About this episode
On today’s Ruminant , Jonah aims to set the record straight on a matter of international significance: Despite what the producers of American Crime Story would have you believe, he has never owned an oversized poster of Atlas Shrugged . Thankfully, this misunderstanding gives him an excuse to indulge in a nerdtastic exploration of the differences between objectivism and conservatism, the significance of religion to conservative belief, and the differences between conservatives and “men of the right.” There’s also a disquisition on social anxiety and Theodor Adorno’s idea of the “authoritarian personality,” as well as a rant on those who continue to minimize January 6. Plus, as a special treat for The Dispatch ’s two-year anniversary, tune in to learn the intimate details of Jonah and Steve Hayes’ late night telephone conversations. Show Notes: - The Dispatch manifesto from two years ago - Today’s underwhelming job numbers - Whittaker Chambers’ review of Atlas Shrugged - The Remnant with George Will - George criticizes Whittaker Chambers - Al Felzenberg on George’s opposition to Spiro Agnew - Jonah ruminates on Richard Hofstadter - The Age of Reform , Hofstatder’s book on status anxiety - Hofstadter’s Social Darwinism in American Thought - The (underrated) Tyranny of Clichés - Theodor Adorno’s The Authoritarian Personality - Sally Satel: “The Experts Have Overlooked Authoritarians on the Left” - Karen Stenner’s The Authoritarian Dynamic - The Remnant with Joe Uscinski - Bring the villain forward - Jonah’s latest Special Report appearance - The January 6 subpoena saga - Dinesh D’Souza’s evil tweet - Jonah and Hugh Hewitt debate the alt-right in 2016 - Jonah: “This Was Always the Plan” - Revelations from Peril , by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa - The Remnant with Scott Gottlieb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices