David and Sarah are coming to you from live from the University of Kentucky answering the most pressing legal questions:
-Is wokeism a religion?
-Can an employer only hire like-minded people?
-Will Biden push ESG investment practices?
-What does Gruyere cheese have to do with the law?
-When should schools outsource discipline to the criminal system?
-What was one NYT author thinking? Or smoking?
-And will David possibly reveal his darkest secret yet?
About Sarah Isgur
About David French
After therapy and court ordered anger management training, Jonah is finally prepared to have David French—newly minted New York Times columnist and noted treacherous misanthrope—back on the Remnant. What follows is an especially freewheeling conversation that begins with a deep dive into the Dominion case against Fox News, then bounces back and forth between a range of topics so controversial you’d swear Jonah wants David to get canceled. From student loans to drag queens, he could be back at The Dispatch before you know it…
Show Notes:
-Jonah interviews NYT Columnist David French
– David’s page at the New York Times
– David’s page at the superior Dispatch
– Christianity Today exposes its own scandal
– David: “Why Fox Lied to the Viewers It ‘Respects’”
–The Economist: “Russia’s Vaunted Second Offensive Is a Damp Squib”
About Jonah Goldberg
Remnant regular Tevi Troy returns for some of the rankest punditry you’ll find this side of the Mississippi. It’s a freewheeling kind of episode that begins with a shameless plug for Tevi’s new leadership program, transitions into a discussion of the GOP presidential primary, and ends with a few musings on how AI could change the world of writing. Tune in also for ruminations on how politics became so childish, whether CPAC can be redeemed, and why Trump can’t find a good nickname for Ron DeSantis.
Show Notes:
– Tevi’s course: “1600 Lessons: Leadership Lessons from Our Nation’s Chief Executives”
– Tevi: “How Writers Make It Work Now”
About Jonah Goldberg
About Tevi Troy
You’ve heard the rumors…then the rumors turned into headlines: Governor Larry Hogan will not seek the GOP nomination for 2024. The former Maryland Governor sits down with David Drucker to talk about the factors that led to this decision and his remedies for the GOP.
Show Notes:
-WATCH: David M. Drucker interview Larry Hogan on our new YouTube channel
About David M. Drucker
The saga continues with an episode that really should come with its own trigger warning for being just too sexy. Take a deep breath…
-Safe spaces of yore (David’s establishment clause victory)
-The Finality Question, or: Losing My Jurisdiction
-A death row case creates strange bedfellows and scrambles Sarah’s grand theory of the Roberts court
-David can’t wait to tell you about this Bank Secrecy Act case
-Is anyone still listening?
-What happens when you pick the wrong boyfriend?
-Gorsuch is annoyed
-Excited for escheatment!
-The Murdaugh trial: Proof of Stupid
-Should we feel bad for the Georgia grand jury foreperson?
Show Notes:
–City of Ocala, Florida, Petitioner v. Art Rojas, et al.
-Watch: David and Sarah discuss Rojas case
-Supreme Court asks for more briefs on important election-law case
About Sarah Isgur
About David French
The worlds of media tycoons are often so strange and twisted, it’s hard to believe the stories aren’t fiction. In Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy, authors James B. Stewart and Rachel Abrams chronicle the dramatic story of one of the most powerful media dynasties in history. Join Steve Hayes as he interviews Stewart and Abrams on the history of the Redstone family and their rise to power.
Show Notes:
–Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy
Jonah’s rank wonkishness reaches a new extreme on today’s rantin’, ravin’, ramblin’ Ruminant. After beginning with a diatribe on the Dominion voting lawsuit, he redirects his ire toward cancel culture and the irritating endurance of both-sidesism. Without regard for time (or the suffering of his RA), he closes with some nerdtastic thoughts on the nature of liberalism, the irresponsibility of student loan relief, and the terrifying world of estate law.
Show Notes:
– Jonah: “Donald Trump’s Megaphone”
– Jonah’s Goucher reunion on CNN
About Jonah Goldberg
Endorsements don’t matter, Fox News lied to its audience, and experts got COVID wrong. Jonah, Sarah, and Kevin give us all a reality check AND a grammar lesson.Plus: a Jonah rant on journalistic principles. If you enjoyed this conversation, join our Book Club for more presidential talk.
Show Notes:
-Sarah Isgur: The Sweep: Looking Out For No. 2
–Jonah Goldberg: Utter corruption of editorial leadership
-The 10 biggest revelations from Dominion’s explosive Fox News legal filing
About Kevin D. Williamson
About Sarah Isgur
About Jonah Goldberg
Live from Tel Aviv, author Oren Kessler joins the Remnant to discuss his new book, Palestine 1936: The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict. The result is a deep dish slice of eggheady conversation, which mixes rank punditry with historical nerdery and a negligible amount of technical glitches. Things kick off with a history of the Arab-Israeli conflict from the 1930s to the present. Afterward, Jonah and Oren explore some pressing questions surrounding the conflict today. How should we regard the ongoing judicial reforms in Israel? Where does nationalism fit into Arab and Israeli intellectual history? And does Israel need to develop a written constitution?
Show Notes:
–Oren’s new book, Palestine 1936: The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict
About Jonah Goldberg
Are you ready for a MOHELA good time? Sarah and David try to read the tea leaves as SCOTUS scrutinizes Biden’s student loan forgiveness and the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Also: terrorism on Twitter and cert grant update. The saga begins.
Show Notes:
-Biden v. Nebraska oral argument transcript
-David Lat: On the need for diverse viewpoints
About Sarah Isgur
About David French
Back from the Caribbean with a radiant glow, Jonah is joined by Stephen Eide—senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute—for an outrageously wonky discussion of homelessness in America. The two kick things off by exploring the history of transient labor and the categorical distinctions between hobos, tramps, and bums, before turning to the root causes of the growing homeless populations in big cities. They also explore the relationship between homelessness and changes to psychiatric health care, the loss of affordable housing in big cities, and the idea that homelessness is a natural outgrowth of late-stage capitalism.
Show Notes:
– Stephen’s page at the Manhattan Institute
– Stephen: “Housing First’s Imperial Overreach”
– Stephen: “The Adams Homeless Deluge”
– Madness in the Streets: How Psychiatry and the Law Abandoned the Mentally Ill
About Jonah Goldberg
Podcast-skeptic Judge Neomi Rao joins Sarah and David on the sidelines of the National Constitution Center’s Conference to talk circuit decisions, career path rejections, and tips for young clerks. But first: a primer on the most important office you’ve never heard of.
Show Notes:
About Sarah Isgur
About David French
The world’s abuzz with nuclear war rhetoric as Vladmir Putin rips up a treaty limiting arms control. David Drucker speaks with Peter Rough, an expert on foreign policy from the Hudson Institute, to talk about the spector of a potential world war, the state of our defense capabilities, and why defending Ukraine might be the best way to stave off Russia from attacking the U.S.
Show Notes:
-Peter Rough, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute
-Turn up the heat on Putin — and show him he can’t defeat Ukraine
About David M. Drucker
The train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio was should have been a moment for the Biden administration to publicly transcend politics. Sarah, David, and Declan wonder why this chance was frittered. Plus: between a new DeSantis bill and the Dominion lawsuit, what should we think about the state of defamation law?
Show Notes:
-Train crew had little warning before Ohio wreck, probe finds
-‘Incredibly damning:’ Fox News documents stun some legal experts
-Meet the Woke Activists behind the Roald Dahl Book Purge
-Donald Trump visits flood-ravaged Louisiana (David’s mention)
About Sarah Isgur
About Declan Garvey
About David M. Drucker
As Jonah continues his search for Spanish gold, Sarah Isgur assumes control of the Remnant once again for some predictably eclectic conversation. She’s joined by former Texas Rep. Will Hurd, who’s also a security expert and national park enthusiast. After briefly discussing the ravages of age, they turn to America’s immense beauty, the terrors of AI, the challenges of immigration reform, and everything in between. Are we in a new Cold War? Could Will be preparing for a shocking announcement? And most importantly, where in San Antonio should you get your taco fix?
Show Notes:
– Will: “Would China & Russia Attack Hawaii?”
– Will’s questionable national park tier list…
– The nēnē
About Sarah Isgur
Judgmental looks. Angry scoffs and murmurs. Maybe even kicks at your back. All because you dared to recline your airplane seat. But isn’t it your right to recline? Sarah and David charge into this heated — and ever urgent — legal question about ownership with Michael Heller, Professor of Real Estate Law at Columbia Law School, and James Salzman, Professor of Environmental Law at UCLA Law School, about their bookMine!: How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives. But first: SCOTUS updates and the disappointing sizzle of the anticipated Section 230 case.
Show Notes:
–Gonzalez v. Google, Section 230 case
-Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Twitter case
About Sarah Isgur
About David French
