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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The Media Are Not on the Ballot

Whether Trump likes it or not, he's running against Joe Biden.

The Only Thing Worse Than Capitalism Is Everything Else

Moving 'past' capitalism means going backward.

A Hunger for the False Transcendence of Crowds

On eschatology, human nature, and the promise of deliverance from the alleged agony of existence.

AOC and Me

Are we really supposed to believe the Green New Deal wouldn't cost anything?

Face Masks Are Temporary. The Culture War Is Forever.

What the ‘masks are for cowards’ crowd is really trying to say.

The Real Source of ‘Social Capital’

How many people care about you?

The Feminist Version of the ‘Flight 93 Election’

The moral compromise of those who believe Tara Reade but are voting for Joe Biden.

The Problem With ‘Take Women Seriously’

Individuals should be regarded as individuals, not according to their membership in some abstract category.

Doubling Down on Double Standards

The media's handling of Brett Kavanaugh was a debacle. Do we want the same for claims against Joe Biden?

My White People Problem—And Ours

Plus, a riff on Donald Trump's 'disinfectant' word salad.

All Policies Have Tradeoffs. All of Them.

Also, people who push the same policy during near-opposite conditions are not talking in terms of economics.

No Laughing Matter

We really shouldn’t take Trump seriously. But now’s not the time to take him humorously, either.

New Deals, Old Arguments

Hello future contact-tracing data points, Elsewhere at The Dispatch, I offer some speculation that the ...

Threat Level: Bat Guano

Also, let's talk about the definition of 'greatness.'

Why We’re Not Having the ‘Americans Offended God’ Argument About Coronavirus

It has just a little bit to do with Donald Trump.

A Weiji is a Terrible Thing to Waste

Also, let’s talk about the real ‘greater good.’