Jonah Goldberg

American political writer and pundit · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1969 · age 57

Jonah Jacob Goldberg is an American conservative journalist, author, and political commentator. The founding editor of National Review Online, from 1998 until 2019, he was an editor at National Review. Goldberg writes a weekly column about politics and culture for the Los Angeles Times.

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2019“The piece was opinion, the news was fact captured on film.”In their words9 August 2019Twitter postRead the whole statement

“The way you sustain and improve upon a culture is by fostering a sense of gratitude for what is best about it.”In their words19 April 2019"What’s So Great about Western Civilization" (19 April 2019), National ReviewRead the whole statement

“Look, I know very well there are many kinds of socialism.”In their words15 February 2019"The Failure of the Deal" (15 February 2019), National ReviewRead the whole statement

2018“At the end of the day, happiness is derived from love - love for others and others’ love for you.”In their words14 October 2018"A Free People Must Be Virtuous" (14 October 2018), G-File, National Review OnlineRead the whole statement

“Institutions and communities need to be able to exploit their comparative advantages.”In their words14 October 2018"A Free People Must Be Virtuous" (14 October 2018), G-File, National Review OnlineRead the whole statement

“There has never been a society in all of human history where the average person did not have to work.”In their words14 October 2018"A Free People Must Be Virtuous" (14 October 2018), G-File, National Review OnlineRead the whole statement

1969Born21 March 1969

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Goldberg in 2007

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We “borrow” stuff from other cultures constantly, starting with Christianity itself.
19 April 2019 · "What’s So Great about Western Civilization" (19 April 2019), National Review, Own words
Keeping Germany from acting too German (or at least too Prussian) is an important lesson of history.
3 April 2019 · "Nationalism and Nationism" (3 April 2019), National Review, Own words
The modern doctrines of diversity and multiculturalism are a kind of homogenizing totalitarianism.
14 October 2018 · "A Free People Must Be Virtuous" (14 October 2018), G-File, National Review Online, Own words

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In October 2019, Goldberg became the founding editor of the online opinion and news publication The Dispatch. Goldberg has authored the No. 1 New York Times bestseller Liberal Fascism, released in January 2008; The Tyranny of Cliches: How Liberals Cheat in the War of Ideas, released in 2012; and Suicide of the West, which was published in April 2018 and also became a New York Times bestseller, reaching No. 5 on the list the following month.

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