Democracy vs Republic: Balancing Political Systems

On this week’s installment of The Ruminant, Jonah talks about all the things he says he doesn’t want to talk about. Digs are thrown at tariffs, the administrative state, popular fronts, and executive orders. The definitions of unity and democracy are debated as Jonah bushwhacks the path towards productive political debate. To close it all out, Jonah revisits the Juneteenth discourse and addresses his Soviet kerfuffle with Niall Ferguson.

Show Notes:—Kevin Williamson for The Dispatch: An Economic Policy that’s Just a Little Bit Radical

—Scott Lincicome for The Dispatch: Trump's Latest Tariff Idea is Dangerously Foolish

—David French for Advisory Opinions on the administrative state

—Suicide of the West

—Charles Murray: By the People

—Jonah’s piece on Juneteenth: American Passover

—Niall Ferguson for The Free Press: We’re All Soviets Now

—Jonah’s Rebuttal

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