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 House of Cards Went Off the Rails
So, as I was saying, House of Cards was—prior to Kevin Spacey’s deletion—about a Machiavellian ...
Yada Yada-ing Tyranny
The Great Leap Forward was a moral calamity and an economic catastrophe, yet it goes unmentioned in a new essay on China’s economic success.
Zigging and Zagging Along the 49th Parallel
America and Canada are very different countries, but still within the confines of Anglosphere liberalism.
It Takes Two Sides to Fight a War
Pretending the culture wars are a one-sided phenomenon is a form of distortion and misinformation.
The Perils of Our Virtual Reality
Defined physical communities are a bulwark against nationalization. Social media sees them as impediments.
The Democrats’ Dangerous Game of Identity Politics
If only merit were the norm for choosing Supreme Court justices.
Memory and MLK
We can’t know what he would believe today, even as others use his words to advance their own causes.
Transformers: Less Than Meets the Eye
The smartest thing for either party to do is engage in a serious campaign to simply make government do the stuff it’s supposed to do.
