covers crony capitalism, how businesses can succeed amid political chaos, and how family enterprises can survive the breakneck speed of social change. Show Notes: âDevin and Ivan for Salon: âThe Return of Crony Capitalismâ âOrder The Enduring Enterprise: How Family Businesses Thrive in Turbulent Conditions. 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 13 March 2025
Thereâs a whole lot of red on various stock market indices this week, so Jonah Goldberg has conscripted Michael Strain, director of economic policy at the American Enterprise Institute, to talk money. Topics include: the likelihood of recession, tumultuous trade policy, and Jonahâs crusade against the cryptocurrency reserve. Show Notes: âCato Institute: âThe Problem of the Tariff in American Economic History, 1787â1934â 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 12 March 2025
After sufficiently kvetching over Weimar-style cigar inflation, Jonah Goldberg ruminates upon Donald Trump tripping over tariffs, the abhorrent actions of the Department of Justice regarding the Eric Adams case, and the insanity of the proposed crypto reserve. Plus: the fallout from last week's Oval Office disaster and a grim prediction for the next three years. Show Notes: âScott Linsciome in The Dispatch: ââReciprocal Tariffsâ Are Trumpâs Worst Trade Idea Yetâ âBurke's âBirds of Preyâ speech 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 8 March 2025
Jonah Goldberg came to the Remnant studio exhausted by his nightshift at the cable news factory, so he enlisted one Brother Chris Stirewalt to save the show once again. Jonah and Chris analyze Trumpâs Tuesday night address to Congress from all angles, including but not limited to the Democratâs shenanigans and the reviled Wilsonian origins of the State of the Union address. Show Notes: âBrother Stirewalt for The Hill: âSeparating Show and Substance as Trump Addresses Congressâ 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 6 March 2025
Jonah Goldberg is joined by author and research analyst Ross Benes to discuss his new book, 1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times. Jonah and Ross discuss beanie babies as a precursor to crypto, the political triumph of the WWE, and the age of media deregulation. Plus: the phenomenology of moral panics and the bourgeois-ification of transgressive culture. Show Notes: â1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 5 March 2025
From the civilizational lynchpin of gratitude to the misplaced obsession with diplomacy to MAGAâs mafia style of governance, todayâs Ruminant will be a one deep cut after another for Suicide of the West readers. There will also be one or two I-told-you-soâs.Show Notes: âReturn to the source material and order Suicide of the West âG-File: âThe Democrats Dilemmaâ âVintage Goldberg in National Review: âThe European Miracleâ âInfinite Scroll: âMAGA as Master MoralityâThe 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 Dispatchâs offeringsâincluding Jonahâs G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only contentâclick here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 1 March 2025
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