Scarcity of Lacrimosity

On this weekend’s Ruminant, Jonah discusses how the essence of conservatism in all its variety has been distilled down to a single oversimplistic metric: The more one likes Trump, and the more libs one owns, the more conservative one is assumed to be. “If you agree with Donald Trump, you’re a conservative, and if you defend Trump at all costs, you’re a good conservative.” Jonah then talks about how the larger panoply of conservative ideas is not only more interesting, but more practical for achieving realistic goals in our politics. There’s also a healthy smattering of theology, dog-talk, and Buckley stories throughout.   Show Notes: -      Take our podcast survey -      This week’s Remnant with Yuval -      This week’s G-File -      DeSantis puts his kid in a MAGA onesie -      Varieties of Conservatism in America -      Varieties of Progressivism in America -      Advisory Opinions talks about incitement standards -      Pew polls attitudes about election results -      This week’s Remnant with Keith Whittington -      Last weekend’s Ruminant -      Jonah combat’s J. V. Last’s dog-suspicion See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.