The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg

Politico chief political correspondent Tim Alberta joins the Remnant to discuss the behind-the-scenes machinations and the long-term implications of Trump’s securing the Republican presidential nomination–and then the presidency itself–in 2016, the subjects of his new book: American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump.  Shownotes American … Conti...

In the thrilling conclusion to the epic two-parter with historian David Pietrusza, Jonah and David confront the legacy of Woodrow Wilson, and engage in some Wilson-bashing. Shownotes Illiberal Reformers by Thomas Leonard Davis-Bacon Act  Wilson’s 1911 sterilization law The Conservative Sensibility by George Will  Leaders of Men by Woodrow Wilson “The New Freedom,” Woodrow Wilson … Continue reading...

Historian David Pietrusza, author of 1920: The Year of Six Presidents, joins the Remnant for part one of an epic tour through 20th century American history. This first episode focuses on the six(!?) presidents of 1920, and on related contemporary national and international history. All the while, a sinister figure lurks in the background, to be … Continue reading Episode 118: Pietrusza Potpourri,...

A.B. Stoddard, Real Clear Politics associate editor and columnist (and fellow Fox News panelist), joins the Remnant for an episode that manages to discuss the ins and outs of Congress and politics (without mentioning Paul Ryan because his return to the news cycle came after this podcast’s recording). Shownotes The Long Game podcast featuring A.B. … Continue reading Episode 117: The ABCs of Politic...

Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle returns to the Remnant to discuss the controversy over women’s soccer, the stupidities of the modern Internet, and the virtues of owning a dog. Shownotes “Why the debate about equal pay for U.S. women’s soccer isn’t that clear cut” – Megan McArdle Forbes: The richest people in the world 2019 … Continue reading Episode 116: Megan McArdle vs. the Argle-Bargle...

Bahnsen Group founder and Crisis of Responsibility author David Bahnsen returns to the Remnant for a wide-ranging conversation on religion, finance, politics, and more. Shownotes The Bahnsen Group Crisis of Responsibility – David Bahnsen The last David Bahnsen episode Sign up for the new G-File Theonomy in Christian Ethics – Greg Bahnsen The 50th anniversary edition of … Continue reading Episode 1...

The Remnant tries a new experiment that may be the beginning of a new era or a quickly-forgotten one-off: an audio recording of this week’s Goldberg File, the (in)famous weekly newsletter (in case you didn’t know). Shownotes -My latest column -Cultural appropriation is great –Kapotasana -America is getting less racist -A terrible person -Sign up … Continue reading Episode 114: The G-File? → Learn...

Cato Institute Constitutional Studies Director Ilya Shapiro–and dual U.S.-Canadian citizen–joins the Remnant for the second year of what we are hoping will become his annual Supreme Court end-of-term roundup. And he gets in some celebrations of Canada for an episode recorded on Canada Day. Shownotes Remnant Episode 44 with Ilya Shapiro Remnant Episode 47 with … Continue reading Episode 113: Stradd...

Thriller author Brad Thor joins the Remnant to discuss Backlash, his latest nailbiter, and to examine his creative process and engage in some trademark Remnant rank punditry. Shownotes Backlash by Brad Thor Congressman Riggleman and Bigfoot erotica Brad Thor’s inspiration for his first book James Foley and Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell The original cliffhanger Lone Survivor … Continue reading Episo...

Unstuck in time, Jonah and Jack resort to that most desperate measure of a beleaguered podcast: an AMA Q&A. Shownotes Jonah Goldberg C-SPAN interview with George Will BringFido.com Milton Himmelfarb Quote Kirsten Gillibrand on Abortion Deadwood Spoiler alert: not the dogs! “Revelations” –er, “Revelation” Tweet Papal Ninjas? Jonathan Last on “Frenchism” The Simpsons: Marge’s “Monkees” … Continue re...

National Review senior writer Jim Geraghty earns the honor of being Jonah’s first former National Review colleague to join the Remnant, coming onto the show to discuss Between Two Scorpions, his new thriller, and for some slightly-less-rank punditry. Shownotes:  Between Two Scorpions: A Dangerous Clique Novel,  by Jim Geraghty The Weed Agency by Jim Geraghty … Continue reading Episode 110: Between...

Jonah invites George Will, author of The Conservative Sensibility, onto the Remnant to discuss the book and how George Will helped make him into a pundit in the first place. Shownotes:  On Albert Jay Nock Memoirs of a Superfluous Man – Albert Jay Nock Our Enemy, the State – Albert Jay Nock “Isaiah’s Job” – Albert … Continue reading Episode 109: Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way → Learn more abou...

Bears Want To Kill You author Ethan Nicolle joins The Remnant to counter incessant bear propaganda. Show Notes: On bear propaganda Inspiring: Painter Creates Moving Art Pieces Showing Jesus’s Influence On The Trump Presidency Seinfeld: “No, it offends me as a comedian!” How to escape a prayer circle Axe Cop – Ethan Nicolle Bearmageddon – … Continue reading Episode 108: Bears! → Learn more about yo...

Is America going to war with Iran? What is John Bolton up to? What does Cyrus the Great have to do with it? AEI scholar Ken Pollack joins The Remnant to answer these and other questions. Show Notes: AEI page for Ken Pollack Ken Pollack on war with Iran Get NR Plus to listen to … Continue reading Episode 107: It All Goes Back To Cyrus the Great → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

Is everything the Boomers’ fault? Are Millennials actually the victims? Is Gen X the best generation? Jonah brings Wall Street Journal editorial board member and author of Theft of a Decade: How the Baby Boomers Stole the Millennials’ Economic Future Joe Sternberg onto The Remnant to answer these and other questions. Show Notes: Untuckit.com, use … Continue reading Episode 106: Blame the Boomers →...

AEI scholar and (AEI president-to-be) Robert Doar joins The Remnant to talk New York politics, how capitalism isn’t failing, Seinfeld, and more. Show Notes: Ziprecruiter.com/Dingo The most recent Remnant, with John Tillman Who is Robert Doar? Who was John Doar? Losing Ground – Charles Murray Who was Ben Wattenberg? The Ungovernable City – Vincent J. … Continue reading Episode 105: Open Doar Policy...

What happened to Illinois? Why is Chicago so corrupt? Who is Michael Madigan, and why do the answers to both questions involve him? Live from Chicago itself, Jonah attempts to answer these questions with the help of John Tillman, CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute. Show Notes: The Illinois Policy Institute John Tillman, Illinois Policy … Continue reading Episode 104: Chicago! → Learn more about...

Jonah and his majordomo go guestless for the first time in a while for some rank punditry on Bill Barr and the Democratic field, and for some pop culture punditry on Avengers: Endgame and Game of Thrones. Show Notes: The Sowell episode The JG Prime episode The MBD episode My Father Left Me Ireland – … Continue reading Episode 103: Violent Nuance → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

National Review senior writer Michael Brendan Dougherty returns to The Remnant to discuss nationalism, patriotism, and identity, the themes of his new book, My Father Left Me Ireland. Show Notes: Michael Brendan Dougherty’s National Review page My Father Left Me Ireland – Michael Brendan Dougherty An Atlantic article sampling the book Nietzsche’s last men Nationalism … Continue reading Episode 102...

Do politicians write their own books? What was it like to play basketball against Sarah Palin? How much of a slob is Jonah Goldberg? Jessica Gavora, noted D.C.-area writer (and wife of Jonah Goldberg) appears on the 101st (?) episode of The Remnant to answer these and other pressing questions. Show Notes: DonorsTrust.org/Dingo The Thomas … Continue reading Episode 101: JG Squared → Learn more abou...

For the 100th (?) episode of The Remnant, Thomas Sowell, who needs no introduction, joins Jonah for a long conversation on discrimination, inequality, the uses and misuses of economics (all subjects covered in the new edition of Discrimination and Disparities, out now), and more. Show Notes: DonorsTrust.org/Dingo Thomas Sowell’s Hoover Institution page Conflict of Visions … Continue reading Episod...

What is “nationalism”? Does it need to be benign? Is there a conservative case for the Austro-Hungarian Empire? The latest episode of The Remnant is actually audio of a conversation between Jonah, Rich Lowry, and Jim Geraghty at the 2019 National Review Ideas Summit. Show Notes: Rich and Ramesh’s nationalism cover essay Tennyson on the “Parliament … Continue reading Episode 99: Debat—er—“Discussin...

George Mason University economics professor Tyler Cowen rejoins The Remnant for a wide-ranging conversation on big business, liberty, capitalism, and more, inspired by his new book, Big Business: A Love Letter To An American Anti-Hero. Show Notes: The Barry Strauss episode, with Jack Butler hosting Get NR Plus to listen to the last Remnant episode … Continue reading Episode 98: Dr. Cowen; Or, How...

Remnant sidekick Jack Butler executes a coup, taking over the show from Jonah to host an episode interviewing Cornell University classical historian Barry Strauss about ancient Rome, which he covers in his new book, Ten Caesars: Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine. Show Notes: Get NRPlus at NationalReview.com/Plus Barry Strauss at Cornell University Ten Caesars: … Continue reading Episode...

Should we worry about income inequality? Is life better for most people today or 100 years ago? Is Bruce Springsteen’s music any good? AEI economics scholar Michael Strain returns to The Remnant to answer these and other questions. Show Notes: Beto’s tweet Michael Strain’s AEI page Michael Strain’s Bloomberg page Michael Strain’s take on Thanos … Continue reading Episode 96: Strain Explains → Lear...