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Jonah Goldberg

3 articles 1997–2012

Jonah Goldberg is a conservative commentator, author, and columnist who is a co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Dispatch. He is a former senior editor at National Review and the author of "Liberal Fascism" and other books exploring political ideology and culture. He contributed occasional pieces to The Weekly Standard on topics including social Darwinism and political radicalism.

Fantasies of Social Darwinism

April 23, 2012 · Magazine, Jonah Goldberg

"Social Darwinism, a popular topic in the 19th and early 20th centuries,” reported the Associated Press on April 5, “is making its way into modern American politics.” The news peg for the story was President Obama’s claim that the House Republican budget is nothing but “thinly veiled Social…