The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg

Delicate ears beware - Lachlan Markay and Asawin Suebsaeng got explicit with us to talk about the inner workings of the Trump administration staff, which is the topic of their new book called Sinking in the Swamp. How much favor do Trump-positive talking heads really get from the White House? Are Trump’s numerous ex-staffers now effectively lobbyists? And can we pronounce Asawin’s name correctly?Show Notes:-Buy Sinking in the Swamp!-Tito Puente-Bannon’s use of the “Island of Misfit Toys” phrase-Stephen Miller’s strange history-The “Singularity of Asininity”-James Adomian’s Gorka impression-Lachlan’s article on Gorka’s park-job-GetBlueVine.com/dingo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a return to normal Remnant-y quirkiness, we have on “the oldest young person” that Jonah knows, Andrew Egger. There’s rank punditry, far-afield movie references, and an unnerving amount of Midwest-bashing; it has everything!Show Notes:-Andrew Egger-Huey Long: “Enough money to burn a wet mule”-Andrew’s piece on Bloomberg-“Blue Million”-NYT accent identifier-Wag the Dog-Suicide of the West, now in paperback-Minnesota Nice-Midnight Run-Bernie supporting Castro, Sandinistas in 1985-Andrew’s piece on the wall-Roger Stone gets 40 months-The Dispatch Podcast-The Dispatch-UnTuckIt.com promo code dingo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tevi Troy stops by The Remnant to break the first rule of Fight House and talk about Fight House his new book about rivalries in the White House. Jonah and Tevi then take a trip down memory lane at their time together at AEI in the early 1990s.Show Notes:-Fight House: Rivalries in the White House from Truman to Trump-Tevi Troy-Camelot created the modern presidency-Devaluing the Think Tank-DrinkHydrant.com promo code dingo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

National Journal politics editor Josh Kraushaar stops by for a special Valentine's Day edition of The Remnant full of rank punditry on all things 2020.Show Notes:-Josh’s podcast, Against the Grain-Josh’s column, also called Against the Grain-The history of The Hotline-The unwokeness of most Democrats - precisely in point #6-Steve Inskeep asking Warren what states she thinks she can win-Biden yelling in town halls-Jonah explaining Seth Masket’s argument at length-The Party Decides, a book that’s less and less true by the day-John Rauch’s suggestions re: primaries-Bernie calling open borders a Koch conspiracy-Ron DeSantis politicizing his kids-The chaos of second terms-Romney’s note to Senate colleagues Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AEI resident scholar Derek Scissors joins The Remnant to discuss all things China including the trade agreement with the U.S., Huawei, and coronavirus.Show Notes:-Derek Scissors-China’s global investment-U.S.-China trade agreement-China's 2019 economic summary-The Dispatch-DoorDash code: Remnant-Earnest.com/dingo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For part one of their crossover podcast event Jonah talks with Bridget Phetasy about meeting on Twitter, culture wars, drug legalization, writing for Playboy, and #MeToo.Show Notes:-Bridget Phetasy-Walk-Ins Welcome with Bridget Phetasy-Dumpster Fire with Bridget Phetasy-The Dispatch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve Hayes, editor of The Dispatch, walks over from his desk to talk with Jonah about the best steak in Iowa, the end of the impeachment trial, and an update on their new media company The Dispatch.Show Notes:-The Dispatch in Iowa-Jonah on Hugh Hewitt -Joe Biden fact check-The Atlantic profile of The Dispatch-The Dispatch-GetBlueVine.com/dingo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AEI's Charles Murray is back on the podcast to discuss his new book, "Human Diversity: The Biology of Gender, Race, and Class."Show Notes:-Human Diversity-The Dispatch-Earnest.com/dingo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For podcast sidekick Jack Butler's last appearance on the Remnant as such, he turns the tables by asking Jonah the questions that he's been meaning to ask for a long time: about drugs and alcohol, punching homeless people, getting punched by Irishmen, and more.Shownotes-The (second) Mike Gallagher episode-Nick Gillespie episode-Buy Suicide of the West (now out in paperback!) -The Dispatch-Are dogs good?-The first Megan McArdle episode-The Jake Tapper episode-Jack's podcast, Young Americans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AEI's Yuval Levin drops by The Remnant to discuss his new book "A Time to Build" and lays out his argument for why America's real problems stem from the failure of our institutions and why they need to be rebuilt or built anew.Show Notes:-Yuval Levin (AEI, National Affairs)-A Time To Build-Inside Trump's stunning tirade against generals-The Dispatch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices