The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg

While it may be the middle of the week, there’s no law against Jonah recording Ruminant-style (i.e. alone) – at least not yet. He discusses the RNC – and invents the fun tongue-twister, “Ceaușescu-esque,” while doing so – the “Biden is a vessel for radicals” theory, and the economically confused obsession with Jeff Bezos. Show Notes: -Kimberly Guilfoyle’s speech is pretty meme-y -Jonah’s spat with Erielle Davidson -Remnant veteran Jim Pethokoukis talking about why Jeff Bezos is unironically great -China’s post-Soviet “Princelings” -Milton Friedman explains why you shouldn’t get to take inherited money away from children -Jonah on Marx’s antisemitism -Why Nations Fail -Bradleyfdn.org/Liberty for weekly new episodes -DrinkHydrant.org/Dingo for 25% off your first order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonah makes a triumphant return to the Remnant on this episode, where he finally has a stable enough connection to record after a saga of perambulations around America’s western half. Jonah and Nick - his fearful amanuensis - discuss Alaska, the awkwardness of America’s largest political party holding a Zoom convention, and the potential for two actual crazy people to become elected officials within the GOP. Show Notes: -Jonah’s glacial ice chunk -“The Green Room,” within Hell’s Canyon -Row Adventures, for the brave vacationers among the audience -CarShield.com, use promo code Dingo to save 10% -Bradleyfdn.org/Liberty to watch Conceived in Liberty with Mitch Daniels -ExpressVPN.com/Remnant for an extra 3 months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Remnant Hall-of-Famer Jim Geraghty joins the show with the continually-put-upon David French, who is heroically guest-hosting as Jonah continues to galavant around in the land of [REDACTED]. On COVID, Jim gets to reminisce a little about the early weeks of reporting on the pandemic while also updating us. The guys then move on to the election, the “convention” (if you can call it that), and Best Spanish Language Heist Show of 2020 - a category with shockingly little competition. Show Notes: -Jim’s Morning Jolt -California vs. New York in the pandemic times -Alan Grayson is a strange man -Why are so many people dying of COVID in Belgium? -The treason of epidemiologists -The Postmaster General’s statement -Does Trump want to lose? -Money Heist -ExpressVPN.com/Remnant for 3 months free off a year plan -Keeps.com/Dingo to receive your first month of treatment for free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have no fear, dear listener: while Jonah is still radio silent as he swan-dives in slow-mo off of waterfalls (or something), The Remnant hasn’t forgotten you. David French returns to guest host this episode with return favorite Ramesh Ponnuru from National Review and AEI. There’s the requisite Kamala Harris talk, but also deeper questions about ideology and the “Burn It Down” debates. Show Notes: -Ramesh’s page at NR -Henry Olsen: Kamala changes nothing -Kevin Williamson summarizes the “Burn It Down” debates -The inside baseball of Trump’s teleprompter troubles -Ramesh on why the Republicans need to keep working-class voters -“Always twirling towards freedom” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Throwing recent rank punditry onto the back burner, Jonah speaks with his AEI colleague and UVA Professor Brad Wilcox, whose memory for statistics crashed over us in a refreshing wave of sheer competency. Tune in for a discussion of marriage, the concept of “family diversity,” and the three things Brad would do if he suddenly became Czar of America. Show Notes: -Brad’s page at AEI -Nicholas Christakis’ most recent book -Kevin E. Stuart on his baseball studies -Most NBA players grew up in a two-parent household -Brad Wilcox on elites not preaching what they practice -Ross Douthat on, among other things, liberalism’s method of undercutting the married-parent household -Some of Brad’s work on marriage vs. cohabitation -The Disparate Effects of Family Structure Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonah stops to ruminate on the pathway between two menacingly-named locales—Snake River and Death Canyon (no Cliffs of Insanity, though). The topics today: why the mainstreaming of “white” identity is a genuinely awful idea, why being pro-Israel might cause you to get punched at synagogue, how progressives have adopted some of the worst parts of the European right, and much more. Show Notes: -How to punch a shark -Virginia Dare, and the disappearance of the Roanoke colonists -The Omni-Americans by Albert Murray -Joseph de Maistre’s feelings on “man” -Jerry Falwell Jr.’s, uh, “Fall” -President Reagan, Mastermind -Jonah’s heresiarchal opinion on chicken thighs -Buckley’s line, “Cancel your own [G-D-] subscription” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, we present the second part of Jonah’s conversation with Washington Post opinion columnist Megan McArdle. The punditry was just too rank, so their conversation became a two-episode-long saga. In addition to some COVID punditry, some women’s issues, and some libertoid-speak, they also reminisce on their shared old stomping ground, New York City, and how it has changed. Show Notes: -Susan Hennessey calling out people who say Kamala Harris is too ambitious -Megan on Stephanie Cutter for the Daily Beast -Truly terrifying GDP numbers -Vin Cannato’s book, which Megan loves -Gabi.com/Remnant to see how much you can save on your insurance -Bradleyfdn.org/Liberty to watch Conceived in Liberty weekly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a world where people run amok on the internet screaming their heads off, Megan McArdle stands (or in this case, sits by a microphone) as a model for the cool and collected. After a pre-game round of dog talk, Megan and Jonah settle in for some candid words on bread, being nice, and feminism — commentary so well-informed, we’re posting Megan twice in one week. Show Notes: -The Big Tech Four vs. Congress -Maxine Waters asks a particularly garbled question to Bank of America -“The Great Relearning,” by Tom Wolfe -Megan’s book, not actually titled Permission to Suck. -Charlie Kirk’s mask terribleness, as featured in Jonah’s Wednesday G-File -Louie Gohmert blames the mask for his COVID-19 -Megan on why racism kills -ZipRecruiter.com/Dingo to try it now for free -DrinkHydrant.com/Dingo for 25% off your first order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonah’s had a long week, so grab an Irish whiskey (so long as it’s not Bushmills) and join him for some ruminating punditry on the tactical errors being made by conservative advocacy groups, “Cancel Rent” insanity, “Plandemic” insanity, and additional flavors of insanity. Also, Jameson, if you’re reading this, call us. Show Notes: -The glories of Jameson Caskmates -The most recent G-File -The (underrated) Tyranny of Cliches -Plandemic movie picking up speed -Our episode on conspiracy theories, with Joe Uscinski -Obama floats a falsehood about Rutherford B. Hayes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A.B. Stoddard is a refreshing presence on today’s podcast as she and Jonah delve into starkly rank punditry and a discussion of the eerie intentionality behind Trump’s coronavirus response. In fact, A.B.’s wise words—on Fauci, on Trump’s fantasies, on panicked Texans—leave only a singular major question remaining: will Jonah end up rocking a man bun? Show Notes: -Steve’s piece on the canceling of Liz Cheney -Jonah’s recent appearance on the Chuck Toddcast -The Washington Post’s reporting of the Trump clan retweeting misleading doctor videos, that have since been deleted -Trump’s weirdly made-up invitation to throw the first pitch for the Yankees? -Jonah on NPR at the crack of dawn on July 28 -A.B.’s Bulwark piece on how the Republican Party can’t be reformed from within Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices