# Jonah Goldberg

> Jonah Goldberg is a conservative journalist, author, and podcaster who co-founded The Dispatch in 2019 after a 21-year run at National Review, where he launched National Review Online. He hosts the long-running interview podcast The Remnant, writes the twice-weekly G-File newsletter, holds the Asness Chair in Applied Liberty at the American Enterprise Institute, and writes a syndicated column. The author of three books including the No. 1 New York Times bestseller Liberal Fascism, he has become one of the most prominent 'ideologically grounded but politically homeless' voices on the American right, having walked away from Fox News in protest in 2021.

- **Role:** Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder at The Dispatch
- **Organizations:** The Dispatch, American Enterprise Institute, National Review (former), Los Angeles Times (syndicated columnist), CNN (commentator)
- **From:** New York City, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. in Political Science, Goucher College, Towson, Maryland
- **Known for:** Co-founded The Dispatch, a subscription-based conservative media outlet, in 2019, Author of the No. 1 New York Times bestseller Liberal Fascism (2008), Amazon's No. 1 history book of 2008, Author of New York Times bestseller Suicide of the West (2018)

## Career timeline

- **1991** — Graduated Goucher College; taught English in Prague for under a year
- **1992** — Joined the American Enterprise Institute as a researcher for Ben Wattenberg
- **1994** — Founding producer of Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg; produced documentaries at New River Media
- **1998** — Joined National Review and founded National Review Online (NRO)
- **2000** — Became a nationally syndicated columnist
- **2005** — Began writing a weekly column for the Los Angeles Times
- **2008** — Published Liberal Fascism, a No. 1 New York Times bestseller
- **2012** — Published The Tyranny of Cliches
- **2017** — Launched The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg podcast
- **2018** — Published Suicide of the West, a New York Times bestseller
- **2019** — Left National Review after 21 years; co-founded The Dispatch with Steve Hayes
- **2021** — Resigned from Fox News with Steve Hayes over Tucker Carlson's Patriot Purge documentary

## Achievements

- Co-founded The Dispatch, a subscription-based conservative media outlet, in 2019
- Author of the No. 1 New York Times bestseller Liberal Fascism (2008), Amazon's No. 1 history book of 2008
- Author of New York Times bestseller Suicide of the West (2018)
- Founding editor of National Review Online, an early and influential conservative website
- Holds the Asness Chair in Applied Liberty at the American Enterprise Institute
- Named by The Atlantic among the top fifty political commentators in America
- Host of the long-running The Remnant podcast, one of the most popular conservative interview shows

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Continued hosting The Remnant, including a road episode from Grand Rapids with Kevin D. Williamson and former Rep. Peter Meijer covering tariffs and the post-Trump world.
- **2025-02** — Hosted New York Times columnist Bret Stephens on The Remnant ('Munich 2025') to discuss the second Trump administration's first month and Ukraine.

## Links

- Website: https://jonahgoldberg.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonah-goldberg-17a73b183/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/JonahDispatch
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thedispatch
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JonahJGoldberg/

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