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EPISODE · Aug 15, 2026 · 18 MIN

Obey the Will of the People! | Ruminant

from The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg · host The Dispatch

After spending four days deep in the Adirondacks, Jonah has emerged like Rousseau’s noble savage: reflective, in touch with nature, and ready to talk for two hours as a disembodied podcast voice. If that seems incongruous to you, don’t worry—you’re not alone. Listen in as disembodied Jonah pontificates on disowning the establishment, J.D. Vance’s prospects for president, the iron law of oligarchy, elites, Locke vs. Rousseau, the general will, Tucker Carlson, the DSA, the Michigan Senate race, the meaning of progressive, etymological conundrums, Wisconsin politics, Iran, the meaning of The Remnant, the superfluous men, and Albert Jay Nock. Show Notes: —New from The Dispatch: The Next Right —Burrito G-File —Friday’s DisPod —Daron Acemoglu Remnant —Acemoglu: Why Nations Fail —Jonah’s book: Suicide of the West —Jonah’s book: Liberal Fascism  —Russell Moore Remnant —Rosenblatt: The Lost History of Liberalism  —Jerusalem Demsas Remnant —Open Primaries newsletter —Wednesday G-File —Nock: Memoirs of a Superfluous Man —Jonah’s NR piece on Albert Nock —Nock’s essay: Isaiah’s “Job” —Nash: The Conservative Intellectual Movement in America Since 1945 The Remnant is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a nonpartisan perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including the Saturday Ruminant, audio versions of all our articles and newsletters, and Jonah’s twice-weekly G-File—⁠click here⁠. Instructions on how to set up your members-only feed can be found here, and if you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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