The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg Join the Counterinsurgency | Interview: David Bahnsen
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Mar 16, 2026 
David Bahnsen, investor, economist, and author known for market and political commentary. He contrasts the two Trump economies and discusses tariffs, energy policy, and oil's shifting geopolitical role. They debate institutional decay on the right, the battle over the word conservative, Christian Zionism, media incentives, and why rebuilding local culture matters.
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How Trump 1.0's Tax Cuts Moved The Economy
- Tax cuts and reduced corporate marginal rates were the primary drivers of the strong pre-COVID Trump economy.
- David Bahnsen credits Paul Ryan and traditional Republican supply-side policy for the 2017 corporate tax reforms that boosted investment.
U.S. Production Blunts Oil As A Political Achilles Heel
- U.S. oil remains geopolitically important but domestic production gives America more margin control than decades past.
- Bahnsen notes Permian production is profitable in the high $50s per barrel, limiting long-term price shocks' political impact.
Protect Conservative Institutions By Winning Ideas
- Fight for conservative ideas by winning think-tank and institutional arguments after Trump, not by simply blaming Trump.
- Bahnsen urges defending classical conservative institutions like Heritage and countering Oren Cass-style central planning conceptually.
