Close to the Edge

When things are disruptive to your cognitive peace, you have to think evil forces are responsible for them.

Published November 11, 2023

The close of another week brings another indulgent Ruminant, in which Jonah dedicates an inordinately long rant to the one subject he’s unquestionably an expert on: his own beliefs. Today’s topics include the latest Republican presidential debate, Joe Biden’s prospects for 2024, the ongoing conflict in Israel, and David Brooks’ recent suggestion that Jonah belongs on the “right edge of the left,” all of which raises important questions: How likely is it that someone other than Biden will be the Democratic nominee? Is there really a distinction between anti-Zionism and antisemitism? Why will Jonah never consider himself a leftist? And will the Fair Jessica’s efforts to end the solo podcast ever prove successful?

Show Notes:

– The Dispatch Podcast, recorded live from New York, on the latest GOP debate

– An audience Q&A with Jonah and Steve, available exclusively for Dispatch subscribers

– Jonah: “How Anti-Zionism Shrugs Off Antisemitism”

– The Remnant with David Brooks

– Jonah’s review of Yuval Levin’s The Great Debate

– Bid to win a lunch with Jonah in D.C.

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Jonah Goldberg

Jonah Goldberg is editor-in-chief and co-founder of The Dispatch, based in Washington, D.C. Prior to that, enormous lizards roamed the Earth. More immediately prior to that, Jonah spent two decades at National Review, where he was a senior editor, among other things. He is also a bestselling author, longtime columnist for the Los Angeles Times, commentator for CNN, and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. When he is not writing the G-File or hosting The Remnant podcast, he finds real joy in family time, attending to his dogs and cat, and blaming Steve Hayes for various things.

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