G-File

Every Wednesday and Friday, Jonah Goldberg draws on his deep understanding of American history, culture, and conservatism to analyze politics and policy.

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Fire, Ready, Aim

On Noem’s bark and DeSantis’ beef.

These Are the Kids They Wanted

Elite universities select precisely for the types of students causing mayhem right now.

The Fierce Urgency of Tao

When the truth is subjective, contests of tastes are really just contests of power.

Gaslighting in Defense of Bigotry

Columbia’s protesters said the quiet part out loud. Why isn’t the left listening?

On the Mother of All Questions

Freedom’s answer to zero-sum thinking.

The People Are Voiceless

In a democracy, voters never really speak with one voice—and they’re often wrong.

Did Art Do That?

The best of art and pop culture is often not entirely intended.

The Messianic Temptation

From Obama to Trump, the left and right have treated their leaders with quasi-religious devotion.

Nations Aren’t People

So why do we treat them as such?

A Gerontocracy of Blowhards

Americans are letting this year’s presidential candidates get away with spewing nonsense.

It’s Complicated

Monocausality is at the heart of a lot of our dysfunction.

Tending the Garden

How modern parenting abandons the reliably good for the unattainably perfect.

Print the Legend

On a 32-hour workweek and the glorification of opinion over reality.

Bloodbaths, Blunders, and Blowback

Elites in the media and academia are trying to describe a world only they think exists.

Felled by a One-Two Punch

A note about why there’s no G-File today.

I’m With Hur

The former special counsel did not, as some from both parties claim, lie in his testimony.