LOL! I’ve never had that impression of Jonah Goldberg. We’re the same age with a lot of cultural influences in common, and that doesn’t include drugs.
It’s more ... “I don’t want this to happen, and so I firmly believe it won’t, won’t, won’t!”
Yes, I was being funny. However, it did come to mind when I read that totally illogical line, after his logical presentation that preceded it.