Yuval Got Some Explaining to Do

Today, AEI’s Yuval Levin returns, and Jonah asks him something more important than “What happens ...

Published January 15, 2021

Today, AEI’s Yuval Levin returns, and Jonah asks him something more important than “What happens next?” Rather, they try to think about “What should we do next?” They talk about what Congress’ institutional responsibility is in regards to impeachment. They also discuss the 10 Republican representatives who voted for impeachment (“Look, I’m Jewish: 10 is better than zero.”), and their hopes to move past the historically anomalous character of right wing discourse throughout the Trump years. “This period has just been devoid of policy conversations. … Keeping the left from crushing you is an important goal, but it’s not what matters most.”

Show Notes:

– Yuval’s most recent book, A Time to Build

– Yuval’s quarterly publication, National Affairs

– Rich Lowry: “The Crash of the Flight 93 Presidency”

– The Good Fight with Yascha Mounk

– William James and Charles Peirce’s “Cash value of an idea”

– “’Coequal’ is my trigger word”

– Federalist No. 10, where Madison discusses democracy vs. republicanism

– Robert Putnam, The Upswing

– “A Nation of Cowards,” by Jeffrey Snyder

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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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