The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg

‘This Is Western Civilization, Bro’ | Interview: Stephanie Slade

September 23, 2026·1h 17m
Episode Description from the Publisher

What can and can’t the government do? Can it ban softball on Sundays? Or perhaps prohibit little old ladies from having Bible study at the local library? What about drag queen story hour? Can it—horror of horrors—tell you that you have to mow your lawn? Joining The Remnant to help us sort through these thorny political thickets is Stephanie Slade, author of a popular new book about fusionism. Listen in as Stephanie and Jonah Goldberg cover the dissident right, Frank Myer, Brent Bozell, liberalism, libertarianism, virtue, and everything in between.  Show Notes: —Stephanie Slade - Fusionism: Liberty, Virtue, and the Future of the American Right —Reason magazine —Dan Flynn’s Frank Myer biography  —Fusionism excerpt in The Dispatch —Slade on David Bahnsen’s podcast  —Jacob Levy - Rationalism, Pluralism, and Freedom —Helena Rosenblatt - The Lost History of Liberalism: From Ancient Rome to the Twenty-First Century 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

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