The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg

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Straussian Summer School
Jonah Goldberg has realized that, if you name drop Leo Strauss enough, youre eventually going to have to explain who youre talking about. As the benevolent educator ofThe Remnantmasses, Jonah has conspired with Steven Smith, a Straussian expert and pr
DOGE-ing Bullets
Jonah Goldberg is cranky, hungover, and ready todive intodiscussion ofElon Muskand his departure from DOGE, the moral degradation of traditional conservatism, the cult of winning on the right, and the vilification of the judiciary.Show NotesThe Wedne
Weekend At Biden’s
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson join Jonah Goldberg to discuss their new book that has taken Washington by storm,Original Sin: President Bidens Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again.Tapper and Thompson discuss what top Democrats k
Missing the Marx
Phil Magness, occupant of the David Theroux Chair at the Independent Institute, drops by Casa deRemnantto discuss the corrupting effect of tariffs, why Karl Marx is overrated, the evolving definitions of intellectual movements, and Jonah Goldbergs grip
The Strange Death of Standards
Jonah Goldberg, once again vindicated for his both-sidesism, ruminates upon the big beautiful bill, the American tradition of disputing facts by attacking motives, and the endemic media hypocrisy from every angle.Plus: kudos to the Supreme Court and kayfa
Law and Marriage
Jonah Goldberg has found himself in some serious legal trouble, forcing him to invite Sarah Isgur to ChezRemnantto talk horrible bosses, the 14th Amendment, Kristi Noems loose grasp of habeas corpus, and the increasingennuiassociated with American po
Red Hot Soviet Nationalism
Jonah Goldberg is joined by Dr. Leon Aron for someRemnant-style Kremlinology. Jonah and Dr. Aron discuss Vladimir Putin and Donald Trumps relationship, the state of the war in Ukraine, and what will happen to Russia without Putin at the helm. Plus: a lo
The Mainstream of Yore
Jonah Goldberg is up with the sun and ready to expand upon his Monday mega-essay inThe Dispatch,lament all things popular front, analyze James Comeys seashell art photography, and discuss the upcoming expos on Joe Bidens cognitive decline. Plus: the
Crackpot Realism
Jonah Goldberg is joined by author and journalist Phil Tinline to discuss his new book,Ghosts of Iron Mountain: The Hoax of the Century, Its Enduring Impact, and What It Reveals About America Today.Phil tells the tale of conspiracies gone by, arguing th
Reagan Rolls Over
Former Sen. Phil Gramm joins Jonah Goldberg to discuss his new book,The Triumph of Economic Freedom: Debunking the Seven Great Myths of American Capitalism.Phil and Jonah reminisce on the triumphs of the Industrial Revolution, better days in Congress, a