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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When Market Failure Is Government Failure
The baby formula crisis reveals the perils of bad policy and bad regulation.
The Identity Politics Two-Step
The left thinks celebrating the demise of the white majority is high-minded and normal, while lamenting it is the lowest form of racism.
Hypocrisy All the Way Down
If hypocrisy were helium, everyone would have a funny voice and some people would just float away.
One-Armed Shadowboxing
In making everything about race, the left is fighting only the enemies it wants to fight. And it’s losing.
Why Joe Biden Hates Saying the A-Word
Abortion is not a great issue for Democrats, so he is trying to warn that the leaked Alito opinion threatens other rights.
Mixed Nuts
The GOP has the lion’s share of macadamias, pistachios, and cashews, while the Democrats have mostly peanuts.
The Enduring Cognitive Dissonance of the American Left
How Democrats use of the term ‘middle class’ to win elections while categorizing people in terms that negate the very idea of a middle class.
Kevin McCarthy and the Eternal Now
The House minority leader said the right thing after January 6—and then lied about having done so.
The Sound of One Hand Clapping
The right’s problems have a long history, but they aren’t unique. They’re American problems.
More Sandwiches, Less Kale Foam
Democrats have been captured by the political equivalent of molecular gastronomy.