Jonah Goldberg
Los Angeles Times
Washington, DC, United States
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Column: Giving Ukraine cluster munitions is morally defensible
Biden is right about providing cluster bombs to help fight Russia's invasion. The morality of weapons depends partly on the context in which they're used. → Read More
Column: Why blocking Biden's student loan forgiveness plan is healthy for politics
The Supreme Court didn’t rule that student debt can’t be forgiven; it merely said that government has to do it right or don't do it at all. → Read More
Wagner Group's attempted coup in Russia shows a real crack in Putin's power
Russia's autocracy may be strong, but its history tells us that when the perception of power is shaken, it can lead to a real collapse of leadership. → Read More
Why do Americans think life was better 50 years ago?
Nostalgia, a constant in U.S. history, has people longing for the era of 'stagflation,' the Vietnam War and Watergate. → Read More
Column: Republicans wanted Clinton prosecuted for her emails. And now they defend Trump?
Conservatives' two defenses of Trump on the latest indictment are that he didn't do anything wrong and that it doesn't matter even if he did. → Read More
Why Trump's childish bullying of his Republican opponents works
Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley and most other contenders operate under the quaint assumption that GOP voters care more about winning than about their emotional attachment to Trump. → Read More
Goldberg: Why 'Bud Lighting' isn't stopping any time soon
The beer boycott tanked Bud Light’s sales and stock price. But 'anti-woke' activists don't need that kind of payoff to keep stoking LGBTQ+ outrage. → Read More
Opinion: Can Republicans be persuaded to vote for someone other than Trump?
Tim Scott, Ron DeSantis and other Republican candidates need to reeducate voters if they want a chance at beating the former president in the primary. → Read More
Column: Did Title 42's end cause chaos at Mexico border?
The Biden administration seems to spend more effort struggling with the messaging of the border crisis than the actual crisis. → Read More
If voters don't want Biden or Trump, the system is broken
Our political decision-making processes are designed to make sure popular passions don't overpower reason with demagoguery, but none of that is happening. → Read More
Column: How comment section trolls took over the Republican Party
Here's the dilemma for GOP candidates: They have to win over the crowd having a conversation that the rest of the country finds too nasty to join. → Read More
Column: Tucker Carlson, not just Trump, damaged conservatism
Right-wing groups have shifted from Reaganism to "Tuckerism," thanks to the former TV host's populist fear-mongering. → Read More
Column: Crime follows national trends in the U.S. But it requires local solutions
Social media makes our country feel like a bickering small town. But to fix systemic problems, we should add more nuance to the debate. → Read More
The Trump indictment is a warning for Republicans
For all the talk about how this indictment helps Trump solidify Republican support, it hurts the party’s prospects in 2024. → Read More
Column: Congress may be out of touch with technology, but the concerns over TikTok are right
If China had a different political system, and different political ambitions, few would care about the national security issues raised by TikTok. → Read More
Column: Trump's Stormy Daniels payoff could finally get him indicted. But should it?
Trump's personal behavior is shocking, but the New York case against him seems politically motivated rather than legally sound. → Read More
Column: Following the law on Jan. 6 was the least Pence could do. Why are we praising him?
Mike Pence finally expressed his outrage toward Trump, but he should have presented the facts to Congress to help penalize the former president. → Read More
Meet America’s most delicate snowflake — the Fox News viewer
Humor is in the eye of the beholder, but it’s hard not to chuckle at all the mockery of ‘safe spaces’ now. → Read More
Fox News viewers turn out to be snowflakes who can't take the truth
Fox believed that protecting its brand as a safe space for the MAGA audience was more important than reporting the news. → Read More
Goldberg: How the US can turn China from a foe into a friendly competitor
The House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party held its first hearing this week. In interviews and joint statements Chair Mike Gallagher, R-Wisconsin, and ranking member... → Read More