The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg

AEI Senior Fellow Brent Orrell joins the Remnant for a cheerfully wonky exploration of the modern workplace. With institutions and communities collapsing, Americans are increasingly looking to work as their main source of fulfillment, but is this a healthy development? For that matter, how does immigration alter the workforce? Will artificial intelligence have a positive or negative effect on the American economy? And what should we make of the “Great Resignation?” Show Notes:- Brent’s page at AEI- Brent’s podcast, Hardly Working- Arthur Brooks on earned success- Brent: “The Great Resignation Shows It’s Time to Rethink Worker Dignity”- Brent’s “Dignity at Work” report- Brent: “How AI Is Being Transformed by ‘Foundation Models’”- The Remnant with Jim Pethokoukis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Remnant’s wonky streak continues as David Bernstein, professor at Antonin Scalia Law School, joins the program to discuss his new book, Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America. Racial classifications are ubiquitous in American life, but David believes they are becoming increasingly arbitrary and incoherent. His solution is to abolish official racial classification altogether and replace it with a separation of race and state. But what would this look like in practice, and how did terms of racial classification originate in the first place? Show Notes:- David’s webpage- David’s new book, Classified- David: “How Well Do You Know America's Racial Classification System?”- Sean Trende’s The Lost Majority- The Remnant with Noah Phillips- The Remnant with Ruy Teixeira Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July’s drive-time Remnant extravaganza is here, and it’s as deprived of substance as you’d expect. Wedding proposals, cruises, road trips, and other offbeat subjects are all discussed at unnecessary length, but a modicum of serious punditry is also mixed in on the upcoming midterms and the potential for a Trump re-election campaign announcement. Plus, tune in to hear Jonah detail his bygone days as an opera supernumerary and the rebranding of Bloggingheads.tv.Show Notes:- What’s Next Summit Tickets- Last month’s drive-time- Guy’s Kiss trip- Breezewood, PA- The Daily on the James Webb Space Telescope- Bad strategy- Nonzero, formerly Bloggingheads.tv- The SmartLess podcast- The Dispatch Podcast on the James Webb Space Telescope- Ruy Teixeira joins AEI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Miller, Georgetown professor and regular contributor to The Dispatch, returns to The Remnant to discuss his new book, The Religion of American Greatness: What’s Wrong with Christian Nationalism. In formidably highfalutin fashion, he and Jonah explore what drives mankind’s nationalistic impulse, why Christianity and nationalism have historically been intertwined in America, and what should hold our country together beyond the creed outlined in the Declaration of Independence. Stick around to hear Paul turn the tables on Jonah and ask him a few questions about the legacy of Suicide of the West.Show Notes:- Paul’s page at The Dispatch- Paul’s new book, The Religion of American Greatness- Paul’s appearance on Dispatch Live- Jonah: “The Dangers of Unchecked Nationalism”- Chris Hedges’ American Fascists- Arlie Russell Hochschild’s Strangers in Their Own Land- Rich Lowry’s The Case for Nationalism- Michael Burleigh’s The Third Reich- Yuval Levin’s The Great Debate- The Remnant with Charles C.W. Cooke- David Bell’s The Cult of the Nation in France Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An unwashed Charles C.W. Cooke returns to the Remnant for a predictably rank exploration of gun rights, criminal law, and electoral politics. There’s also a deep dive into linguistics prompted by Jill Biden’s taco gaffe, an discussion of America’s fondness for elderly political figures, and an examination of whether stop and frisk policies are constitutional. How is the 2024 presidential race shaping up? Should Trump be prosecuted for his actions on January 6? And what can we do about mass shootings? Show Notes:- Last weekend’s Ruminant- Jill Biden’s taco blunder- Charlie: “Jill Biden’s ‘LatinX IncluXion Luncheon’ FiaXco”- Bill Bryson’s Mother Tongue- Jonah: “Where Did Biden Go Wrong?”- Charlie: “Democrats Prepare to Throw Biden Overboard”- Charlie on dismal polling for Trump and Biden- Brandenburg v Ohio- The Editors on prosecuting Trump- James Q. Wilson: “What To Do About Crime” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After kicking off today’s Ruminant with a few reflections on his pesky first name, Jonah soon embarks on a thorough analysis of Joe Biden’s rise to the presidency and the intellectual insecurities that often come packaged with the Oval Office. An eclectic potpourri follows as Jonah explores the distinction between assassination and murder, his relationship with a top British cabinet official, and the hypocrisy of European nations regarding the abortion debate. It all ends with a more lighthearted assessment of the differences between Hollywood movies and real life.Show Notes:- The Remnant with Noah Phillips- The Remnant with Noah Rothman- David Bernstein’s work for Reason- Dana Milbank: “Give Biden a Break”- Mitt Romney: “America is in Denial”- Vice presidents who became presidents themselves- The Shinzo Abe assassination- Boris Johnson’s resignation- Assasination versus murder- Michael Gove- The EU condemns Dobbs- The Remnant with Megan McArdle- Jonah’s twitter thread on political movies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Commentary ‘s Noah Rothman makes an overdue return to the Remnant to discuss his new book, The Rise of the New Puritans, which compares today’s woke progressives with their pious ancestors. Alternating between vigorous agreement and spirited debate, Noah and Jonah explore the morality of wokeism, the state of sex and comedy, and what’s behind mankind’s puritanical impulse. They also touch on the importance of staying in your lane, the future of safetyism in American life, and whether Mike Pence should be disqualified from pursuing another presidential bid. Show Notes:- Noah’s page at Commentary- Noah’s new book, The Rise of the New Puritans- Noah: “Joyless on the Fourth”- Josh Barro on Elon Musk- George McKenna’s The Puritan Origins of American Patriotism- Noah: “The January 6 Commission’s Biggest Reveal”- The Remnant with FTC Commissioner Noah Phillips- The latest Dispatch Live Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Noah Phillips of the Federal Trade Commission brings his expertise to the Remnant today for an exceedingly wonky discussion of American law and bureaucracy. The debate over Big Tech has whipped up plenty of discussion about antitrust reforms recently, but how effective could such reforms actually be? For that matter, how problematic are monopolies? Is the FTC in good shape? And how can the harmful effects of social media be mitigated? Show Notes:- Noah’s FTC webpage- Sen. John Cornyn booed at Texas GOP convention- Amy Klobuchar’s self-preferencing bill- Hipster antitrust- Scott Lincicome on the Jones Act Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’re hitting the road this weekend, today’s extra-long, extra-patriotic Ruminant should be a perfect accompaniment for your travels. Jonah begins by looking at the Dobbs decision, the relationship between the judiciary and the legislature, and why conservatives believe in originalism. Then, after offering some additional thoughts on consequentialism and a generous helping of rank punditry, he turns to the Fourth of July. In a moment where pride in America is particularly low, Jonah believes we should still be bullish about this country, and he has enough philosophical insights on hand to explain why. Show Notes:- Last weekend’s Ruminant- Last Friday’s G-File- Joshua Zeitz: “The Supreme Court’s Faux ‘Originalism’”- Wednesday’s “news”letter- David French: “Roe Is Reversed, and the Right Isn’t Ready”- The Remnant with Megan McArdle- Only 38% say they’re extremely proud to be American- Calvin Coolidge on patriotism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Megan McArdle is back on the Remnant to explore the Dobbs decision, the culture war over sex and gender, and America’s rising crime. Dingos and the innocence of childhood are also discussed, though you’ll have to tune in to see whether Jonah is willing to divulge more information about his youthful exploits as a supernumerary actor. How should the legislative and judicial branches balance their responsibilities? What does the future hold for the transgender movement? And what would Megan’s criminal justice reform agenda look like? Show Notes:- Megan’s page at the Washington Post- The Remnant with Jay Nordlinger- Jonah: “How Dobbs Might Shape the Future of Conservatism in Unexpected Ways”- GLoP: “Occasionally Masculine”- Megan: “The Left is Counting on an Abortion Backlash That May Never Come”- Megan: “Don’t Forget the Other Women in the Pool”- Megan: “A Better Way for Democrats to Talk About Rising Crime”- Bill James’ Popular Crime- Jon Ronson’s So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed- This week’s Dispatch Live Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices