The Tyranny Blog

“A Cheerful Philosophical Disquisition”

By Jonah Goldberg July 19, 2012

A kind review from the Bookworm Room. Excerpts: “Jonah points to numerous more subtle liberal tropes that many of us conservatives, especially those of us who are neo-cons, actually think have ...

Ernest Borgnine, RIP

By Jonah Goldberg July 8, 2012

More thoughts soon. I hate the word “icon” but he was one for me. One of the hardest working men in Hollywood — ever.

A Half Book Review…

By Jonah Goldberg June 28, 2012

One of my favorite bloggers has some very kind words for half my book. More later.

Hello C-Span Viewers

By Jonah Goldberg June 18, 2012

Thanks for the nice feedback on my appearance on C-Span’s After Words. Many of you have asked for my longer response to Joe Klein’s review, briefly discussed in the interview. ...

Blurbageddon

By Jonah Goldberg June 8, 2012

For those interested, here’s a highlight reel from the reviews: From Rob Long’s Review in National Review: “In his new book, The Tyranny of Clichés, Jonah Goldberg pulls the Mother of All ...

Need an Excuse to Smash Your Forehead on Your Desk?

By Jonah Goldberg June 6, 2012

Read this.

EJ Dionne Responds to His Casting Call

By Jonah Goldberg June 5, 2012

As John Podhoretz noted the other day on twitter, EJ’s column basically makes the argument of my book for me. Ideology is the problem. Ideology is something other people have. ...

“Why Everything Sucks”

By Jonah Goldberg June 5, 2012

Craig Ferguson on Youth: http://www.youtube.com/embed/UKUZ42T9diU

The Rob Long Review

By Jonah Goldberg June 2, 2012

Out from behind the firewall at last. An excerpt: Jonah Goldberg writes as if he’s handing you a drink. You know what I mean: It’s a friendly gesture, inviting, almost conspiratorial. ...

My Famous Luddism

By Jonah Goldberg June 1, 2012

From a reader: Dear Jonah, I found it rather rich that this kid is accusing the founding editor of NRO (remind him the O stands for Online) that he’s better than you ...