Jonah Goldberg

LATEST STORIES BY JONAH GOLDBERG

GOLDBERG: Biden will lean on a woman to energize his base

The first thing to remember about vice presidential picks is that they are marketing decisions. That is, once a candidate has been deemed qualified to be president, the only thing that matters is what the choice says about the person at the top of the ticket.

May 28, 2020 Columnists

Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 4, 2020.

GOLDBERG: Pandemic is blown opportunity for conservative nationalists

Future historians of the American right are going to have a devil of a time figuring out what the hell happened as the second decade of the 21st century came to a close.

May 19, 2020 Columnists

A demonstrator wearing a face mask looks on during a MAGA May Day rally in Stream Valley, New York, on May 1, 2020.

GOLDBERG: Face coverings aren't a symbol of tyranny

One of the things I love about America – and there are many – is her deeply ingrained rebelliousness. When the government tells us to do something, we instinctively question it.

May 8, 2020 Columnists

A woman carries a bag containing meals, face masks and other personal protective supplies during a distribution to residents in need outside the NAN Newark Tech World during the outbreak of COVID-19 in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, May 6, 2020.

GOLDBERG: Shared pandemic experience will change us in countless ways

“Where were you when …?”

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April 25, 2020 Columnists

A nurse prepares to enter the room of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient in the COVID ICU at the University of Washington Medical Center - Montlake during the COVID-19 outbreak in Seattle, Washington, D.C., April 24, 2020.

GOLDBERG: Coronavirus is just more fodder for Chinese propaganda

If there’s one thing worth knowing about China — in terms of geopolitics and American national security at least — it’s that its rulers are almost as afraid of the people as the people are afraid of them.

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March 20, 2020 Columnists

Chinese construction workers wear protective masks as they leave a site at the end of the work day on March 20, 2020 in Beijing, China. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

GOLDBERG: Debating virus terminology is a waste of energy

Amidst all of the well-placed urgency and occasionally misplaced panic of the COVID-19 pandemic, many have decided there’s a pressing need to debate whether terms such as “Wuhan virus” or “Chinese coronavirus” are racist.

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March 12, 2020 Columnists

Maternity nurses wears a mask as she cares for a newborn at a Private maternity hospital on March 12, 2020 in Wuhan, Hubei, China.

GOLDBERG: Republicans aren't the only ones who misuse the word 'coup'

People really seem to struggle with the word “coup.”

March 6, 2020 Columnists

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidates Senator Bernie Sanders shakes hands with former Vice President Joe Biden after the tenth Democratic 2020 presidential debate at the Gaillard Center in Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. February 25, 2020.

GOLDBERG: Bernie still giving way too much credit to authoritarianism

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination for president, is praised by his admirers for being consistent. He’s been saying the same things for 40 years, they explain — as if this is an obvious compliment. I think that’s kind of weird.

February 29, 2020 Columnists

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks to guests during a campaign rally at Finlay Park on Feb. 28, 2020, in Columbia, S.C.

GOLDBERG: Bernie too often sees only what he wants to see

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who did not have a great performance in Wednesday’s Democratic debate, nevertheless said something interesting.

February 22, 2020 Columnists

Democratic presidential hopeful Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders gestures as he speaks during a rally at Valley High School in Santa Ana, California, February 21, 2020.

Loewen and Goldberg: Jason Kenney's three-part challenge

This week, Jason Kenney announced his bid to lead the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta. The party had once been dominant, ruling the province for 43 consecutive years. That run came to an end last year, when Rachel Notley led the Alberta NDP to their first majority government.

July 8, 2016 Columnists

Alberta Conservative MP Jason Kenney announces he will be seeking the leadership of Alberta's Progressive Conservative party in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, July 6, 2016.

Jonah Goldberg

LATEST STORIES BY JONAH GOLDBERG

GOLDBERG: Biden will lean on a woman to energize his base

GOLDBERG: Pandemic is blown opportunity for conservative nationalists

GOLDBERG: Face coverings aren't a symbol of tyranny

GOLDBERG: Shared pandemic experience will change us in countless ways

GOLDBERG: Coronavirus is just more fodder for Chinese propaganda

GOLDBERG: Debating virus terminology is a waste of energy

GOLDBERG: Republicans aren't the only ones who misuse the word 'coup'

GOLDBERG: Bernie still giving way too much credit to authoritarianism

GOLDBERG: Bernie too often sees only what he wants to see

Loewen and Goldberg: Jason Kenney's three-part challenge

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