Every once and a while, The Remnant rewards a faithful listener by bringing him on the show. Well, assuming he’s a national security expert. One such lucky listener is Eli Lake, who joins Jonah Goldberg to talk about the Shah of Iran, the Ayatollah, the current state of play in Islamic Republic, President Trump, and B.S. levels in our politics.

Shownotes:
—Eli’s piece: “Reza Pahlavi: Iran’s Reluctant Prince”
—Eli’s Breaking History podcast
—Remnant with Ken Pollack
—Iranian Commander's Daughter SECRETLY Calls Radio: 'My Father Is A Monster!’
—Part 1 of The Rest Is History podcast on Iran
—Kermit Roosevelt’s memoir
—Ross Douthat’s article on conservatism
—Jonah’s response to Ross’ article

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