Artificial intelligence has become a common weapon in political information warfare. The Morning Dispatch reporter, Grayson Logue, is joined by Darrell M. West, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and the co-editor-in-chief of TechTank, to explain the unique threat that A.I. poses.
About Grayson Logue
Jonah’s in an uncharacteristically effulgent and ebullient mood on today’s Ruminant, but don’t let his high spirits trick you into expecting a less ranty and discombobulated episode than usual. Jonah kicks things off with some extended thoughts on the problems with small dollar donors, before shifting, somehow, into a discussion of the coalition instinct among human beings. If that sounds a little too cerebral, rest assured that the latter half of this episode provides nothing but unfiltered punditry on the ongoing Hunter Biden scandal, the latest Trump controversies, and the state of conservative commentary.
Show Notes:
–Jonah’s problem with small dollar donors
–This weekend’s Dispatch Podcast
About Jonah Goldberg
Chris joins Sarah and Jonah to discuss the upcoming GOP primary debate. How much will the candidates praise the guy they’re primarying? Will there be anything to talk about besides the hedonic treadmill of indictments? Can any candidate successfully be a gateway drug out of Trump? Also:
-Biden’s shrinking incumbent advantage
-Republican Party as a suicide pact
-Jonah goes Schlappian on third parties
-Eric Adams vs. Joe Biden
Show notes-
–Jonah’s attack on small donors
About Sarah Isgur
About Jonah Goldberg
About Chris Stirewalt
Professor Bradley Rebeiro joins Sarah and David to examine Frederick Douglass and the political theories that influenced his thinking. But, before the interview, the two go through a docket of trending political topics, including:
-DC’s picky protest arrests
-A 96-year-old judge’s continued tenure
-Hunter Biden: Deal or no deal?
-Trump’s Georgia troubles, revisited (already)
Show Notes:
-Bradley Rebeiro, Frederick Douglass and the Original Originalists
About Sarah Isgur
About David French
In keeping with the Remnant’s long tradition of providing edifying counter-programming, Jonah’s joined today by Ken Pollack—AEI senior fellow and expert on the Middle East—to discuss the latest on Iran and American policy toward the region. “Since the 1979 revolution,” Dr. Pollack writes in his latest piece for Foreign Policy, “Iran’s leadership has single-mindedly attempted to dominate the Middle East and drive the United States and Israel out.” But now, Tehran is shifting its approach, and Iranian grand strategy is placing a new emphasis on diplomacy. What does that mean for the United States? How will it affect other relationships between nations? And does Jonah’s general grouchiness stem from his political realism?
Show Notes:
– Dr. Pollack: “Iran’s Grand Strategy Has Fundamentally Shifted”
About Jonah Goldberg
Not since Abraham Lincoln has a 3rd party candidate been successful, but political nonprofit No Labels thinks the time for change is near. No Labels chief political strategist Ryan Clancy joins Sarah Isgur to discuss why he thinks there’s a moderate majority in America that’s ready to bust the two party system.
Show notes –
About Sarah Isgur
Sleep-deprived and disoriented in his shrinking ghetto of the egghead-osphere, Jonah’s in desperate need of a euphonious English accent to help him collect his thoughts. Fortunately, prolific author Daniel Hannan is on hand to provide exactly that, and to offer some erudite insights into a wide range of political and philosophical topics. How should we define republican virtue, and what does that have to do with fighting wokeism? Is Britain’s conservative movement a stable force or a hot mess? Has Russia always been awful? And do Europeans think America has gone insane?
Show Notes:
– Inventing Freedom, Daniel’s oft-plugged book
– Kevin Carroll: “An Unthinkable Choice”
– Orlando Figes’ The Story of Russia
About Jonah Goldberg
A grand jury out of Fulton County, Georgia has brought RICO charges against Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants. Sarah and David explain the 98-page indictment, how it holds up to the others, and Trump’s interesting defense strategy. Plus:
-David issues a very important correction
-Will Trump be able to pardon himself?
-Georgia RICO vs. federal RICO
-Will this case stay in Georgia?
-What if Trump wasn’t lying?
About Sarah Isgur
About David French
First Amendment attorney Ari Cohn joins Advisory Opinions to present the complexity of age restriction policies. But first, Sarah and David update listeners on a barrage of legal activity, including:
-Section 3 of the 14th amendment and the GOP’s saving grace?
-Kansas newspaper suing over police raid
-Hunter Biden’s special counsel (and horrible parenting)
-What can and cannot Trump say?
Show Notes:
-Conservative Case Emerges to Disqualify Trump for Role on Jan. 6
-The Sweep and Force of Section Three
– Listen to the “obscene materials” segment on The Dispatch Podcast
About David French
About Sarah Isgur
Jonah’s world is often defined by the things he hates, but just can’t resist talking about. Today’s Ruminant kicks off with an unrelenting rant against many of such subjects, including Trump; populism; and petty, meaningless Twitter feuds. After that, things drift in a more eggheady direction, as Jonah examines Israel’s governmental framework and provides a few musings on public morality. But even if none of those eclectic topics interest you, you’ll want to stick around until the end of this episode to answer an urgent call. The Remnant has received a nomination in the 2023 Podcast Awards, and we need you, our faithful listeners, to vote for the show right here.
Show Notes:
– The Remnant with Andy McCarthy
– The Dispatch Podcast on Israel’s constitutional moment
About Jonah Goldberg
A “reserve army of voters” rejected a proposal to change the constitutional amendment process in an Ohio special election. What does the abortion proxy war for mean pro-life politics and the legacy of Dobbs? Sarah is joined by Steve and Jonah to discuss. Also:
-DeSantis campaign reset
-Will the GOP debates matter?
-Revisiting the Dean Scream
-Are adult sites worth your time?
About Sarah Isgur
About Jonah Goldberg
On today’s Remnant—which happens to be more than a year in the making—Jonah’s joined for the first time by Ian Rowe, a senior fellow at AEI and the author of Agency (2022), which explores how young people can build strong families and take control of their destiny. Much of their conversation focuses on one of Ian’s primary interests, the success sequence, and whether it’s still valid in modern America. But plenty of wonkish musings are also mixed in on the importance of stable marriages, the achievement gap in education, and the values we should impart to our children.
Show Notes:
–AEI’s special forum on the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington
About Jonah Goldberg
David and a particularly congested Sarah plan to forward this especially packed AO straight to the Supreme Court. Does the Eighth Amendment enshrine a felon’s right to vote and do people really think Jews have horns? Plus:
-Trump protective order battle
-Ghost gun regulation
-Southwest Airlines attends religious liberty training
-Butterfly knives and commercial firearm sales
-Ohio ballot initiative
-College football names
-What if Saturn was where our Moon is?
Show notes-
-David’s NYT column: I Don’t See a ‘Rogue’ Supreme Court
About Sarah Isgur
About David French
If you were hopelessly confused by Jonah’s recent conversation with Sarah Isgur on the Trump indictment, prepare to be even more bewildered by today’s follow-up, which features the overdue Remnant return of Andy McCarthy, National Review’s chief legal poobah. It’s an episode of relentless legal nerdery as they dig deep into the weeds on Trump’s latest legal woes, and whether the claims against him hold up to scrutiny. There’s also some less mind-melting discussion mixed in on the legacy of the Civil Rights Act, the madness of Sidney Powell, and whether the federal government was right to punish Al Capone for tax evasion (yes, really).
Show Notes:
– Andy’s page at National Review
– Jonah and Sarah on the indictment
– The McCarthy Report on the indictment
– Andy: “Anti-Indictment and Pro-Editorial”
– Andy: “The Civil-Rights Theory of Indicting Trump for Election Interference”
About Jonah Goldberg
UC Berkeley law professor Orin Kerr joins David and Sarah to explain how Fourth Amendment jurisprudence applies to a digital age. Do you have an expectation of privacy online? Can terms of services null your right against unreasonable searches and seizures? But first Sarah generously offers David time to rant about certain legal takes surrounding Trump’s most recent indictment. Plus:
-David’s (recent) paintball career
-What is general public use?
-Are pole cameras unconstitutional?
Show notes-
–Section 241 and the First Amendment in the Duke Law Journal
–Professor Kerr’s profile at Berkeley Law
About Sarah Isgur
About David French
Israel is undergoing a sea change. The battle over a judicial overhaul hides much deeper national schisms. The Times of Israel Senior Political Analyst Haviv Rettig Gur joins Senior Producer Adaam James Levin-Areddy to try and make sense of the mess. Will the reform fix or break Israeli democracy? Why doesn’t Israel have a constitution? Why are elite military volunteers joining the protest? Does Benjamin Netanyahu have a plan? Is the Israeli left dead? Is the Israeli right broken? And what does “right and left” even mean? (Not what it means in the U.S, that’s for sure!)
Show notes:
–Gur’s profile at the Times of Israel
About Adaam James Levin-Areddy
