Scarcity of Lacrimosity
On this weekend’s Ruminant, Jonah discusses how the essence of conservatism in all its variety has been distilled down to a single oversimplistic metric: The more one likes Trump, and the more libs one owns, the more conservative one is assumed to be. “If you agree with Donald Trump, you’re a conservative, and if you defend Trump at all costs, you’re a good conservative.” Jonah then talks about how the larger panoply of conservative ideas is not only more interesting, but more practical for achieving realistic goals in our politics. There’s also a healthy smattering of theology, dog-talk, and Buckley stories throughout.
Show Notes:
– This week’s Remnant with Yuval
– DeSantis puts his kid in a MAGA onesie
– Varieties of Conservatism in America
– Varieties of Progressivism in America
– Advisory Opinions talks about incitement standards
– Pew polls attitudes about election results
– This week’s Remnant with Keith Whittington
– Jonah combat’s J. V. Last’s dog-suspicion
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