The Commentary Magazine Podcast
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The Commentary Magazine Podcast
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War Abroad, War At Home
Commentary contributing editor Eli Lake joins us today to discuss the two terrorist attacks in a Michigan synagogue and Old Dominion University, the r...
The Strait and Narrow
FDD's Jonathan Schanzer joins a full house to discuss the developments in the Iran war - Hezbollah's desperate rocket volley against Israel, Iranian a...
Wishcasting Failure
The indelible Chris Stirewalt joins us to discuss the overwhelming power disparity in the Iran war in contrast to its negative coverage in the media,...
Whack-a-Mullah
Today we discuss conflicting statements regarding the end of the Iran war, the progress of the American and Israeli attacks, reports that the new supr...
Manufacturing Dissent
Today we discuss the media's eagerness to declare the Iran war a failure a mere eight days into the conflict, the failed IED attack on protesters in N...
Noemsick
Our Washington Commentary Columnist Jamie Kirchick joins us to discuss Trump's firing of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and his new pick for the position,...
Courting Anti-Zionists
Today we discuss 2028 democratic hopefuls Gavin Newsom and Ruben Gallego ratcheting up their anti-Israel rhetoric. JNS's Ruthie Blum then joins us fro...
Primary Targets
Today we break down the results of the Texas primaries and the upcoming runoff election between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton, as well as today's briefin...
Purim Pugilism
Our ongoing coverage of the Iran war continues with comments made by Marco Rubio and Mike Johnson on the justification for war, the historical compari...
Iran Out Of Time
We continue our ongoing coverage of the Iran War by discussing this morning's press conference with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and General Dan Cain...
EMERGENCY POD: Epic Fury
Eli Lake of the Free Press joins us for another emergency update on the ongoing American and Israeli military operations against Iran. What aces might...
EMERGENCY POD: War With Iran
We are joined by FDD's Jonathan Schanzer and JNS's Ruthie Blum from Tel-Aviv to discuss the Israeli and American attacks on Iran, the news that Suprem...
Mergers and Inquisitions
Today we discuss Paramount Skydance's seemingly successful outbidding of Netflix in the race to purchase Warner Bros. and the grim reality of a media...
Primal Screen
Today we reminisce about pre-internet money culture and the dangers of the new digital paradigm, particularly for children, on the backdrop of ongoing...
SOTU Voce
Today we discuss all aspects of President Trump's State of the Union Address: The television spectacle, the outbursts, the guests of honor, and more....
Gavin Knew Some
Today we discuss Gavin Newsom's SAT scores on the backdrop of his 2028 presidential ambitions, and John recommends Splitsville.
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White Monday
AEI's Adam White joins us on this snowy Monday to discuss the Supreme Court's 6-3 decision striking down Trump's IEEPA tariffs, particularly Justice G...
Trump's Tariff Tartarus
Today we discuss the breaking news that SCOTUS has ruled Trump's tariffs unconstitutional, as well as the 2025 economic numbers and the ongoing creep...
Tarmac Tucker
Today we discuss Tucker Carlson's concocted controversy surrounding his airport interview with Ambassador Mike Huckabee, the growing anticipation of a...
Tough or Bluff?
The buildup of American forces in the Middle East as the Iran talks falter has us asking: is war coming, or is it all just negotiating bluster? Plus,...
Marco Solo
Today we discuss the legacies of the recently-deceased Robert Duvall and Jesse Jackson, AOC's blunders and Marco Rubio's triumph at the Munich Securit...
Noemland Security
Today we discuss a worrisome new Wall Street Journal piece on Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski's conduct at the Department of Homeland Security. Plus...
The Epstein Rabbit Hole
Today we continue to dig into the ongoing Epstein controversy. The unprecedented release of millions of documents has led to broad brush allegations a...
The Price of Chutzpah
Today we are joined by Commentary's new Washington commentary columnist Jamie Kirchick to discuss his new piece on Yoram Hazony. Plus the positive job...
Dems vs DHS
Democrats are pushing a hard line on DHS funding. Will the administration blink, and how will it influence ongoing immigration enforcement? Plus Gallo...
Kraft Blue It
Was Robert Kraft's antisemitism ad at Superbowl LX a waste of time and money? Plus Bad Bunny's halftime show, bizarre AI ads, and John recommends the...
Rise of the Machines
Recent reports on the advances of AI in computer coding could spell a major shift in the software sector and cause substantial shifts in society. Is t...
Oh, the Homanity!
A major shift, it seems, in the Trump administration's approach to illegal aliens is taking place; what does this mean for Stephen Miller's hyper-aggr...
Washington Post Mortem
The layoffs at the Washington Post are the source of bitter media tears today, but the Post's staff did it to themselves, and we explain why—and why i...
Iran-Amok
Eli Lake joins us today to discuss the question of what might come after the mullahs in Iran, and we ask: What is the president doing, calling for Rep...
Bad Republican Political Ploys
The shocking result of a special election in Texas marks yet another political bungle by the GOP and the Trump White House. Can they stop self-owning...
Praying in Jerusalem and Minneapolis
A quiet revolution is underway on the Temple Mount, where for six decades Jews have been forbidden to pray due to the rules established by a Muslim au...
Are We About to Attack Iran?
The least isolationist president of our time—despite the neo-isolationists who seem to think he's on their side—may be poised to hit the mullahs as ea...
The Self-Owners
The political fallout in Minnesota has had a boomerang effect on the Trump administration because of its predisposition to take the hardest-line posit...
Trump Is Poisoning His Own Well
The president's decision to try and get himself out of the Minneapolis mess offers us a chance to assess just how much trouble he's in, and who's resp...
No, No, Noem
The behavior of the administration's mouthpieces in the wake of the tragic shooting in Minneapolis this weekend cannot be overlooked or forgotten—unle...
Why Is Trump Fed Up?
Chris Stirewalt joins us to today to discuss how good economic numbers suggest the Fed's behavior over the past year has been pretty effective—so why...
Make Them Retire?
Today we ask whether a proposal by Rahm Emanuel for a mandatory retirement age for politicians and judges makes sense and whether it might be a populi...
Trump at Davos
Today we try to figure out why Donald Trump wants to start a fight with Europe over Greenland, to what extent his Justice Department is going after th...
A Week of Madness
The cascade of frenetic actions on the part of the Trump administration over the past week—even as Trump seemed to blink on acting when it came to Ira...