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Episode 96: Strain Explains

Hosted by Jonah Goldberg

April 4, 2019 1:43 PM

Bruce Springsteen in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 30, 2017 (Mark Blinch/Reuters)

Should we worry about income inequality? Is life better for most people today or 100 years ago? Is Bruce Springsteen’s music any good? AEI economics scholar Michael Strain returns to The Remnant to answer these and other questions.

Show Notes:

Episode 105: Open Doar Policy

May 17, 2019

AEI scholar and (AEI president-to-be) Robert Doar joins The Remnant to talk New York politics, how capitalism isn’t failing, Seinfeld, and more.

Episode 104: Chicago!

May 15, 2019

Live from Chicago itself, Jonah attempts to answer some pressing questions with the help of John Tillman, CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute.

Episode 103: Violent Nuance

May 7, 2019

Rank punditry on Bill Barr and the Democratic field, and pop-culture punditry on "Avengers: Endgame" and "Game of Thrones."

Episode 102: My Podcast Left Me Ireland

May 2, 2019

Michael Brendan Dougherty returns to The Remnant to discuss nationalism, patriotism, and identity, the themes of his new book.

Episode 101: JG Squared

April 30, 2019

Do politicians write their own books? How much of a slob is Jonah Goldberg? Jessica Gavora, D.C.-area writer (and Jonah's wife) answers these and more.

Episode 100: The Sowell of Economics

April 25, 2019

Thomas Sowell joins Jonah for a long conversation on discrimination, inequality, the uses and misuses of economics, and more.

Episode 99: Debat—er—‘Discussing’ Nationalism

April 22, 2019

What is 'nationalism'? The latest episode of The Remnant is a conversation between Jonah, Rich Lowry, and Jim Geraghty at the 2019 NRI Summit.

Episode 98: Dr. Cowen; Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Big Business

April 17, 2019

George Mason University economics professor Tyler Cowen discusses big business, liberty, capitalism, and more.

Episode 97: What Have the Romans Ever Done For Us?

April 9, 2019

Remnant sidekick Jack Butler interviews Cornell University classical historian Barry Strauss about ancient Rome, which he covers in his new book.

Episode 96: Strain Explains

April 4, 2019

Should we worry about income inequality? Is Bruce Springsteen’s music any good? Michael Strain returns to answer these and other questions.

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