Jonathan Haidt makes his long-heralded return toThe Remnantto discuss his new book,The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness.He and Jonah discuss the unique issues facing Gen Z and the mental

Rob Henderson, a psychologist and author, makes hisRemnantdebut to discuss his new bookTroubled: A Memoir of Family, Foster Care, and Social Class.Growing up in poverty and moving through multiple foster homes in California, Henderson noticed a dispar

Jonah reaches new heights of self-indulgence on today'sRuminant,explaining why he's a soft Whig and why Romanticism is making everything worse. Devoted listeners will be quick to catch a whiff ofSuicide of the Westas Jonah veers to discuss the origin

Having endured years of Jonah's targeted bullying campaign, AEI senior fellow Tim Carney joins the pod to celebrate the release of his new bookFamily Unfriendly: How Our Culture is Making it Harder to Raise Happy, Healthy, and Successful Children. The tw

Jonah invites prolific historian, scholar, and author Allen C. Guelzo, to discuss his new book,Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment, and has plenty of questions: What does Abraham Lincoln tell us about democracy? Why did Lin

Jonah overcomes his flu-induced hallucinations and ruminates on the current attempt by Congress to force a sale of TikTok and Trump's suspicious flip-flop on the issue. The hallucinations reappearing, Jonah begins to complain about the bots on Twitter mak

Dan Senor, author ofThe Genius of Israel: The Surprising Resilience of a Divided Nation in a Turbulent Worldand host ofCall Me Back with Dan Senor,returns to discuss the state of Israel's war against Hamas as the IDF begins to move into Rafah. How is

Chris Stirewalt, the Arby's of punditry and host ofThe Hill Sunday,was so eager to return toThe Remnantthat he joined in the midst of another episode. Awkwardness overcome, the two tackle the big questions: Why can't we learn our lesson? Where are Nik

Jonah reassures listeners on todaysRuminantthat this election is not a Flight 93 election and America as we know it will not end come January 2025. He then turns to comment on the Supreme Court ruling that Colorado cant disqualify Trump from their bal

The last time Razib Khana geneticist and author of theUnsupervised LearningSubstackappeared onTheRemnantto discuss genes and behavior, Jonah couldnt resist focusing their conversation exclusively on canines. Today, Razib is finally back to explore