America Is Haunted by the Ghost of Obi-Wan Kenobi | Ruminant

Jonah Goldberg, like Plato’s cave-man philosopher, has briefly returned from the land of book writing and enlightenment to ruminate before us poor, shadow-watching mortals. Jonah considers the origin of the term slush fund, waxes poetic on military etymology, and reflects on the Lewinsky scandal, all before getting stuck in on feminism, John Bolton, the republican spirit, Graham Platner, party self-sabotage, and the cult of authenticity. 

Show Notes:

The Dispatch at the 92nd Street Y

Robert Nisbet – Prejudices: A Philosophical Dictionary

Jonah’s underrated second book

Jonah’s mom on TV

Friday’s DisPod 

Wednesday G-File

NYT Graham Platner piece

The Argument

Cult of authenticity G-File

Suicide of the West

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