Trump Has Made America Less Conservative | Ruminant

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Goldberg, J. (2026, September 5). Trump Has Made America Less Conservative | Ruminant. The Dispatch. https://thedispatch.com/podcast/remnant/trump-has-made-america-less-conservative-ruminant/

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The Dispatch · collected 2026-09-05 · by Jonah Goldberg

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The article is an opinion piece/analysis by Jonah Goldberg on politics and culture from a nonpartisan perspective, specifically discussing how Trump's presidency has affected conservatism in the US. The key number mentioned is not present in the text. The author takes a critical angle on Donald Trump's impact on conservative ideology, referencing various thinkers and politicians such as Bill Buckley, Maria Bartiromo, and J.D. Vance to make his points.
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Jonah Goldberg, host of The Remnant, a podcast produced by The Dispatch, reflects on his thoughts while listening to a recording of Bill Buckley, a well-known conservative intellectual. He mentions various topics, including the influence of social media on politics and the radicalization of the elderly. However, he doesn't provide any concrete analysis or critique of current events or politicians. The podcast is part of The Dispatch's offerings, which aim to cover politics, policy, and culture from a nonpartisan perspective.

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📰 Trump's Impact on Conservatism
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Who wrote this

Jonah Goldberg
50 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
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Dispatch Fox News Republicans The Dispatch the HMS Remnant

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Dispatch ORG · 3× Jonah PERSON · 3× Jonah Goldberg PERSON · 2× The Dispatch ORG · 2× Albert Nock’s PERSON · 1× Bill Buckley’s PERSON · 1× Fox News ORG · 1× Gloria Steinem PERSON · 1× Herbert Spencer PERSON · 1× Maria Bartiromo PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Listen in as Jonah ruminates on Bill Buckley’s respectful listening, the freaky Hugging Face incident, Maria Bartiromo, the radicalization of the elderly, Albert Nock’s antisemitism, social Darwinism, Herbert Spencer, blood libel vs. blood guilt, Marcionism, Fox News, J.D. Vance, pretextual moral outrage, and confusing conservatives for Republicans.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-05
🔮 Ladies and gentlemen, could I please have your attention?
2026-09-05 · The Dispatch
Trump Has Made America Less Conservative | Ruminant · assertive framing

Claims (19 extracted, 1 hedged)

Peacefully anchored on the Potomac, the HMS Remnant rocks gently from side to side. asserted
Remnant → anchor → side
Captain Jonah Goldberg, peg leg and all, stands at the prow gazing at the darkening horizon. asserted
Goldberg → stand → horizon
To the west, the storm clouds of AI apocalypse are gathering. asserted
clouds → gather → apocalypse
In the east, a midterm squall quickly bears down. asserted
squall → bear → east
In such portentous circumstances, there’s only one thing for a man to do. asserted
man → ’ → circumstances
Captain Jonah retires to his cabin, lights a cigar, pulls down his dusty copy of Memoirs of a Superfluous Man, and girds himself to talk about Gloria Steinem. asserted
Jonah → retire → Steinem
Listen in as Jonah ruminates on Bill Buckley’s respectful listening, the freaky Hugging Face incident, Maria Bartiromo, the radicalization of the elderly, Albert Nock’s antisemitism, social Darwinism, Herbert Spencer, blood libel vs. blood guilt, Marcionism, Fox News, J.D. Vance, pretextual moral outrage, and confusing conservatives for Republicans. asserted
Jonah → listen → Republicans
The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a nonpartisan perspective. asserted
Remnant → cover → perspective
To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including the Saturday Ruminant, audio versions of all our articles and newsletters, and Jonah’s twice-weekly G-File—click here. asserted
access → access → articles
Instructions on how to set up your members-only feed can be found here, and if you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member by clicking here. asserted
you → set → experience
Ladies and gentlemen, could I please have your attention? uncertain
I → have → attention
Can you dig it? asserted
you → dig → it
This is Jonah Goldberg, host of the Remnant Podcast, brought to you by The Dispatch and Dispatch Media. asserted
This → bring → Media
The missus is coming home in a couple days. asserted
missus → come → days
She decided to call it short, not because she wasn't having a good time, but because we got some stuff with the closing and stuff, some other stuff that if she went all the way to the Pacific Northwest as she wanted, it would be hard to get back in time. asserted
it → decide → time
So she extended her Midwestern jaunt. asserted
she → extend → jaunt
Dipper got to chase some geese, and Zoe, some deer among other things, and, uh, so they're having a good time. asserted
they → get → time
I miss them dearly. asserted
I → miss → them
I've made really good progress, asserted
I → make → progress
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