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Jonah Goldberg interviews Nick Eberstadt on The Remnant Podcast about topics including poverty, social science, family economics, Hungary’s pro-natal policies, fertility rates, technology impacts, generational issues, entitlement problems, and North Korea. The conversation highlights challenges in contemporary society through a mix of personal anecdotes and academic insights, with technical difficulties noted during the recording session.

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Jonah Goldberg interviews Nick Eberstadt on his podcast "The Remnant," discussing a range of topics including poverty, social science, family economics, Hungary's pro-natal policies, and technological adaptation. The discussion also touches on generational stereotypes, North Korea, and the entitlement problem. Goldberg refers to Eberstadt as one of the “great sages” at AEI (American Enterprise Institute), highlighting his expertise in addressing complex social issues.

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While AEI is filled with a lot of smart nerds, a select few have earned the Jonah Goldberg title of “great sage.” asserted

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Nick Eberstadt is one of these sages, and he joins today for a banger of a Remnant on poverty, misery, social science, the economics of the family, Hungary’s pro-natal policy, the fertility crash, phones, generational stereotypes, technological adaptation, the entitlement problem, and North Korea. 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

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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

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Ladies and gentlemen. Could I please have your attention? uncertain

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Can you dig it? asserted

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This is Jonah Goldberg, host of the Remnant Podcast, brought to you by the Dispatch and Dispatch Media. asserted

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Now, um, as I was just saying to our guest, my colleague, Nick Eberstadt, this may be the single most star-crossed, cursed... uncertain

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It's like I was rude to an old crone who turned out to be a witch, and she said as punishment, "You will never successfully record a podcast with Nick Eberstadt." asserted

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Because I think this is our third or fourth time of sitting down, and the technology gods keep screwing with us. asserted

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The Death of Homo Economicus | Interview: Nick Eberstadt

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