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The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg

Episode 103: Violent Nuance

May 7, 2019

Rank punditry on Bill Barr and the Democratic field, and pop-culture punditry on "Avengers: Endgame" and "Game of Thrones."

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Episode 102: My Podcast Left Me Ireland

May 2, 2019

Michael Brendan Dougherty returns to The Remnant to discuss nationalism, patriotism, and identity, the themes of his new book.

Episode 101: JG Squared

April 30, 2019

Do politicians write their own books? How much of a slob is Jonah Goldberg? Jessica Gavora, D.C.-area writer (and Jonah's wife) answers these and more.

Episode 100: The Sowell of Economics

April 25, 2019

Thomas Sowell joins Jonah for a long conversation on discrimination, inequality, the uses and misuses of economics, and more.

Episode 99: Debat—er—‘Discussing’ Nationalism

April 22, 2019

What is 'nationalism'? The latest episode of The Remnant is a conversation between Jonah, Rich Lowry, and Jim Geraghty at the 2019 NRI Summit.

Episode 98: Dr. Cowen; Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Big Business

April 17, 2019

George Mason University economics professor Tyler Cowen discusses big business, liberty, capitalism, and more.

Episode 97: What Have the Romans Ever Done For Us?

April 9, 2019

Remnant sidekick Jack Butler interviews Cornell University classical historian Barry Strauss about ancient Rome, which he covers in his new book.

Episode 96: Strain Explains

April 4, 2019

Should we worry about income inequality? Is Bruce Springsteen’s music any good? Michael Strain returns to answer these and other questions.

Episode 95: French New .WAV

April 2, 2019

National Review senior writer David French returns to The Remnant to discuss nationalism, Mueller, Marvel, and more.

Episode 94: International Podcast of Mystery

March 26, 2019

Back from his trip abroad, Jonah returns to D.C. for some rank Mueller punditry and some aimless Jack-assisted potpourri.

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Politics & Policy

A Thousand Pro-Life Protestors Pray outside Planned Parenthood in Philadelphia

By Alexandra DeSanctis

Philadelphia -- At 1144 Locust Street in Philadelphia, in front of a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic, at least a thousand pro-life protestors gathered on the spot where, one week ago, state representative Brian Sims filmed himself harassing a peaceful woman praying outside the clinic. “She is an old ... Read More

U.S.

The Senate Intelligence Committee Is Right to Subpoena Donald Trump Jr.

By David French

We are now officially in the midst of yet another Republican civil skirmish. Two days ago, Axios broke the news that the GOP-controlled Senate Intelligence Committee had “subpoenaed Donald Trump Jr. to answer questions about his previous testimony before Senate investigators.” At issue, we later learned, is ... Read More

Video

Attorney General William Barr Makes First Ruling Against Asylum Seekers

The U.S. Attorney General is ending asylum seekers’ opportunity to ask for bond in front of an immigration judge. Read More

Economy & Business

Washington’s Dirty Little Secret: No One Is Running the Show

By Jonah Goldberg

One of the hardest lessons for young, idealistic, and educated people to learn when they come to Washington — and some never learn it — is that nobody is running things. Sure, they know how to hold a press conference or write a law or conduct a study. But no person or group of people has the power to impose ... Read More

U.S.

Did Maximum Security Win the Kentucky Derby? Law and Economics Says . . . Maybe

By Todd Zywicki

By now, Americans are familiar with the controversial ending to the Kentucky Derby this weekend that resulted in 65-to-1 longshot Country House being crowned the surprise winner. After leading the race wire-to-wire, Maximum Security was disqualified after a 20-minute review by the track stewards concluded that he ... Read More

Politics & Policy

Rules, Regulations, and Right-Wingers

By Jonah Goldberg

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is Jonah Goldberg’s weekly “news”letter, the G-File. Subscribe here to get the G-File delivered to your inbox on Fridays. Dear Reader (Including all of you having a constitutional crisis), A hundred years ago, if you wanted to tell a lot of people across the United ... Read More

Politics & Policy

Texas LGBTQ Caucus Kills ‘Save Chick-fil-A’ Bill

By Jack Crowe

The Texas House's newly-formed LGBTQ caucus on Friday successfully blocked legislation introduced by Republicans to prevent religious discrimination by local governments. The so-called “Save Chick-fil-A” bill, which was introduced in response to the San Antonio City Council's decision to ban Chick-fil-A ... Read More

Politics & Policy

Alyssa Milano Calls for ‘Sex Strike’ to Protest Pro-Life Law

By Alexandra DeSanctis

In response to a Georgia law prohibiting abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected — which usually occurs after about six weeks of pregnancy — actress and progressive activist Alyssa Milano suggested that women practice abstinence until the bill is no longer in ... Read More

White House

The Red Sox and the Norm-Shattering Left

By Kyle Smith

It was a saddening spectacle when the Boston Red Sox were invited to the White House to honor their World Series win and nearly all of those who showed up were white. A slate of black and Latino players, plus Puerto Rico–born manager Alex Cora, pointedly declined to attend. Cora made it clear in statements that ... Read More

Music

Tommy at Fifty">The Who’s Tommy at Fifty

By Brad Schaeffer

Fifty years ago this month, one of the signature albums of the 1960s was released by the British rock band The Who. The recording was Tommy, and as a full-on “rock opera,” it cleared the skies for The Who’s ascension to its place among the greatest and most enduring rock bands of all time. ... Read More