The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg

His Curmudgeonship Jonah Goldberg is holding court to pontificate about the troubles in the land, and he isn’t wanting for material. Jonah covers his recent takes on Richard Nixon and the pardon power, as well as the Epstein files, tariffs, impeachment, and what awaits in 2028.Plus: Jonah’s Star Trek-laced takes on infinite energy, instant food generation, and the elimination of work. We’re running a listener survey, which you can find at thedispatch.typeform.com/podcast Shownotes:—Dick Cheney’s funeral—Wednesday G-File—Charlie Cooke on repudiating past politicians—Chris Rufo essay on J.D. Vance—Most recent Remnant with Chris Stirewalt—Advisory Opinions on disobeying illegal orders—Jonah’s LA Times column on pardons—Dispatch Podcast on Trump’s tariffs and foreign investment pledges—“Has President Trump ‘Solved Six Wars in Six Months’?”—Elon Musk on AI eliminating poverty—The Morning Dispatch The Remnant is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of Jonah’s G-File newsletters—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Clifford, Hong Kong expert and biographer of Jimmy Lai, takes his stand on the floor of the House of Remnant to discuss Lai’s imprisonment, the future of Hong Kong and Taiwan, Han supremacy, COVID-19, and the future of the Chinese Communist Party. We’re running a listener survey, which you can find at thedispatch.typeform.com/podcast. Shownotes:—The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire, Hong Kong's Greatest Dissident, and China's Most Feared Critic—Mark’s website—The Death of Stalin The Remnant is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of Jonah’s G-File newsletters—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. We’re running a listener survey, which you can find at thedispatch.typeform.com/podcast. 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 The Remnant is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of Jonah’s G-File newsletters—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After deftly disposing of some punditry on the government shutdown and the Epstein files, Jonah Goldberg jumps head first into the topics of the week: postliberalism, groypers, and the immense challenges of political labels. Plus, dedicated listeners will be treated to a rant on Tucker Carlson and Japan. Shownotes:—Remnant episode with Yuval Levin—The Editors podcast on the shutdown—Jonah’s take on the East Wing—Wednesday’s G-File—Today’s Dispatch Podcast—Tucker Carlson interviews Nick Fuentes—Postliberal Order Substack—Jonah's last book—Why Liberalism Failed—Regime Change: Toward a Postliberal Future—Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning—Dispatch article on Carl Schmitt in China—Rod Dreher Substack on his visit to Washington—George Orwell: “Politics and the English Language”—The Tyranny of Clichés: How Liberals Cheat in the War of Ideas—G-File: “On the Mother of All Questions”—The Morning Dispatch—Advisory Opinions podcast—Sarah Isgur: Last Branch Standing—Tucker on Japan We’re running a listener survey, which you can find at thedispatch.typeform.com/podcast.  The Remnant is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of Jonah’s G-File newsletters—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonah Goldberg invites the greatest naval historian of our time, Andrew Lambert, aboard the H.M.S. Remnant (The Dispatch's flagship podcast) to sit on deck and discuss the Royal Navy. Lambert treats Jonah to a whirlwind tour, encompassing 19th-century British grand strategy, the liberal tendencies of sea powers, and the lessons British naval history holds for America today. Shownotes:—No More Napoleons: How Britain Managed Europe from Waterloo to World War One—The British Way of War: Julian Corbett and the Battle for a National Strategy—Seapower States: Maritime Culture, Continental Empires and the Conflict That Made the Modern World We’re running a listener survey, which you can find at thedispatch.typeform.com/podcast.  The Remnant is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of Jonah’s G-File newsletters—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonah Goldberg talks to William Inboden, executive vice president and provost at the University of Texas and one of the leading conservative voices in higher education. Jonah and Will discuss the absurdity of the ivory tower, the inconsistency of our free speech standards, and the threat posed by Chinese interference in American universities. Shownotes:—William’s piece for National Affairs—WSJ piece on research funding—Chesterton’s Fence—An Anxious Age: The Post-Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of America—University of Texas Statement on Academic Integrity—Select Committee on the CCP report on espionage in academia—The Death of Learning: How American Education Has Failed Our Students and What to Do about It, by John Agresto—Will’s article on the White House compact in The Chronicle of Higher Education—Keith Whittington in The Dispatch on the White House compact We’re running a listener survey, which you can find at thedispatch.typeform.com/podcast. The Remnant is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of Jonah’s G-File newsletters—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After musing on Nancy Pelosi, Newt Gingrich, and the Congress they helped create, Jonah Goldberg gives his listeners a tour de force on the Heritage Foundation, William F. Buckley Jr., and the new wave of antisemitism. Shownotes:—Grand Rapids live Remnant—Remnant with Yuval—Today’s piece on Heritage in The Dispatch—Last week’s G-File—Kevin Roberts original video—Heritage all-hands meeting—Jonah on J.D. Vance and “Heritage Americans”—A Man and His Presidents: The Political Odyssey of William F. Buckley Jr.— ‘Bravery on the Cheap’ G-File—Suicide of the West: How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism, and Identity Politics is Destroying American Democracy—Jonah’s one piece in The Public Interest—Cliff Asness in Commentary—Jonah on the ‘Great Feminization’ piece—Thomas Sowell on middleman minorities The Remnant is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of Jonah’s G-File newsletters—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Remnant took the show on the road! Joined by a cast of characters that would make P.T. Barnum's circus monkeys look like a pack of well-trained poodles, Jonah Goldberg and his tomfoolerous crew (Kevin D. Williamson, former Rep. Peter Meijer) contest bitterly over tariffs, pontificate on unilateral hypocrisy, and speculate about the post-Trump world. Shownotes:—The Remnant with Yuval Levin—Ezra Klein on the Democratic future—Babylon Bee: “Trump Vows To Nationalize As Many Private Companies As It Takes To Defeat Socialism” The Remnant is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of Jonah’s G-File newsletters—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonah Goldberg is not a populist, but when the masses demand an appearance by modern-day Founding Father Yuval Levin, even Jonah is powerless to resist. Jonah and Yuval reminisce about the life and legacy of Dick Cheney, discuss the rise of right-wing antisemitism, and ultimately agree that we need more boring politicians. Shownotes:—The Fettered Presidency - AEI—The Imperial Congress - Heritage—The Kevin Roberts video—Jonah’s essay on popular frontism—Bobos In Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There—Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning—“Second Thoughts On James Burnham” The Remnant is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of Jonah’s G-File newsletters—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Jonah Goldberg as he proves just how right he was about President Donald Trump’s demolition of the East Wing, unveils a novel spin on C.S. Lewis’ triple dilemma, and calls out Kevin Roberts for giving a pass to right-wing antisemites. Shownotes:—Advisory Opinions: Firing Squad vs. Suffocation—The Remnant with Mike Bird—The Myth of Left and Right: How the Political Spectrum Misleads and Harms America—The Great Debate: Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, and the Birth of Left and Right—Last week’s Ruminant—CNN write up of polling on East Wing demolition—The Remnant with Charles Murray—Trump’s “Biden FBI” Truth Social post—Today’s Morning Dispatch—“Tucker Carlson Interviews Nick Fuentes”—The Kevin Roberts video—Nick Catoggio’s Boiling Frogs on Fuentes and Carlson—“The Irony of Bill Kristol”—Jonah’s LA Times column on dictators—Jonah’s G-File on the Helen Andrews piece—“We, Sharpie” The Remnant is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of Jonah’s G-File newsletters—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonah Goldberg heads down to the swamps of Georgia to take a swim with Erick Erickson through some unrefined, rank political punditry. These bygone conservatives chew over the midterms, likely 2028 candidates, antisemitism, and the radicalizing influence of the internet. Shownotes:—The Erick Erickson Show—The Remnant with Molly Worthen on charisma—Jonah’s G-File on identity The Remnant is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of Jonah’s G-File newsletters—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Bird, having unwittingly written a book about one of Jonah Goldberg’s greatest intellectual interests, finds himself on The Remnant fielding questions about communism, single taxes, leaseholding, and—most importantly—Henry George.Shownotes:—The Land Trap: A New History of the World's Oldest Asset—Financial Times review of Mike’s Book—Rousseau quote on land—Adam Smith quote on land—Edward Bellamy: Looking Backward—The Myth of Left and Right: How the Political Spectrum Misleads and Harms America Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Jonah Goldberg as he rambles through the recesses of his mind and unpacks a controversial take on the soon-to-be White House ballroom, calls out Donald Trump’s blatant corruption, opines on feminism, and wonders in boyish awe at the Louvre heist.Shownotes:—Megan McArdle’s Dispatch author page—Freddy Gray in The Spectator - “Can anyone stop J.D. Vance becoming president?”—Alex Demas on Binance - Dispatch—Burke - “No man should be judge in his own cause.”—Suicide of the West—Helen Andrews, “The Great Feminization” - Compact Magazine—Proud to Be Right: Voices of the Next Conservative Generation—Rest Is History Book Club - Handmaid’s Tale—Jonathan Martin on Graham Platner in Politico—Liberal Fascism—88 Best Heist Movies of All Time The Remnant is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of Jonah’s G-File newsletters—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Jonah Goldberg as he reverts into an intimidated little policy gnome in the presence of Charles Murray, our greatest living social scientist. Jonah and Charles brave the deep waters, inquiring into the existence of God, the reliability of the New Testament, the reality of life after death, and the possibility of reincarnation. Plus, titillating side comments on Star Trek whales and milk theft. Shownotes:—Taking Religion Seriously—Murray’s last appearance on The Remnant—Taking Religion Seriously: A Book Event with Charles Murray at AEI—Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces That Shape The Universe—Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950—Mere Christianity—Father Pine Remnant Episode The Remnant is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of Jonah’s G-File newsletters—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AEI Colleague Week is off with a bang as Jonah Goldberg dives deep with Kori Schake on the interplay between the American military and government. They survey history and current events alike, covering the Whiskey Rebellion, Andrew Jackson’s invasion of Florida, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's meeting of the generals, and the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Shownotes:—The State and the Soldier—Bret Devereaux’s Dispatch author page—Jonah on Congress—Live Remnant recording in Grand Rapids on November 4—Jack Goldsmith on the Insurrection Act The Remnant is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of Jonah’s G-File newsletters—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonah Goldberg ruminates on the indictment of John Bolton, G.K. Chesterton’s beef with Edmund Burke, and the POLITICO report on the Young Republicans. Show Notes:—Wednesday's G-File—Nick Catoggio on the Young Republicans—The fight over National Guard deployment The Remnant is a production of ⁠⁠The Dispatch⁠⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of Jonah’s G-File newsletters—⁠⁠click here⁠⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠⁠by clicking here⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Father Gregory Pine joins the podcast today, and Jonah Goldberg desperately tries not to offend him while asking his most pressing religious questions about the efficacy of prayer, the salvation of non-Christians, and the rules regarding priestly celibacy. Shownotes:—Father. Gregory Maria Pine, O.P.—Your Eucharistic Identity: A Sacramental Guide to the Fullness of Life—Lumen Gentium—The Bad Popes The Remnant is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of Jonah’s G-File newsletters—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonah Goldberg has reluctantly invited notorious media hack Steve Hayes back on the show to wax lyrical about The Dispatch’s 2025 thus far, the SCOTUSblog acquisition, and maintaining one’s integrity. Shownotes:—2024 Annual State of The Dispatch—Steve’s weird NWYT on The Dispatch Podcast—Steve’s good NWYT on The Dispatch Podcast—Newsgeist—SCOTUSblog—Most recent Dispatch Podcast—The Dispatch founding manifesto—Grayson Logue’s article on vaccines and pediatricians The Remnant is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of Jonah’s G-File newsletters—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Still recovering from last week’s deep dive into Burke and Berlin, Jonah Goldberg flexes his political muscles, traipsing across the Gaza deal, free speech in Britain, the Letitia James indictment, departmentalism, and the squalor of American politics.Show Notes:— Friday’s Dispatch Podcast— Remnant Podcast with Jay Nordlinger— Jonah’s Wednesday G-File on Tucker Carlson— Remnant with Emily OsterThe Remnant is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of Jonah’s G-File newsletters—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonah Goldberg talks to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor Molly Worthen about her recent book, Spellbound, as they trace the history of charisma—not to be confused with charm—through 400 years of American history. Show Notes:—Molly’s webpage—Molly’s book: Spellbound: How Charisma Shaped American History from the Puritans to Donald Trump The Remnant is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of Jonah’s G-File newsletters—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices