If you’re fearful of the future, you may not want to tune in to today’s terrifying Remnant. Jonah’s guest is Nita Farahany, a professor at Duke Law School and the author of The Battle for Your Brain: Defending the Right to Think Freely in the Age of Neurotechnology. The book explores the rise of neurotechnology—devices designed to track our brain signals to figure out exactly what we’re thinking and feeling and why. But would a world of mental surveillance and ubiquitous neural interfaces be exciting or dystopian? And what are the implications of this technology for our laws, behaviors, and liberties?This episode is sponsored by our friends at FIRE. FIRE's mission is to safeguard and uphold the right of all Americans to freedom of speech. Be a part of the front line of a growing movement by joining the FIRE Update.Show Notes:-Dr. Farahany’s webpage-Dr. Farahany’s new book, The Battle for Your Brain-The Remnant with Jonathan Adler-Dr. Farahany: “TikTok Is Part of China’s Cognitive Warfare Campaign”-Shoshana Zuboff’s The Age of Surveillance Capitalism-Dr. Farahany: “Searching Secrets” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonah performs a rare act of magnanimity on today’s Remnant, freeing Abe Greenwald, Commentary’s executive editor, from the verbal oppression of John Podhoretz. Abe’s first appearance on this program is long overdue, and he’s quick to dispense some dark secrets of the Commentary podcast that he’s clearly been bottling up. But when the political analysis begins, it’s as pure and wide-ranging as you’d expect. There’s an extended discussion of how America became a low-trust society, an exploration of conspiracy theories and whether those who peddle them are worth debating, and a round of obligatory kvetching about the state of conservatism. Whether Jonah and Abe are as seductive as many new right thinkers seem to be, however, is for you to decide.This episode is sponsored by our friends at FIRE. FIRE's mission is to safeguard and uphold the right of all Americans to freedom of speech. Be a part of the front line of a growing movement by joining the FIRE Update.Show Notes:- Abe’s page at Commentary- The John Podhoretz Show, aka the Commentary podcast- Abe: “The Trust Crisis”- Abe: “Leave the Grandkids Out of It”- Jonah: “When Reality Is a Punch in the Face”- Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s mishap- David French: “The Rage and Joy of MAGA America”- Crushing Senority on the Commentary podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senior columnist at The Daily Beast, Matt Lewis, joins Jonah to discuss his book 'Filthy Rich Politicians' and the complex relationship between wealth and politics. They delve into scandals surrounding Joe Biden's family and explore the impact of hypocrisy in the political sphere. The conversation also addresses the misuse of 'oligarchy,' the connection between wealth and power, and the importance of diversity in shaping political perspectives.

If you thought the Ruminant was incoherent at the best of times, you may be completely unprepared for today’s unpredictable onslaught of twists and turns. Grappling with a serious hangover, Jonah begins with a reflection on the war in Ukraine and somehow ends by discussing his newfound love for The Bear, all the while emitting a distracting array of grunts and groans. Along the way, he also finds time for a few more substantial and vituperative rants, which primarily concern his disdain for Adam McKay and what we get wrong about college admissions.This episode is sponsored by our friends at FIRE. FIRE's mission is to safeguard and uphold the right of all Americans to freedom of speech. Be a part of the front line of a growing movement by joining the FIRE Update.Show Notes:- The M*A*S*H Up GLoP- Scott Lincicome: “‘The Bear’ Is a Tribute to Dynamism—and What Blocks It”- Jonah on friends on the life and legacy of Paul Cantor (skip to 2:55:35 to hear Jonah’s most despised question)- Brown’s social contagion? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’re obsessed with pop culture but can’t stand Rob Long and John Podhoretz, today’s Remnant may be the weird, wonderful, and interruption-free GLoP alternative you’ve been waiting for. Jonah’s joined for the first time by Christopher Scalia, former academic suit turned scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Their paths recently crossed during an AEI panel on the legacy of cultural critic Paul Cantor, where they offered some exceptionally square-eyed geekery on TV shows both obvious and obscure. Jonah felt the event raised a number of urgent questions, so today, they provide answers: What happened to P.I. shows? Does The Godfather glamorize the mafia? How is wokeness influencing television? And is Chris really related to a famous justice? (Spoiler alert: Yes.)This episode is sponsored by our friends at FIRE. FIRE's mission is to safeguard and uphold the right of all Americans to freedom of speech. Be a part of the front line of a growing movement by joining the FIRE Update.Show Notes:- Chris’ page at AEI- Jonah and Chris discuss the life and legacy of Paul Cantor- Joan Biskupic’s American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia- Chris: “‘Tom Jones’ Is No Masterpiece”- The Remnant with Bret Devereaux- Paul Cantor’s Gilligan Unbound- Paul Cantor’s The Invisible Hand in Popular Culture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s been quite the media furore about rising crime rates in recent years. But now that COVID is behind us and cities are alive again, are the numbers on crime moving in a more positive direction? RAND Corporation criminologist Shawn Bushway is back on the Remnant today to answer this question, and to address a few other points of concern and uncertainty surrounding policing and criminal justice in modern America. What determines rates of recidivism? Are certain crimes becoming more common than in the past? Is there merit to broken windows theory? And have we finally got beyond defunding the police?Show Notes:- Dr. Bushway’s webpage- Dr. Bushway’s previous Remnant appearance- Dr. Bushway’s research on hiring people with criminal histories- “Ex-Prisoners Face Headwinds as Job Seekers, Even as Openings Abound” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Ruminant finds Jonah on an uncharacteristic high, and no, his good mood can’t be attributed to a certain substance that was recently discovered in the White House. He’s actually in elevated spirits because a recent AEI event prompted him to rediscover the work of Paul Cantor, a late scholar at the University of Virginia who analyzed pop culture through a conservative lens. He begins today’s program with a thorough exploration of Cantor’s work, before delivering similarly overlong rants on the American Founding and the purpose of the Supreme Court. Sometimes, the Remnant can feel like a wonderful drug.Show Notes:-Jonah and friends discuss Paul Cantor-“The Macbeth of Meth”-Vanity Fair: “America Has a Supreme Court Problem”-The Remnant celebrates the Fourth of July Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trapped on the island of Nantucket, a guestless Jonah uses today’s Remnant to provide an impromptu meditation on the Fourth of July. His musings explore the meaning of the Declaration of Independence, whether America is a nation or an idea, and why it’s vital to teach American history. Listen with a hot dog in one hand and a miniature flag in the other to feel like a true patriot.Show Notes:- Henry Fairlie: “The Shot Heard Round the World”- The Gettysburg Address and the meaning of the 4th- Irving Kristol: “The American Revolution as a Successful Revolution”- Calvin Coolidge on the Declaration of Independence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rather than dedicating today’s Ruminant to another interminable rant about the state of the GOP (although if you’re interested in one of those, you might want to read Wednesday's members-only G-File, hint-hint), Jonah focuses his attention on topics less likely to drive him utterly insane. These include some major recent Supreme Court decisions, his shrinking skepticism of horseshoe theory, and our tendency to overlook the meaningful distinctions between friends, family, and strangers. Tune in also to hear Jonah thoroughly dispel all rumors of his anti-Italian bigotry.Show Notes:- The GLoP Culture podcast - The Dispatch Podcast on the end of affirmative action- The Remnant with Bret Devereaux- Guy is released from the pit for a Remnant AMA- Jonah: “Defending Conservatism—From the Right”- Gertrude Himmelfarb’s The Roads to Modernity: the British, French, and American Enlightenments- Violence and Social Orders: A Conceptual Framework for Interpreting Recorded Human History Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unable to find a guest who’s willing to tolerate his ramblings, an anesthetized Jonah is forced to return to the AMA format on today’s distinctly messy Remnant. Temporarily freed from his pit, Guy, Jonah’s immigrant manservant, offers a fresh batch of listener questions that cover everything from the latest in Supreme Court controversies, to the prospect of a Dispatch blogging section, to the conservative underpinnings of popular movies and TV shows. But although their conversation contains a few nuggets of genuine substance, most of it proves to be so pointlessly indulgent that you may be better served by simply listening to the week’s first episode again.Show Notes:-The Remnant with Bret Devereaux-Advisory Opinions on Alito’s preemptive strike-Justice Alito’s Wall Street Journal op-ed-Jonah: “Stop Pining for the ‘Good Old Days’”- he Daniel J. Boorstin Reader-Jonah discusses Patrick Deneen on the Acton Institute podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices