Obey the Will of the People! | Ruminant
Summary
Jonah Goldberg discusses overcoming writer’s block and announces Mike Warren’s new newsletter, The Next Right. He argues that Donald Trump and J.D. Vance represent the establishment, criticizing their populist posturing and Vance’s embrace of Rousseauian "general will" over Lockean liberalism. Goldberg also condemns Tucker Carlson’s recent anti-Semitic rhetoric and analyzes the electoral struggles of DSA-aligned candidates in statewide Democratic primaries.
Topics discussed
Intro, writer's block, and process habits
Launch of 'The Next Right' newsletter
Burrito affordability and J.D. Vance controversy
The 'maverick' myth and Trump as establishment
Sponsor: Warby Parker glasses
Iron law of oligarchy and Pareto distribution
Democracy, elites, and the common good
Locke vs. Rousseau and the general will
Tucker Carlson's anti-Semitism and Ben Shapiro
Democratic primaries: Syed, Hong, and DSA
Misuse of 'progressive' and 'liberal' labels
Etymology of liberalism and socialism
Open primaries and fixing closed systems
Iran naval blockade and Strait of Hormuz
The Remnant, policy trade-offs, and civic duty
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