The Commentary Magazine Podcast

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Commentary is America's premier monthly magazine of opinion: General, yet Jewish. Highly variegated, with a unifying perspective.Listen to The Commentary Magazine Podcast, along with more than 40 other original podcasts, at Ricochet.com. No paid subscription required.

23 UUR GELEDEN

The 'Ceasefire' Fetish

According to Israel, it is agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah in large measure to stave off an American assault in the UN on Israel's efforts in Lebanon. We discuss what this reminds us of, why it's outrageous if indeed this is the case, and whether Israel can find a way to benefit from the pause. Also, hijinks with tariffs and fights on the patio at Mar-A-Lago! Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1u 17m
2 DGN GELEDEN

Trump's 'Team of UFC Fighters'

Today's podcast begins with the horrible murder of a Hasidic emissary in the UAE and the growing institutional anti-Semitism in Canada before moving on to the very interesting political dynamic emerging from the Trump picks for Cabinet and other jobs—a post-conservative-movement ideological and policy free-for-all whose winners and losers will help define the Republican Party for the rest of the century. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1u 21m
5 DGN GELEDEN

Serious Trump and Weird Democrats

Today we talk about AG pick Pam Bondi and why we should take the Trump transition seriously. Then we look back on the Kamala Harris campaign and wonder, What the heck was that? Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1u 8m
6 DGN GELEDEN

Jews in the Crosshairs Anew

The news that the International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant came the same day that 19 Democrats voted to embargo "offensive weaponry" to Israel—and a former Israeli cabinet minister was denied entry to a conference in Australia because her very presence might be "disruptive." The war against Jews is relentless and ever-morphing, and there is going to be pushback. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

59 min
20 NOV.

The Transition and the Transgendered

Today we take up Donald Trump's newest picks, Linda McMahon for education secretary and Dr. Oz to oversee Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and we talk about the potential for outsiders to shake up dysfunctional institutions. We also get into where the Democrats go next on social issues and how Republicans can best counter trans extremism. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

59 min
19 NOV.

Is Trump Ditching Gaetz Already?

Today's podcast delves into a New York Times story suggesting Donald Trump thinks Matt Gaetz will not be confirmable, or confirmed, by the Senate. What's going on here? What will Gaetz do? And what does this mean for the other nominees? Also, the effort of leading Israelis to blame Benjamin Netanyahu for the continuing hostage crisis takes an especially ugly turn. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1u 3m
18 NOV.

Keep Your Powder Dry

Noah Rothman joins us today to talk about presidential appointments and how to stay calm and rational as Donald Trump continues to make news at the same dizzying clip he did during his presidency. Oh, and why it's comical that liberals are now claiming they don't have a social-media platform they can dominate. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1u 24m
15 NOV.

Why He Picked RFK

How the RFK pick is both conventional (Trump rewarding an important endorser) and the result of radical changes in the way Americans view trusted institutions (they don't trust those institutions). But is RFK a change agent or merely an opportunistic ambulance-chaser who is taking advantage of their distrust? Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Spyfall

22-05-2018

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And the point was? This is a typical example of the Commentary podcast. Three friends who agree on most everything having a meandering conversation without new points or insights. Happy together complaining about everybody else in a self-congratulatory way. The subject today was a confusing reconstruction of the timeline of the Russia probe with many asides about how right they are about anything under the sun. Intellectually undisciplined and full of straw man arguments. Conservative and so partisan that you know in advance where they end up. They are no trump friends but they always end up on his side anyway. John talks about his democratic friends as trump talks about Mexicans, ‘and some are good people’. John Podhoretz is the heart and soul of this podcast, he is lively and talkative and a bit litigious which gives energy to the conversation.

Commentary is America's premier monthly magazine of opinion: General, yet Jewish. Highly variegated, with a unifying perspective.Listen to The Commentary Magazine Podcast, along with more than 40 other original podcasts, at Ricochet.com. No paid subscription required.