Scarcity of Lacrimosity

On this weekend’s Ruminant, Jonah discusses how the essence of conservatism in all its variety ...

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On this weekend’s Ruminant, Jonah discusses how the essence of conservatism in all its variety has been distilled down to a single oversimplistic metric: The more one likes Trump, and the more libs one owns, the more conservative one is assumed to be. “If you agree with Donald Trump, you’re a conservative, and if you defend Trump at all costs, you’re a good conservative.” Jonah then talks about how the larger panoply of conservative ideas is not only more interesting, but more practical for achieving realistic goals in our politics. There’s also a healthy smattering of theology, dog-talk, and Buckley stories throughout.

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  1. Gary Goble

    Apologies for being late to the game, just catching up on the weekend podcast... But let me just say... I will miss Jonah's fumbling to find a proper segue. Part of the fun of being a regular listener to 'The Remnant' was to be able to know when we are being set up for an ad promo. (Were there really people who were fooled by your segues? Really?!?) You can practically hear the gears turning while Jonah finds a tag for the advertiser! It's part of the fun of the podcast - and the understated charm of the host - to hear the awkward transitions to the adverts.

    Whatever the case, I remain a fan of 'The Remnant' and will continue to be a fan - regardless of how smooth the transitions to the ads might (or might not) be!

    Thanks, Jonah, for providing a great podcast to my weekly feed!

    - Gary

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    The Stray Goose

    I'm sorry. I've looked through the posts to get the answer and couldn't see it. Who died?

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    RandyMc

    Lost the podcast right in the middle. None of the others are playing for me, either, here or on Google Podcast or Podcast Addict. You guys working on something?

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      C C Writer

      I think they're working on trying to get Substack and Stitcher to stop blaming each other and just fix it.

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  4. Jim

    Just finished listening and was struck by the contrast of Jonah’s admission of being moved to tears (for any reason) and on a podcast several weeks ago he remarked that he was “dead inside”. When I heard that I was still new to the Dispatch and wondered if that were really true. Does that explain conservatism? I’m glad to see it doesn’t.

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    BrandonAlleman

    I'm feeling conflicted about buying Express VPN to protect my info from advertisers AND giving up my info to advertisers voluntarily for a $100 raffle.

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  6. Tiffany

    Can someone give me the link for the survey Jonah wants us to fill out? I can’t figure it out. I’m so ashamed.

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      The Stray Goose

      You should be ashamed! About what, I have no idea. I'm sure you're guilty of something.

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      Peter A

      https://app.podsurvey.com/s3/podsurvey?podcast=the-remnant&podcast_name=The%20Remnant%20with%20Jonah%20Goldberg

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      1. Tiffany

        Thank you!!

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  7. Joe Curtis

    Another podcast that stops in mid-sentence or paragraph. (FYI - I'm listening on a web browser.)

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      C C Writer

      I have e-mailed The Dispatch about it. I listen to these podcasts on a portable Internet radio, but the same thing happens when I listen from this page on my desktop computer. Getting pretty tired of it. It also happened on the otherwise excellent Dispatch Podcast, Mr. Meijer Goes to Washington. Really want to hear how it ends.

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        The Stray Goose

        The Dispatch staff have emails? I had no idea. Could you post them, please.

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          C C Writer

          There's a general one for subscribers: members [at sign] thedispatch.com I think they all have individual e-mails too, but they don't broadcast them, and I try not to bother these guys and gals with direct fan mail, as they have a lot of work to do.

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    Narwhal

    I also have a humble suggestion. Weather coverage on major networks should start including global weather. Nothing too in depth. Just show global temperatures the way the BBC or Sky News does.

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  9. ROBERT

    I found the discussion of intra-party debates very compelling. Sounds like a much needed revival.
    So I suggest The Dispatch get this process restarted. I know you do some of it now, but how about taking it to a new level? Hosting conservative vs. conservative debates; Republican vs Republican; or even liberal vs liberal. You could have these debates in podcast format, or written articles, or even live events!
    If you believe in the idea of showing the diversity that exists within all ideologies, why not give it a go? I'd tune in.

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    Michael Garrett

    I recall coming across the word lachrymosity (which may be the British spelling) in Andrew Roberts's Churchill biography. His tendency was also depicted in "Darkest Hour," and if the word itself was not used, it was discussed in the director's commentary.

    Not bad company to be in, certainly.

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