Sarah and David cover the oral argument at the Supreme Court regarding the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to block Trump from the ballot in the state.
The Agenda:
—David’s unpleasant déjà vu
—All the ways Colorado will lose
—The textualist approach
—What process is due?
—Non-Mutual Collateral Estoppel
—David responds to Justice Kagan
—Griffin’s case
—U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton
—The advocates
About Sarah Isgur
About David French
If you’ve never been a resident of the Washington egghead-osphere, you’re probably not familiar with the 20th-century political scientist Edward Banfield. But Kevin Kosar—a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and noted KISS fanatic—thinks that you should be. In 1951, Banfield published Government Project, an account of the U.S. government’s attempt to remake the lives of some of its citizens by establishing a cooperative farm in Arizona during the Great Depression. The project didn’t go so well, and Kevin believes it holds vital lessons about the limits of government planning that Americans across the political spectrum would be wise to recall today. Tune in for neocon nerdery, but stick around for some more contemporary wonkery on what’s gone wrong with Congress.
Show Notes:
– Kevin’s podcast, Understanding Congress
– Edward Banfield’s Government Project, reissued with a new introduction by Kevin
– Kevin on Banfield’s The Unheavenly City
– Banfield’s The Moral Basis of a Backward Society
– Kevin and Phil Wallach: “The Case for a Congressional Regulation Office”
About Jonah Goldberg
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has unanimously decided that Donald Trump is not immune from prosecution. On today’s emergency pod, Sarah and David react to the decision’s substance and how the timing affects the election.
The Agenda:
—Timing is everything
—Word of the day: estoppel
—Will SCOTUS take the case?
—The opinion’s flaws
—What is a president immune from?
—What is an official act?
—The parade of horribles argument
—Why the Colorado disqualification case is relevant
—The New Yorker: Sarah Isgur’s Majority Report
About Sarah Isgur
About David French
What’s the meaning of life? 42? Pizza? The Remnant? David Bahnsen may or may not have the answer, but he’s at least certain of what makes life satisfying: honest, productive work. In his new book, Full-Time, he explores how work can allow us to find purpose and fulfillment. But is all work equally meaningful? Is the market best placed to determine its value? And does David have a higher net worth than Scrooge McDuck?
Show Notes:
About Jonah Goldberg
Sarah and David invite District Judge Vince Chhabria on the pod to explain the state of multidistrict litigation and answer the question: Why does he listen to Advisory Opinions?
The Agenda:
—Justice Breyer’s jurisprudence
—Judging vs. personal value judgments
—David’s cringe a cappella group name
—Constitutionality of magistrate judges
—How to fix forum shopping
—MDLs, explained
—The pros and cons of MDLs
—How to become a judge
—Judge Chhabria’s clerk hiring process
About Sarah Isgur
About David French
J.W. Verret, an associate professor at George Mason University, joins Jamie to discuss his recent Wall Street Journal op-ed—entitled “From ‘Never Trump’ to ‘Encore’“—which details how he went from endorsing Joe Biden in 2020, supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in this year’s GOP primary, and ultimately backing Donald Trump’s reelection.
The Agenda:
—DEI in the military
—Anti-cryptocurrency on the left
—Inflation and a ballooning national debt
—The crisis at the border
—Trump’s threat to our institutions
Show Notes:
—Verret’s profile at George Mason
—Verret’s profile at The Federalist Society
Jonah starts on a cheerful note with lessons from Groundhog Day, but quickly the grim realities of our fallen world drag him back to punditry. If you manage to get past the brooding about Taylor/Kelce, philosophical pragmatism, and the American propensity for conspiracies, then you’ll be subjected to passages from Liberal Fascism and, worst of all, notes about anti-NATO Twitter. Good luck.
Show Notes:
–Jonah: “It’s Nietzsche’s World, You’re Just Living In It”
-Jonah: “A Movie for All Time”
About Jonah Goldberg
Jonah and Mike join Sarah for an episode-long digression about Taylor Swift.
The Agenda:
—Tech CEOs at Congress
—Regulating children’s access to social media
—Performance vs. results at the border
—Trump says the quiet part out loud
—Immigration in psychological terms
—The Taylor Swift conspiracy theories
—The issue with Benny Johnson
—Why Trump should demonize Taylor Swift
—Not Worth Your Time Extended
About Sarah Isgur
About Jonah Goldberg
About Michael Warren
Jonah serves up a jumbo slice of rank eggheadery on today’s Remnant to compensate for yesterday’s shockingly (or perhaps mercifully) brief episode. He’s joined for the first time by Peter Berkowitz, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and prolific writer on politics and America’s liberal tradition, to wax Yiddish on topics of both broad and minimal interest. What do academics and philosophers have against the English language? Do ideas actually matter? And what does the nationalist right get wrong about freedom?
Show Notes:
–Watch this episode on YouTube
–Jonah: “It’s Nietzsche’s World, You’re Just Living In It”
–Peter’s first book, Nietzsche: The Ethics of an Immoralist
–Samuel Moyn’s Liberalism Against Itself
–Peter’s Constitutional Conservatism: Liberty, Self-Government, and Political Moderation
About Jonah Goldberg
Judge John K. Bush of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals joins Sarah to discuss the method and merits of the “history and tradition test.” But first, Sarah and David dive into some Supreme Court gossip.
The Agenda:
—Addressing Justice Sotomayor’s comments
—David’s gross speculation
—More immigration talk
—The problem with Remain in Mexico
—Why we have hate crimes
—Tiers of scrutiny
—The problems with “history and tradition”
—How to become a clerk for Judge Bush
—How Judge Bush judges judging
Show Notes:
About Sarah Isgur
About David French
Has America lost its sense of humor? In Jonah’s view, only a Brit with a distinctly stiff upper lip can answer that question. He’s joined on today’s Remnant by journalist and politician Daniel Hannan, who’s back on the show to explore when and why America began to take a turn for the crazy. Why do recessions lead to populism? Is political apathy actually a good thing? And has the United Kingdom become besotted by its own post-liberal movement?
Show Notes:
– Steven Pinker’s The Better Angels of Our Nature
– Matt Ridley’s The Rational Optimist
About Jonah Goldberg
Sarah and David dive deep into the state of immigration law and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s legal battle with the Biden administration.
The Agenda:
—Amicus briefs for funsies
—The asylum system problem
—How to fix the crisis at the border
—The border deal in the Senate
—Civil War cosplay
—National Guard and Texit detour
—Football vs. politics redux
About Sarah Isgur
About David French
Pseudonymous commentator and writer AG Hamilton joins Jamie to discuss the cultural issues in the Republican Party and the media-hungry politicians making everything worse.
The Agenda:
-In memoriam of Ron DeSantis’ presidential bid
-Left-wing agendas
-Media bias
-What would AG do to fix everything
-Worst pundits
-AG’s favorite author is Jonah Goldberg
Show Notes:
-AG Hamilton on X (formerly known as Twitter)
-RNC Moving to Declare Trump Its Presumptive Nominee
-Trump Backs Off ‘Presumptive Nominee’ RNC Pressure Campaign
Jonah is well-rested which means an extra long and digressive Ruminant in which he recounts his experience debating Ezra Klein at an event in Ohio. He then ruminates on conservative intellectual history (the free spot on your bingo cards), the left-wingification of the right wing, and the benefit of “invisible hand” systems. Ignore the sounds of the asylum staff trying to break through the door.
Show Notes:
— Jonah: Does Reality Change Ideas or Vice Versa?
— Adrian Vermeule: Liberalism and the Invisible Hand
About Jonah Goldberg
Donald Trump has won Iowa and New Hampshire, but is Nikki Haley waiting until Super Tuesday before calling it quits? Sarah, Jonah, John, Steve, and David (Drucker) discuss the Haley campaign’s game plan heading into South Carolina:
The Agenda:
— RNC Moving to Declare Trump Its Presumptive Nominee
— Trump’s veepstakes
— Cui bono? Trump.
— Coalition building and the politics of subtraction
— The loyalty of the Trump base
— Imagining a post-liberal and post-constitutional world
— Voting by gut desires
— Biden losing populist voters
— No Labels, no future?
Show Notes:
— Wednesday’s Morning Dispatch
— Mike and David’s reporting on Haley
— WSJ: From ‘Never Trump’ to ‘Encore’
About Sarah Isgur
About Jonah Goldberg
About John McCormack
About David M. Drucker
Finally back from his escapades in the Midwest, Jonah invites Brian Riedl, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and resident “debts and deficits” wonk, back on The Remnant. They discuss the necessity of raising taxes on the middle class, how much weed it would take to balance the budget, and the extinction of fiscally conservative Republicans. What can be done about the debt? What would happen if the IRS is abolished? Why is Jonah so afraid of monetary policy?
Show Notes:
— Brian’s page at the Manhattan Institute
— Brian: The Rich Aren’t Rich Enough to Balance the Federal Budget
About Jonah Goldberg
