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Episode 89: Alien Nation

What do Chevy Chase, Maryland and Oostburg, Wisconsin have in common? Why should you start a T-Ball team? Can dying towns come back to life? Washington Examiner commentary editor Tim Carney rejoins The Remnant to answer these and other questions raised by his new book: Alienated America: Why Some Places Thrive While Others Collapse. Show … Continue reading Episode 89: Alien Nation →

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Episode 88: A Faux-Declaration of Non-Emergency

Miffed by losing his British accent monopoly on The Remnant, NationalReview.com editor Charles C.W. Cooke returns to the show to discuss Trump’s declaration of emergency, our decaying constitutional framework, accents, and more. Show Notes: Charles Cooke’s National Review page Get NR Plus to listen to the last Charles Cooke episode Ace of Spades on MacGuffins … Continue reading Episode 88: A Faux-Declaration of Non-Emergency →

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Episode 87: Marxist Table Turning

Was Karl Marx an anti-Semite? Are Jews money-worshippers? Does anyone even remember that Marx wrote an essay “On The Jewish Question”? Jonah is interviewed by Jonathan Silver of the Tikvah Fund for an episode of the Tikvah Podcast that we have cross-posted here. Show Notes: The Tikvah Fund The Tikvah Podcast Jonah on The Tikvah … Continue reading Episode 87: Marxist Table Turning →

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Episode 86: Venezwailin’

Will Venezuela collapse? Will Maduro be overthrown? Is God Emperor of Dune the key to understanding American politics in 2019? Venezuela expert and AEI scholar Roger Noriega comes onto The Remnant to answer the first two questions, leaving Jonah and his Sancho Paza to attempt to answer the third by themselves. Show Notes: Roger Noriega … Continue reading Episode 86: Venezwailin’ →

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Episode 85: Weird English, Awesome Americans

Will Brexit actually happen? Why is England so weird? Why does America rock? Member of European Parliament (for now) and leading Brexiteer Daniel Hannan joins The Remnant to break Charles Cooke’s British accent monopoly on the show and to answer these and other questions. Show Notes: Inventing Freedom: How the English-Speaking Peoples Invented the Modern World – … Continue reading Episode 85: Weird English, Awesome Americans →

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Episode 84: Social Justice: It’s a Put-On

Noah Rothman, associate editor of Commentary, joins The Remnant for some light punditry and some heavy nerdery on the misuses of social justice, apropos his new book, Unjust: Social Justice and the Unmaking of America. Show Notes: Trade Builds America The National Review Institute The National Review Institute Ideas Summit – register today Noah Rothman’s … Continue reading Episode 84: Social Justice: It’s a Put-On →

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Episode 83: The Haruspex Returns

Will Howard Schultz be president? Is Gen Z worse than Millennials? Who will win the 2020 Democratic nomination? Noted augur Kristen Soltis Anderson returns to The Remnant to answer these and other questions. Show Notes: Trade Builds America Ziprecruiter.com/Dingo Follow Kristen Soltis Anderson on Twitter Subscribe to NR Plus to listen to the last episode … Continue reading Episode 83: The Haruspex Returns →

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Episode 82: Dr. Karako; Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Missile Defense

Can we stop nukes from hitting us? Should we worry about North Korea? Where are all the lasers? Missile defense expert Tom Karako joins The Remnant to answer these and other important questions. Show Notes: Buy shirts at Untuckit with promo code DINGO for 20 percent off Trade Builds America Thomas Karako’s CSIS biography Tarako on the … Continue reading Episode 82: Dr. Karako; Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Missile Defense →

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Episode 81: Stay In Your Lane

Jonah invites Washington Post editorial writer Charles Lane onto The Remnant to discuss how he defeated Darth Vader, why journalism is so terrible right now, what the 2020 Democratic field looks like, and more. Show Notes: Charles Lane’s Washington Post column Shattered Glass Steve Glass’ CPAC story Buy shirts at Untuckit with promo code DINGO … Continue reading Episode 81: Stay In Your Lane →

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Episode 80: The Last Podcast

Jonathan Last, executive editor of The Bulwark and the last of the Sub-Beacon trio to appear on The Remnant, joins Jonah for a rollicking round of repartee about Trump, the Democrats, and Star Wars. Show Notes: Behold: The Bulwark The Bulwark podcast that mentions me Albert Jay Nock on “Isaiah’s Job” The Weekly Sub-Beacon “The … Continue reading Episode 80: The Last Podcast →

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Episode 79: Economic Strain

Is the working class made of candy glass? Is Oren Cass wrong? Is the universe probabilistic? AEI economics scholar Michael Strain joins The Remnant to answer these and other questions. Show Notes: The Oren Cass Remnant The Once and Future Worker – Oren Cass Yuval Levin’s take on Tucker National Review’s Editors debate on their podcast … Continue reading Episode 79: Economic Strain →

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Episode 78: Make Work Great Again

Can the working class be saved? Should we fight China’s trade war depredations? Will Jonah survive jet lag? Oren Cass, Manhattan Institute scholar and author of The Once and Future Worker, joins 2019’s first Remnant to answer these and other questions. Show Notes: The Once and Future Worker – Oren Cass Oren’s argument, summarized by … Continue reading Episode 78: Make Work Great Again →

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Episode 77: The Rosslyn Free Beacon Remnant

For the last Remnant of the year, Jonah makes a special trip to the offices of the Rosslyn Free Beacon for a little light rank punditry with Free Beacon editor-in-chief Matt Continetti, and some heavier pop culture discussion with Free Beacon executive editor Sonny Bunch. Show Notes: Me on how the Democrats could still blow … Continue reading Episode 77: The Rosslyn Free Beacon Remnant →

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Episode 76: Pet Peeve Festival

Why is Jurassic Park unrealistic? Why was Woodrow Wilson so bad? Does it help Trump to appease his base and alienate everyone else? Jonah answers these questions, or at least attempts to, on the penultimate episode of The Remnant this year. Show Notes: Get NRPlus to listen to the Andy Ferguson Remnant episode The Biology … Continue reading Episode 76: Pet Peeve Festival →

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Episode 75: Stubbornly Attached

What is a Crusonia plant? Where did prosperity come from? Can Jonah get a laconic libertarian to digress? Tyler Cowen, George Mason University economics professor and author of Stubborn Attachments, joins the Remnant to answer these and other questions. Show Notes: Stamps.com, enter DINGO. Conversations with Kristol The Complacent Class – Tyler Cowen The Great Stagnation – … Continue reading Episode 75: Stubbornly Attached →

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Episode 74: Charles Cooke II: Cruise Ship Boogaloo

Why is Florida so weird? Can government unite us? Is Charles Cooke still a British citizen? The editor of NationalReview.com himself returns to The Remnant to answer these and other questions. Show Notes: DonorsTrust.org/Dingo National Review Editors’ podcast NationalReview.com Jonah on the Cylons Charles Cooke’s review of Daniel Hannan’s Inventing Liberty Charles Cooke against George … Continue reading Episode 74: Charles Cooke II: Cruise Ship Boogaloo →

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