The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg ‘Push Back the Keyboard and Go for a Walk’ | Ruminant
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Jan 24, 2026 A wide-ranging take on presidential staff responsibility and why leaders need internal restraint. A critique of empty political threats, campus protest culture, and permissive policing. A candid look at contemporary antisemitic tropes and how they warp debate. Pop culture detours into Star Trek, sitcom neighbors, and TV recommendations sprinkled throughout.
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Campus Protest Culture Shapes Expectations
- Goldberg recounts his 15-year-old National Review piece arguing campus protest culture skews students' expectations.
- He says universities' nostalgia for 1960s protest creates a generation unprepared for real-world consequences.
Accept Consequences For Civil Disobedience
- Accept consequences when using civil disobedience to preserve moral authority, Goldberg advises.
- He praises 1960s civil rights protesters for their willingness to be arrested for convictions.
Reject Guilt-By-Association For Groups
- Goldberg warns against stereotyping groups and invoking tropes about Jewish coordination or collective guilt.
- He rejects guilt-by-association claims linking entire communities to officials' actions.
