About this episode
What to make of the many news stories of the week - the resignation of James Bennet at The New York Times, the establishment of an autarkic city-state in Seattle, and more? On the Ruminant, Jonah sees some connecting threads between them all, such as the shrinking of large, trustworthy media institutions. Show Notes: - This Friday’s G-File - "Firing Line with William F. Buckley, Jr." collection, hosted for free by the Hoover Institution - Robin Williams caricatures Buckley twice in "Aladdin" - Jonah writing on the problem of liberal media bias and the “objectivity” issue - “SAY IT! SAY IT!” - Jonah’s column about Romney - Ross Douthat’s op-ed about the Tom Cotton piece - Monopsony - Jonah and Hugh Hewitt’s disagreement about the Alt-Right from back in 2016 - Jonah: How the nationalists blew their chance - The members-only Midweek G-File - Ed Koch: “Now they must be punished.” - The “stationary bandit” - "Pirates, Prisoners, and Lepers: Lessons from Life Outside the Law" - The Hop Bird - TommyJohn.com/remnant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices