A Helping of Hegel and a Morsel of Marx
From The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg by The Dispatch
May 2, 2026 · 1h 25m
About this episode
Jonah Goldberg discusses philosophy, politics, and cultural commentary, including Hegel, Trump, and Marxism.
Plus: Peruvian spiders.People go to Los Angeles for lots of reasons: fame, money, food, outstanding weather, love of the movies, hatred of themselves, etc. Jonah Goldberg, perhaps uniquely, goes to philosophize. After ruminating on his attendance at a super swanky film festival, Jonah gives a crash course on Hegel, Trump as a world-historical figure, the imperial Roman Republic, Marxism as a shibboleth, unpatriotic librarians, the Southern Poverty Law Center, Baptists and bootleggers, and Maine’s new Nazi-tattooed Democratic Senate nominee.Show Notes:—John B. Judis: “What Hegel Knew About Trump”—“The YOLO Presidency: Trump is focused on becoming one of history’s ‘great men.’”—Tyler Austin Harper Remnant—Jonah’s column on librarians and book bans—The End of History and the Last Man—Friday’s Dispatch Podcast—Thursday Commentary Podcast —Standing Athwart Hegel, Yelling ‘Stop!’ The 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…
People in this episode
Host: Jonah Goldberg
Topics covered
- philosophy
- politics
- Hegel
- Marxism
- Trump
- cultural commentary
Keywords
- Hegel
- Trump
- Marxism
- Southern Poverty Law Center
- politics
- philosophy
- cultural commentary
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Southern Poverty Law Center, The Dispatch
Books & works: The End of History and the Last Man, The YOLO Presidency: Trump is focused on becoming one of history’s ‘great men.’, Standing Athwart Hegel, Yelling ‘Stop!’
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