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‘This Is Western Civilization, Bro’ | Interview: Stephanie Slade

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Goldberg, J. (2026, September 23). ‘This Is Western Civilization, Bro’ | Interview: Stephanie Slade. The Dispatch. https://thedispatch.com/podcast/remnant/this-is-western-civilization-bro-interview-stephanie-slade/

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Jonah Goldberg interviews Stephanie Slade, a senior editor at Reason Magazine and author of "Fusionism: Liberty, Virtue, and the Future of the American Right," about her book on political philosophy. The podcast episode covers discussions on the dissident right, Frank Meyer, Brent Bozell, and the relationship between liberalism and libertarianism. Goldberg introduces Slade by mentioning the numerous requests he received to feature her on his show due to the popularity of her work.
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On an episode of The Remnant, hosted by Jonah Goldberg, Stephanie Slade discusses her book on fusionism, a political ideology that blends conservatism with libertarianism. The conversation covers various topics such as the powers of government and societal norms like drag queen story hours and lawn maintenance regulations. The Remnant is produced by The Dispatch, a digital media company offering nonpartisan coverage of politics and culture. Listeners can access additional content through premium membership, which includes ad-free experiences and exclusive articles.

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I mean, if you don't know this, man, today is the wrong day to tune into the Remnant, but The Reason is sort of the flagship libertarian magazine, has been for quite a while, though there are, there are many rooms in the mansion of libertarianism, which we'll get to in a moment.
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🔮 Like, it got really annoying, and if I didn't like Stephanie so much and if I didn't like the book so much, I would have just, out of pure ornery contrariness, refused to have her on.
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‘This Is Western Civilization, Bro’ | Interview: Stephanie Slade · assertive framing

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What can and can’t the government do? asserted
government → do → What
Can it ban softball on Sundays? Or perhaps prohibit little old ladies from having Bible study at the local library? asserted
it → ban → library
Can it—horror of horrors—tell you that you have to mow your lawn? asserted
you → tell → lawn
Joining The Remnant to help us sort through these thorny political thickets is Stephanie Slade, author of a popular new book about fusionism. asserted
Slade → join → fusionism
Listen in as Stephanie and Jonah Goldberg cover the dissident right, Frank Myer, Brent Bozell, liberalism, libertarianism, virtue, and everything in between. asserted
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The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a nonpartisan perspective. asserted
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To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including the Saturday Ruminant, audio versions of all our articles and newsletters, and Jonah’s twice-weekly G-File—click here. asserted
access → access → articles
Instructions on how to set up your members-only feed can be found here, and if you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member by clicking here. asserted
you → set → experience
Can I please have your attention? asserted
I → have → attention
Can you dig it? asserted
you → dig → it
[crowd cheering] Greetings dear listeners, this is Jonah Goldberg, host of the Remnant Podcast, brought to you by The Dispatch and Dispatch Media. asserted
this → bring → Dispatch
I can't tell you in the last, I don't know, three months, how many propeller-beaning, intellectual history, egghead nerds have emailed me, texted me, DMed me, pulled me over on the street and said, "You have to have Stephanie Slade on to talk about her fusionism book. asserted
Slade → tell → book
You're gonna have her on, right? asserted
her → go → ?
Like, it got really annoying, and if I didn't like Stephanie so much and if I didn't like the book so much, I would have just, out of pure ornery contrariness, refused to have her on. asserted
her → get → contrariness
But I couldn't let my own annoyance with people pestering me get in the way. asserted
annoyance → let → way
I mean, if you don't know this, man, today is the wrong day to tune into the Remnant, but The Reason is sort of the flagship libertarian magazine, has been for quite a while, though there are, there are many rooms in the mansion of libertarianism, which we'll get to in a moment. asserted
we → mean → moment
So some people, some people call themselves libertarians have big fights with it. asserted
people → call → it
I mean, she's written for all sorts of places. asserted
she → mean → places
We, we ran an excerpt from her book at The Dispatch, which we were happy to do, um, and she covers the intersection of religion and politics and all sorts of other things. asserted
she → run → things
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