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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Puritans, Both Foreign and Domestic
The problem is not that they try to make us think as they do, but that they try to make us do what they think we should do.
This Was Always the Plan
President Trump telegraphed that he would try to steal the election if he didn’t win.
For Your Own Good, Read Widely
If your media consumption is a steady diet of one-sided partisan news, you may start inventing catastrophes where there are none.
Future Perfect
In our politics, maintaining a comfortable fiction is more important than addressing a growing problem.
Far From the MAGA’ing Crowd
Talk of the GOP as a workers’ party ignores that the big appeal of Trumpism was Trump, not his policies.
Mandates, Clowns, Oh My
We don’t need to make American politics any more chaotic than they already are.
When Politicians Talk Empathy, Be Suspicious
Plus, thoughts on the difference between justice and social justice.
Circling the Memory Hole
Ritual without memory isn’t ritual, it is obedience—to a fad, a cult, or a fanatic.
Exciting Politics Are Bad Politics
Plus, how October is going to be like the haunted bedroom scene from Poltergeist.