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The Great Appeaser

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Goldberg, J. (2026, September 4). The Great Appeaser. The Dispatch. https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/gfile/mike-johnson-henry-clay-speaker-war/

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The G-File newsletter, written by Jonah Goldberg, uses a humorous analogy to compare US President Joe Biden's handling of Republican congressman Paul Gosar's behavior in the House of Representatives. Goldberg likens the situation to owning a rabid monkey that causes trouble while refusing to intervene or take responsibility for its actions. He suggests that Biden is failing to rein in Gosar's more extreme rhetoric and behavior, despite publicly disavowing it. No specific numbers are mentioned.

Written by AI on 2026-09-04, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

AI analysis

Story summary

Jonah Goldberg's twice-weekly newsletter, the G-File, doesn't mention what specific event he's referring to as "the Guinness heist", but in this issue, he uses an analogy to comment on his own role. If a person lets loose a wild monkey that damages property and hurts people, they can't claim innocence by saying they didn't directly control the animal, especially if they've associated themselves with it. Goldberg seems to be drawing a parallel between this scenario and his own responsibility as a commentator who sometimes endorses or criticizes certain actions or individuals.

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Topics

Guinness the G-File

Subjects

Guinness ORG · 1× Jonah Goldberg’s PERSON · 1× the G-File ORG · 1×

Narrative

You’re reading the G-File, Jonah Goldberg’s twice-weekly “news”letter providing his unique—and humorous—take on politics and culture.

framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-04

2026-09-04 · The Dispatch

The Great Appeaser · mixed framing

Claims (4 extracted, 1 hedged)

You’re reading the G-File, Jonah Goldberg’s twice-weekly “news”letter providing his unique—and humorous—take on politics and culture. asserted

You → read → politics

Dear Reader (even those of you involved in the Guinness heist. asserted

those → involve → heist

While I can’t condone your behavior, I’m not unsympathetic.) asserted

I → condone → behavior

, If I release a rabid monkey on a leash into a museum, and it smashes vases, bites tourists, and flings poo at the Mona Lisa, I can’t claim I’m not responsible when I choose not to tug on the monkey’s chain—especially when I tell the monkey lovers: “A vote for the monkey is a vote for me and my party.” uncertain

vote → release → me