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Jonah’s still in Chicago for today’s Ruminant, and he isn’t terribly comfortable with the pre-summer weather. Still, severe cold in spring is less frustrating than our political dysfunction, and Jonah has plenty to discuss on that front. After exploring the distinction between disinformation and misinformation and the state of American media bias, he turns to the Hunter Biden laptop scandal, Florida’s controversial education bill, and why misusing the term “groomer” is both immoral and tactically foolish for Republicans. Ready your bingo cards for a predictably freewheeling ride.

Show Notes:

– The Remnant with Megan McCardle

– Jonah on disinformation at the UChicago Institute of Politics

– Soviet disinformation

– The paradoxes of media bias

– Jonah on the Kavanaugh allegations

– Anne Applebaum’s UChicago panel

– Anne Applebaum on Hunter Biden’s laptop

– David French: “Against the ‘Groomer’ Smear”

– The Remnant with Adam White

– How Title IX became a political weapon

Live from the Windy City, Jonah returns to the Remnant driver’s seat. He’s joined by Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle, who has plenty of thoughts on America’s strange plague of mobocratic thinking and workplace safetyism. The pair also explore Jonah’s distaste for public sector unions, Megan’s opposition to student loan forgiveness, and the circumstances in which populism can be put to good use. Plus, for all you bingo cardholders, there’s plenty of dingo discussion and kvetching about primaries mixed in.

Show Notes:

– Megan’s page at the Washington Post

– Megan: “It’s time for major institutions to make their employees get off of Twitter”

– Grace Metalious’ Peyton Place

– Sleeping with the fishes

– The New Yorker “flyover country” cover

– Jonah and Elaine Kamarck talk primaries

– Megan on student loans

– The Remnant with David French and Jonathan Rauch

While Jonah traverses the Virginia woodlands, David French assumes control of the Remnant. His guest is Jonathan Rauch, who returns to provide a refreshingly calm perspective on our debates over gender and inclusion. After breaking down the history of the LGBTQ movement, Jonathan and David evaluate the Lia Thomas situation, Florida’s controversial education bill, and how conservatives should approach radical gender ideology. They also discuss a potential academic pushback against cancel culture, and the dangers of misusing the term “groomer” for political gain.

Show Notes:

– Jonathan’s previous Remnant appearance

– Jonathan’s latest book, The Constitution of Knowledge

– The French Press

– Jonathan: “Walking the Transgender Movement Away from the Extremists”

– Jonathan: “What’s Happening on the Left Is No Excuse for What’s Happening on the Right”

– David reviews Andrew Sullivan’s Out on a Limb

– David and Nancy’s Kanakuk Kamps exposé

– Does the anti-woke right pose a threat?

– Scott Alexander on liberalism

The drive-time Remnant format returns for another predictably eclectic broadcast. Today’s episode finds Jonah, Guy, and Ryan perplexed by Madison Cawthorn’s claims about D.C. debauchery, amused by conspiracy theories about Will Smith’s Oscars slap, and fascinated by the lowest moments of otherwise great TV shows. They also touch on Jonah’s latent arachnophobia, Guy’s animated obsessions, and Ryan’s fondness for Lucky Charms. By the end of it all, the Remnant may have conclusively jumped the shark.

Show Notes:

– The Wednesday G-File

– Hungary eyes

– GLoP, slap edition

– The Dispatch’s guide to Oscar nominees

– The Remnant with Chris Stirewalt

Chris Stirewalt, the Remnant’s official “break glass in case of emergency” guest, returns to explain why there actually is such a thing as a free lunch. Over a sumptuous breakfast of granola and omelettes, he and Jonah discuss Joe Biden’s dismal approval numbers and the state of the Democratic Party heading into the midterms. They also examine Madison Cawthorn’s wild claims about the GOP establishment, Ginni Thomas’ unfortunate texts, and the decline and fall of great TV shows. Stick around until the end to decide if “key bump” should be added to the Remnant bingo card.

Show Notes:

– Chris’ page at The Dispatch

– Jonah: “When Gaffes Become Policy”

– Could Trump blow the midterms for the GOP?

– Ohio’s Senate brawl

– The Wednesday G-File

– The Remnant with John Podhoretz

– The Remnant with Adam White

Adam White, AEI senior fellow and Jonah’s trusted law-talkin’ guy, makes his long-awaited Remnant return. The pair take a deep dive into the Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings and assess what we can expect from her jurisprudence before turning to the state of legal conservatism. With originalism under attack, will common good constitutionalism soon consume legal academia? Is “insurrection” an appropriate term for January 6? And can Jonah suppress his disdain for Adam’s profession and all it represents?

Show Notes:

– Adam’s page at AEI

– Adam on the Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings

– Ketanji Brown Jackson, closet originalist?

– Adam: “Mueller Agnoistes”

– AEI’s nerdtastic event on Justice Alito

– The Remnant with Cass Sunstein

– Jonah: “Appetite for Power”