Nixon Was Wrong | Ruminant

On today’s Ruminant Jonah makes his old man proud by holding forth on the new right’s attempted rehabilitation of Richard Nixon. Along the way, he also hits on dog movies, the problems of polling, the midterms, the red undertow, the death penalty, Sen. Eric Schmitt, and the uncertain future of the GOP.  Show Notes: —Heart of the Beast trailer  —Far From Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog Trailer trailer —Roger Berkowitz: A World We Share: Hannah Arendt and the Power of Friendship in a Broken World —Jonah’s Los Angeles Times column —Jonah on Left, Right, and Center —Kevin Williamson’s death penalty piece —Friday’s DisPod —Jonah’s Wednesday G-File —Kendall: “The Two Majorities” —Dan McLaughlin in National Review: “Nixon’s Not the One” The Remnant is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a nonpartisan 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. 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.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices