The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg

The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg


Postliberalism: Flirting with Fascism | Interview: George Weigel

November 19, 2025

The pillars of order are crumbling around us and the crazies are wielding the sledgehammers; enter our heroes, George Weigel and Jonah Goldberg, to introduce a healthy dose of sanity to the public square. Jonah and George cover the state of Catholicism in the U.S., the slippery slope of postliberalism, the folly of integralism, and the strange, noxious rise of the antisemites.

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Shownotes:
Jonah’s G-File on postliberalism
Patrick Deneen’s book: Why Liberalism Failed
Vatican II’s declaration on religious freedom
George’s book of commencement speeches
Jonah in the NYT on Tucker Carlson
To Sanctify the World: The Vital Legacy of Vatican II
Taylor Marshall’s book, Infiltration: The Plot to Destroy the Church from Within
George on antisemitism in Public Discourse

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