The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg

The Kids Aren’t Alright

Nov 4, 2023

Jonah Goldberg reveals his fear of the common cold and discusses youthful opposition to Israel in America, the failure of safetyism on college campuses, and Donald Trump's strange relationship with the law. The podcast also explores the history of ideology, challenges with food options at a beer hall, language dynamics and hypersensitivity, and the complexities of categorizing and stereotyping different groups.

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Quick takeaways

Belief in the moral authority of young people can be condescending and irrational.

Lack of connection to Holocaust is an invalid excuse for anti-Semitic sentiments among young people.

The desire to bypass the rule of law for policy goals poses a threat to democracy.

Deep dives

Young people and the influence of youth culture

There is a prevalent belief that young people have moral authority due to their passion and freshness, but this belief can be condescending and irrational.

Introduction

5min

The History of Ideology and Napoleon's Rule on Elba

6min

A Visit to a Beer Hall with Vegetarian Friends

2min

Attitudes Towards Israel and Jews

13min

Debating the Meaning of 'From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will Be Free'

3min

Language Dynamics and Hypersensitivity

7min

Youthful Passion and Moral Authority

29min

Jonah seldom discloses his fears, but on today’s Ruminant, he’s forced to reveal his greatest weakness: the common cold. Despite the large amount of travel he’s undertaken in recent weeks—which he begins the episode by describing in needless detail—he’s managed to avoid getting sick, but germs are closing in on him. If there’s one thing Jonah hates more than man flu, however, it’s young people (or, at least, society’s misguided worship of young people). Today’s episode is all about youthful opposition to Israel in America: what’s driving it, what it says about our culture, and why it seems to prove that the experiment with “safetyism” on college campuses has failed. Stick around until the end for a few thoughts on Donald Trump’s strange relationship with the law.

Show Notes:

- Jonah: “Settle This One for Me”

- The Coddling of the American Mind

- “Hip hip hooray” is fascist?

- The Remnant with Jean Twenge

- The Dispatch Podcast introduces Jamie Weinstein

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