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On today’s Ruminant, Jonah discusses everything from obscure existentialist philosophy to the realism of zombie ...

Published July 10, 2021

On today’s Ruminant, Jonah discusses everything from obscure existentialist philosophy to the realism of zombie TV. Rank punditry is first on the docket, as Jonah examines Biden’s poor handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal and Republican efforts to whitewash the events of January 6. Afterward, Jonah defends his recent comments about Tucker Carlson and explores the world’s progress on vaccinations. Is Western civilization buckling under the weight of liberal guilt? Should America be the world’s policeman? And will Ramesh Ponnuru ever persuade Jonah to change his mind about the death penalty?

Show Notes:

– Biden brings the Afghanistan withdrawal date forward

– The New York Times’ devastating January 6 video

– The latest Dispatch Podcast

– Jonah’s debate with Joshua Tait

– Jonah’s final word on critical race theory

– The week’s second Remnant with Will Saletan

– “I’m not getting anything…”

– Jonah’s Tucker tweet, which caused no controversy

– Trouble in Tokyo

– Republican craziness over Biden’s push to “knock on doors”

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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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