Grading Rhetoric Ruminant

Coming at you from the forests of Maine, Jonah kicks off the day’s ruminations with reflections on his father and his legacy, before turning to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the importance of rhetoric, Vice President J.D. Vance’s visit to Hungary, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s appeal to postliberals, groypers, victimhood culture, Iran, the ceasefire, Russia, antisemitic “realism,” and President Donald Trump’s rating as a war time leader.Plus, order Sarah Isgur’s book here.Show Notes:—Last weeks Ruminant—Last Friday’s G-File—Jonah’s underrated second book—Wednesday’s G-File—Jonah’s book: Liberal Fascism —John Patrick Diggins: Mussolini and Fascism: The View from America—Amity Shlaes: The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression—New Yorker: “How the Internet Fringe Infiltrated Republican Politics”—Rebeccah Heinrichs at National Review: “John Mearsheimer Has a Problem with Reality”—The Economist: “On the front lines, Russian soldiers pay officers to stay alive”—Thursday’s Commentary Podcast—Nick Catoggio in The Dispatch: “Schrödinger’s Ceasefire”—The Editor’s PodcastThe Remnant is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of Jonah’s G-File newsletters—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This episode was published on Apr 11, 2026.

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