Entering the final week of his sojourn in Maine, Jonah begins today’s Ruminant with an account of a drive he recently took to Chautauqua, New York and a reflection on the joys of travel. He also offers a few thoughts on free speech and the stabbing of Salman Rushdie, as well as the nature of patriotism and the importance of gratitude for the things we’ve inherited. The episode concludes with some especially ranty punditry on Liz Cheney’s defeat and ludicrous explanations for why Trump took classified documents to Mar-a-Lago. Plus, there’s an appeal for you, our listeners, to suggest future guests for the program, provided they meet certain strange criteria.

Show Notes:

- The Remnant with Russ Roberts

- Yuval Levin: “Conservatism is Gratitude”

- “The jerk store called…”

- Jonah on “fundamentally transforming” America

- Bananification

- Duke’s bipartisanship leaderboard

- The Remnant with Carlos Lozada

- The Dispatch Podcast on Liz Cheney’s defeat

- Jonah: “The Only Adult in the Room”

- Advisory Opinions on the history of English

- Advisory Opinions on orc battle tactics

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