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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New Class and Neocons

Why the Red Dogs won’t hunt.

Yeehaw For Me, But Not For Thee

Outrage over Neera Tanden’s confirmation hearing shows a form of liberal tribalism.

Notes from the Undercaffeinated

How a week in purgatory can remind you of the important things in life.

Rush Limbaugh, RIP

The pioneering communicator—and what he pioneered.

Wrongthink and Word Choice

Criminalizing speech without context and defending criminal behavior as mere speech are two sides of an insane coin.

The Ghost in the (Voting) Machine

The MyPillow Guy is living in a dream—and he’s not alone.

Confining Themselves to Irrelevancy

The progressive No Excuses PAC is on a snipe hunt for an AOC-like candidate in West Virginia.

The Running With Scissors Party

A good conservatism is a boring conservatism. That’s not what we have right now.

Out-Memeing the Market

Does the current panic over GameStop actually reveal some deep-seated problem with market economics?

I’m Not Going To Say I Told You So … But

Okay, maybe just a little.

Advice for Biden: Be Like Ike

Eisenhower is the closest model for what the new president needs to be.

Popular Affront

The disservice of our national news media is far worse than just ‘bias.’

If Impeachment Could Lead to Violence, Then Trump Should Resign

Since when do conservatives argue that we should appease potential rioters?

American Benghazi

Snowflakery for me, but not for thee.

The Long March Back

A prudent, controlled burn of the GOP’s dead weight would be wiser than an unmitigated act of arson.

The Long March Back

A prudent, controlled burn of the GOP’s dead weight would be wiser than an unmitigated act of arson.