Jonah Goldberg

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GOLDBERG: The paradox of Donald Trump’s charismatic leadership

Donald Trump has a lot of charisma.

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August 22, 2022 Columnists

Former U.S. president Donald Trump raises his fist while walking to a vehicle outside of Trump Tower in New York City on Aug. 10, 2022.

GOLDBERG: Was last week the beginning of the end for Trump?

“It’s not like in the movies,” is good advice for almost any field or endeavour, from war to Wall Street. But perhaps nowhere is it more true than in politics.

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July 29, 2022 Columnists

Former president Donald Trump walks off the first tee box during the first round of a LIV Golf tournament at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, N.J., July 29, 2022.

GOLDBERG: Examining the reasons why Joe Biden is failing

President Joe Biden is in deep trouble.

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July 15, 2022 Columnists

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with governors, labour leaders and private companies launching the Federal-State Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership as he drops by a meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 23, 2022.

GOLDBERG: The huge mistake the Jan. 6 committee could easily avoid

Will the Jan. 6 committee issue a “criminal referral” to the Justice Department for Donald Trump? Committee members can’t give an interview without being asked that question. Pundits can’t stop talking about it, cable TV anchors can’t stop asking legal experts for their predictions. It’s nothing less than a media obsession.

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July 8, 2022 Columnists

Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he boards Marine One at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.

GOLDBERG: Overturning Roe also upended 'three-legged stool' of conservatism

In overturning Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered the right’s biggest single victory ever, and it may spell the end of the conservative movement as we’ve known it.

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July 1, 2022 Columnists

An anti-abortion activist protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court on June 27, 2022 in Washington, DC.

GOLDBERG: Republican voters -- not the NRA -- are driving the GOP's gun agenda

In 2020, Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana was the top recipient of money from members of the “gun rights” industry. According to Open Secrets, his campaign received a total of $142,653 for the 2019-2020 cycle. That put the so-called gun lobby at 33 on the list, far behind other industries like real estate and accounting.

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June 6, 2022 Columnists

An attendee holds a Glock Ges.m.b.H. pistol during the National Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center, in Houston, Texas on May 28, 2022. -

GOLDBERG: Why do Democrats and Republicans agree on Ukraine aid?

During the 2020 campaign, Joe Biden was outspoken in his desire to “revive the spirit of bipartisanship in this country.”

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May 27, 2022 Columnists

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) walks with Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova, as they make their way to a Republican policy luncheon, at the U.S. Capitol on May 10, 2022 in Washington, D.C.

GOLDBERG: Trump's goal is to solidify control over the GOP, not help it win elections

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas said something interesting while campaigning for Dave McCormick, one of the contenders for the GOP nomination to replace departing Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania.

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May 20, 2022 Columnists

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Save America rally at the Banks County Dragway on March 26, 2022 in Commerce, Ga.

GOLDBERG: It's not easy to predict U.S. politics in a post-Roe world

The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a passionate advocate for abortion rights, but she was also one of Roe v. Wade’s most effective critics. “My criticism of Roe is that it seemed to have stopped the momentum on the side of change,” she said, explaining that abortion rights were gaining ground when Roe froze the democratic process in place and gave opponents a poorly reasoned decision to focus on.

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May 13, 2022 Columnists

Rene H., right, holds a sign in support of abortion rights as Mark Lee Dickson, of Texas, left, and Mauricio L., of California, hold anti-abortion signs outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., May 9, 2022.

GOLDBERG: The right-wing mob gets its pound of Mouse flesh from Disney -- or does it?

“Freedom is awaking from its coma today because of a huge, huge, huge Supreme Court decision — huge,” Rush Limbaugh declared in 2010. “I cannot tell you how big this is.”

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April 29, 2022 Columnists

Jonah Goldberg

LATEST STORIES BY JONAH GOLDBERG

GOLDBERG: The paradox of Donald Trump’s charismatic leadership

GOLDBERG: Was last week the beginning of the end for Trump?

GOLDBERG: Examining the reasons why Joe Biden is failing

GOLDBERG: The huge mistake the Jan. 6 committee could easily avoid

GOLDBERG: Overturning Roe also upended 'three-legged stool' of conservatism

GOLDBERG: Republican voters -- not the NRA -- are driving the GOP's gun agenda

GOLDBERG: Why do Democrats and Republicans agree on Ukraine aid?

GOLDBERG: Trump's goal is to solidify control over the GOP, not help it win elections

GOLDBERG: It's not easy to predict U.S. politics in a post-Roe world

GOLDBERG: The right-wing mob gets its pound of Mouse flesh from Disney -- or does it?

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