Jonah Goldberg is joined by Adam Kirsch to discuss Kirsch’s new book, On Settler Colonialism: Ideology, Violence, and Justice. What does settler colonialism actually mean in the Israeli context? Where did the school of thought originate? And how can Israel move forward under the framework of settler colonialist ideology?
Show Notes:
—Order Adam’s new book, On Settler Colonialism: Ideology, Violence, and Justice
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1:12:47
A Hell of Our Own Creation
For your Saturday listening pleasure, Jonah Goldberg ruminates upon the latest Dispatch editorial, the sibylian nature of Suicide of the West, the problems with planned economies, and the back-of-house responsibilities of the federal government.
Plus: dunce caps for the “deep state” and the font choices of the first Alien movie.
Show Notes:
—The latest Dispatch editorial: “Slouching Towards Tyranny”
—Yuval Levin: The Great Debate
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1:14:06
Pronouns In Bio
Jonah Goldberg knows many a public intellectual, but linguist extraordinaire John McWhorter is one of his favorites. John returns to the show to discuss his new book, Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words. Topics include: grammars of the elite, the imposition of language rules, the they-shaped elephant in the room, and the mystery behind the disappearance of “thou.”
Show Notes:
—Order John’s book, Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words, here
—The Finnish Path to Relaxation (Drinking at Home, Alone, in Your Underwear)
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58:21
Tariff Terrorism
Scott Lincicome, vice president of general economics at the Cato Institute and a general tariff expert, took some time out of his very busy schedule to talk to Jonah Goldberg about Trump’s trade-deficit delusions,why reciprocal tariffs will harm the United States, and the likelihood of increased inflation as trade tensions rise.
Show Notes:
—Scott’s Capitolism newsletter for The Dispatch
—Scott’s column on trade deficits
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1:19:38
The Guinness World Record of Self-Sabotage
Siri misogyny meets trade policy, while Howard Lutnick’s idiocy fuels debates on markets and democracy. Jonah Goldberg clamors for liberal democratic capitalism supremacy and says a prayer for the global economy, as public-choice theory explains our collective hypocrisy.
Show Notes:
—Worship at the church of Scott Lincicome
—Dominic Pino for National Review: “The Heritage Foundation Was One of Free Trade’s Strongest Supporters”
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In “The Remnant," Jonah Goldberg enlists a “Cannonball Run”-style cast of stars, has-beens, and never-weres to address the most pressing issues of the day. Is America doomed? Has liberalism failed? And will mankind ever invent something better than ‘90s-era “Simpsons?” Mixing political history, pop culture, rank punditry, and shameless book-plugging, Goldberg and guests will have the kinds of conversations we wish they featured on TV. And the nudity will (almost) always be tasteful. Brace your bingo cards.
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