A busy week of media appearances has somehow left Jonah Goldberg eager to continue his musings on the Trump-Musk rift, the looming threat of the deficit, modern applications of German nihilism, and the need for gratitude. Plus: the surfacing of medieval poverty cosplay and cutting-edge analysis of Top Chef.

Show Notes:
—This Week's Dispatch Podcast: "The New Antisemitism"
—Wednesday G-File on German Nihilism
—Jonah's Los Angeles Times Column: "Baby boom, baby bust and the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’"
—Jonah's NPR Morning Edition Feature

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