The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg

I love the show! Jonah is a witty host with a sarcastic, sardonic, sense of humor, and a deep knowledge of political history and philosophy. The interviews are in depth, but also lighthearted, as is the rank punditry on contemporary matters of cultural and political probity. I look forward to the remnant’s release, especially the Saturday monologue, which Jonah amusingly calls the ruminant. come for the nerdary and Simpsons references stay for the dog stories.

This episode contains many off-the-cuff historical observations. Most are facile and unconvincing. And there’s the inevitable mispronunciation of Eric Voegelin’s name. So far he’s come up with three different misfires. Recently, he mispronounced Fichte. Oi vay!

Been a reader/listener since G-file days at NR. Always rewarding.

I can’t quite tell, but I think Jonah may actually be a nihilist 🤔. It also seems like he wants to teach/shape the public on political & social issues, he just doesn’t want to be accountable for how his “students” (the reader/listener) interpret or act on his musings/teachings. Honestly who wouldn’t love to have that job?! Finally, Progressives don’t know their history because they are present/forward looking…Conservatives seem to be the inverse.