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The Commentary Magazine Podcast
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.
Episodes
The Commentary Magazine PodcastFinally, An Effort to Deal With the Urban Nightmare
Today we discuss New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s decision to seek the involuntary commitment of mentally ill street and subway people. How did we get to this…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastCan Republicans Save Themselves From Insanity?
Today’s podcast takes up the bizarre behavior of Republican election supervisors in a small county in Arizona who do not want to certify their election…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastAre the Authoritarians Losing It?
James B. Meigs, our Tech Commentary columnist, joins the podcast today to talk about the protests in China and how they relate to what we know about the…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastTalking Turkey About America Pre-Thanksgiving
Today’s podcast takes up Joe Biden’s extension of an “emergency” allowing him to suspend college loan payments, the revelation that the shooter in Colorado…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastAddicted to Blaming ‘the Right'
Today we take up the reaction to the horrible shooting in the Colorado Springs club, which has already been blamed on people concerned about the rise of…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastWill Trump Be Indicted?
The podcast takes up the news of Donald Trump’s weekend—first the announcement of a special prosecutor and then the way other Republican politicians started…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Custodian of the House
What will Nancy Pelosi’s legacy be? Savvy political operator? Anti-progressive obstacle? Or will she have a legacy at all? Also, Elon Musk continues to drive…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Trumpian Mystique
Trump’s backers in the world of professional politics appreciated the limited restraint the former president employed in his speech announcing his new…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastAn Update on Ukraine and Iran
Frederick Kagan of the Critical Threats Project is one of the leading American authorities on the war in Ukraine. He joins us today to discuss the astonishing…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastArizona, Take Off Your Rainbow Shades
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The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Midterm Fallout Continues
Today’s podcast continues to examine the details of the midterm disaster for Republicans and what Donald Trump’s putative announcement of his 2024 campaign…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastDon't Bet Against Chris Stirewalt
Political analyst and all-around great guy Chris Stirewalt joins the podcast today to discuss the bet he made with me on Election Day he won—because I…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastDon't Mess with Meghan McCain
Meghan McCain joins the podcast today to talk midterms, Arizona and anti-McCainiac Keri Lake, about whom Meghan has some harsh, dare I say even unprintable…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastTrump, the Bad Boyfriend
The podcast today looks at the astounding results of the midterms and asks Republicans whether they are going to continue to remain in an intimate relationship…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Calm Before the Electoral Storm
Eli Lake joins the podcast on the eve of the midterm elections to discuss, you know, the midterm elections—and we conclude with a pretty heated discussion of…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Kornacki Factor
Steve Kornacki joins us a day before he will instruct all of America on the midterm elections from his Big Board to express final thoughts on these tumultuous…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastIt's a Crime
Author, columnist, and co-host of the “Not Even Mad” podcast, James Kirchick, drops in to talk about Democratic pollster Stanley Greenberg’s searing indictment…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastDemocracy Deserves Better Friends
Joe Biden delivered another speech last night about the threat Republicans pose to the health of American democracy, this time drawing a straight line from the…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThere’s Nothing ‘Affirmative’ About It
AEI scholar and George Mason University assistant professor of law, Adam White, rejoins the program today to discuss the Supreme Court’s deliberative process…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastWill Bibi Make a Comeback?
Dan Senor joins the podcast today to map out five scenarios for the Israeli election results—Israel is voting today. And then we discuss why professional…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastMadness and the Midterms
The horrific attack on Paul Pelosi, and the abhorrent response to it from those who think it might convey political advantage and want to maximize or…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastOf Course, Crime Is a Real Issue
Did Elon Musk just conclude the most ill-considered financial transaction in human history when he purchased Twitter? We’ll soon see. Also, the frenetic effort…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastHere Comes Your Ninetieth Nervous Breakdown
Democrats struggle to reconcile the data, which doesn’t suggest a massive Republican wave is inbound, and the general sense of the political landscape. And…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastWhat Did We Just Watch?
Tuesday night’s senatorial debate in Pennsylvania treated voters to a voyeuristic spectacle that was painful to watch. Can voters look beyond John Fetterman’s…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Wheels Are Coming Off
Eliana Johnson of the Washington Free Beacon joins the podcast today to talk about the jaw-dropping letter from House progressives to Joe Biden on Ukraine and…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Reckoning Is Coming, As It Must
Today's podcast examines the devastatingly bad findings of the latest educational assessment of American schoolchildren—and how they show the need for a true…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastEverybody Just Wants Power
The podcast takes up an article in The Federalist arguing that the New Right should stop calling itself conservative because conservatives reject using state…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastMore Anti-Semitism from the New York Times
Today's podcast begins with talk about the potential Red tsunami before taking up a genuinely shocking and disgusting New York Times article that accuses…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastIt All Began With Obama
As Democrats stare into the abyss they avoided staring into for many months, Barack Obama has emerged to scold them for being "buzzkills." He's right. But on…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastIt's October, So There's Anti-Semitism
Today's podcast features a conversation about Kanye West and Donald Trump and their incendiary comments about Jews. And, again, the midterm elections. And…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastBreaking the Doom Loop
In John’s absence today, New York Sun columnist and host of “The Reeducation” podcast, Eli Lake, joins the show to talk about how nuclear deterrence works and…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastCulpability vs. Accountability
The podcast debates Trump’s role on January 6 and whether, to borrow 9/11 conspiracy theory lingo, he LIHOP (let it happen on purpose) or MIHOP (made it happen…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastTrump in a Box
Today's podcast takes up the latest hit on Donald Trump—someone's moving boxes around? Really? And the latest on the FBI's behavior toward Trump. And the…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastWhat Is He Trying to Say?
The podcast breaks down Joe Biden’s interview with CNN host Jake Tapper and Democrats circling the wagons around John Fetterman. Learn more about your ad…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastAre the Democrats Flailing?
The possible indictment of Hunter Biden. Hints of polling momentum for Republicans. Democrats bringing up ancillary issues in hopes they can distract. It's…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastEscalations Abroad, Crime at Home
Today's podcast examines the news from the Ukraine War—the bridge attack followed by terrorist strikes on cities—and weird things politicians and intellectuals…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThere's Too Much News!
Today's podcast begins with a recitation of 18—count 'em, 18—different news stories all from yesterday and all deserving of attention, beginning with Joe Biden…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastAdding Fuel to the Fire
With the news that OPEC+ plans to pare back oil production, the Biden administration has to worry about gas prices again at the worst possible moment. Also…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastAre We Turning a Ukrainian Triumph Into a Western Crisis?
Today's podcast picks up a conversation from yesterday about Ukraine, nuclear weapons, Putin, and the United States's response, and more fireworks explode!…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Most Incendiary Commentary Podcast Ever!
Today's podcast begins calmly with a conversation about whether people and voters take issues seriously or are now primarily motivated by negativity toward the…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Crime Issue Roars Back
Today's podcast begins with a horror story from Chicago—a criminal run amok just a day or so after a judge released him on his own recognizance—and broadens it…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastIs Biden Impaired?
Matthew Continetti joins the podcast to discuss the alarming behavior of President Biden, who called out to a member of Congress who died in a car crash this…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastBiden Gives His Voters Money
Today's podcast notes the $400 billion cost of Joe Biden's student debt "forgiveness" program and notes the irony of a supposedly progressive party favoring…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastGaslighting Returns to the White House
Today's podcast takes up White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain's shocking attempt to claim Joe Biden came into office with an unemployment rate 40 percent…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastWhen Trump Dominates, Democrats Win the Day
Today's podcast goes through the bad news the ex-president received yesterday and whether the focus on Trump in the news is forestalling and covering up a…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastIs This ‘Law-Like’ Enough for You?
American Enterprise Institute Senior Fellow Adam White joins the podcast to take on the courts. Did Joe Biden step on a legal landmine when he declared the…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastMaking Public Health Work
Commentary contributor and former deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Tevi Troy, joins the podcast today for a wide-ranging…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastIs ‘Fine’ Good Enough?
The Commentary podcast reviews Joe Biden’s first one-on-one interview in a long while with CBS’ “60 Minutes.” Our verdict: meh. He didn’t set himself on fire…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastRight Track, Wrong Track
Today's podcast looks at a New York Times poll suggesting Democrats increasingly think the country is on the "right track." If so, what does the phrase "right…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastA Strike Derailed
Today's podcast looks at the breakthrough that will apparently prevent a nationwide rail strike and what it means for the upcoming elections. And we discuss…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastJames Taylor Sings Songs of Inflation
Today's podcast wonders at Joe Biden's decision to celebrate the "Inflation Reduction Act," complete with James Taylor warbling a 50-year-old ditty about drug…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastDid Inflation Just Prick the Democratic Balloon?
Today’s podcast looks at the worse-than-expected inflation numbers and the determination of the media and Democrats to frame them as some kind of new normal…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Great Yeshiva Slander
Liel Leibovitz joins the podcast today to discuss the New York Times’s hit piece on Hasidic schools in New York state and why it is so egregious. But we begin…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastElizabeth's Restraint
The passing of Queen Elizabeth provides us with an opportunity to consider the question: Is there any figure left on the world stage who is known and admired…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastExposing Liberal Hypocrisy
Today’s podcast takes up Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s efforts to expose the hypocrisy of “sanctuary city” mayors like Lori Lightfoot of Chicago by sending illegal…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThey're Not ‘Alarmed,' They're Thrilled
Today’s podcast takes up the leak about a highly sensitive document found in the Mar-a-Lago search and the Washington Post’s characterization of it. Then we go…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastYes, Special Master
Today's podcast looks at the politics of the judge's decision to appoint a special master to deal with the documents taken from Donald Trump's home and who…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastPlumbing the Depths of Cynicism
Joe Biden’s speech outlining the threat to democracy posed by pro-Trump Republicans was bad. How bad? Let us count the ways. Source Learn more about your ad…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastWhy the Republicans May Be Blowing It
Noah Rothman returns from vacation as we consider every piece of bad political news for Republicans and the indictment trap Donald Trump seems to be laying…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Gorbachev Legacy
The Hudson Institute’s Tod Lindberg joins us to discuss the question of what kind of world-historical figure Mikhail Gorbachev actually was—a purposeful change…