Day of the Tentacles

On the mend from a hectic book tour, the ever-reliable Chris Stirewalt returns to the ...

Published October 5, 2022

On the mend from a hectic book tour, the ever-reliable Chris Stirewalt returns to the Remnant for some old fashioned rank punditry on partisanship, the midterms, and America’s changing demographics. After discussing the Herschel Walker situation, MAGA’s hatred of Mitch McConnell, and the allure of strange aspects of Japanese culture, Chris and Jonah answer some of the most pressing questions of the moment. Will the Dobbs decision have much influence on the midterms? Is there anything good about primaries? And why can’t politicians talk about how great it is to be alive right now?

Show Notes:

– Chris’ page at The Dispatch

– Chris’ new book, Broken News

– GLoP enters the Uberverse

– GLoP does cornhole

– Herschel Walker’s bad night

– Nick Catoggio: “Forget the Polls. Let’s Talk About Vibes.”

– Sean Trende: “Setting Expectations for the House in 2022 Midterms”

– The Remnant with Ruy Teixeira

– The Remnant with Elaine Kamarck

– David Frum: “If Liberals Won’t Enforce Borders, Fascists Will”

– Dexter Filkins profiles Ron DeSantis

– David Foster Wallace’s Kenyon College commencement speech

– Join The Dispatch’s What’s Next conference in Naples, Florida

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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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