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The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Commentary Magazine

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.

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56:46

New Twists in the Ukraine Saga

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/05/01

The signing of a mineral deal with Ukraine represents a new turn in the Trump administration's handling of the war there and Russia's recalcitrance—is it a good turn or a bad turn? And we examine the media misreporting of the circumstances around the attempted deportation of an anti-Israel and anti-Semitic green-card holder. Give a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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65:25

A Mixed Bag

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/04/30

How are we to evaluate Trump's first 100 days—border, foreign policy, war on liberalism, etc? Give a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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62:11

Oy, Canada

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/04/29

Congratulations to Donald Trump on the results in Canada, which seem to have turned entirely on him and turned against him at the same time. He says he runs the world, and sometimes when you do, you run aground. Thus begins our conversation on his first hundred days. Give a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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78:09

100 Days Equals Four Years

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/04/28

The fights that have erupted during the first hundred days of the Trump administration have not only set the agenda for the White House going forward. They will literally be the fights Trump will be fighting until his tenure is over, as every action is met with a response in court. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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68:01

Courts and Space—The Final Frontiers

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/04/25

COMMENTARY's tech columnist, James B. Meigs, joins the podcast today to talk about the important lawsuit lost by Greenpeace and what it means for leftist activism going forward, and about new developments and needed developments when it comes to the exploration of space. Give a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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77:43

The Self-Inflicted White House Wounds

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/04/24

COMMENTARY contributing editor Bret Stephens joins us to discuss his New York Times column, "The Face-Plant President," as we consider Donald Trump's decline in the polls and the significant fact that it all seems to come from his own actions on matters no one seemed to have been looking for—like the tariffs. Give a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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103:01

The Meaning of Israel's Oct. 7 Failures

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/04/23

Journalist Jonathan Foreman joins the podcast today for a deep look at his seminal May 2025 COMMENTARY lead article, "The Untold Story of How Israel Failed on October 7." We also begin by discussing the belly-up nature of the Trump "I'll end the Russia-Ukraine war in a day" fantasy. Give a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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63:54

Do It Right!

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/04/22

The larger goals of the Trump administration are threatened by incompetent execution. The problem is that for many, making policy stick isn't as important as making a stink. What to do? Give a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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75:09

Chaos, Chaos Everywhere

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/04/21

Messes at the Pentagon, at the State Department, at Treasury, at the Department of Justice, and with tariff policy—can this administration survive itself, let alone survive the liberal media and the counterstrikes against Trump? Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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83:23

Eugenics and the Manosphere Anti-Semites

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/04/18

Eli Lake joins today's podcast as we discuss two major articles in the May issue of COMMENTARY: Christine Rosen on "consumer eugenics" and Seth Mandel on the anti-Semites in the conservative podcasting world. Give a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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53:51

Trump's Restrainers, Restraining Israel

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/04/17

A two-hander today as Abe Greenwald and I delve Talmudically into the New York Times story on how Donald Trump decided not to participate in an Israeli strike on Iran and why. Give a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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72:16

Fight Fiercely, Harvard?

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/04/16

Eliana Johnson joins us today from the Washington Free Beacon to discuss the Trump-Harvard fight, Steve Witkoff's walk-back on Iran, and the firebombing of Gov. Josh Shapiro's house on the first night of Passover. Give a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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69:00

So Where Are the Great Negotiations?

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/04/15

On several fronts—the tariffs, Ukraine, and Iran in particular—we strain to see the supposed negotiating genius of Donald Trump and his team. And what of the legal messes all over the place? Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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60:30

Bungling the Good Things

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/04/11

When the Trump administration isn't doing unpopular things, it's doing popular things the wrong way. From bad actors abroad to the courts, we discuss the challenges the president is facing and the position he's put himself in. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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74:57

The Larry Tate Trumpians

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/04/10

Donald Trump backs down on the tariffs and according to his fan base, this is a mark of his Machiavellian genius. This would seem to have something in common not with Machiavelli but with Larry Tate, the completely transactional boss on the sitcom "Bewitched." How? Give a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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73:46

Trump, China, Trade, and Covid

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/04/09

The 104 percent tariff on China is kicking off a very risky conflict with the People's Republic with potential geopolitical and military ramifications. Is it possible that, without even entirely understanding it, Donald Trump is sticking it to the Chinese over Covid? Give a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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68:58

The Supremes Step In

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/04/08

Constitutional scholar Adam White joins us to talk about the surprisingly complex Supreme Court edit on the plane deportations to El Salvador and what it portends for the fights on legal matters to come. Give a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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73:42

Intellectual Trade Deficit

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/04/07

The fallout from Trump's colossal trade-tariff moves has only just begun. What are the effects on the GOP? On the possibility of the Democrats finding their sea legs with a non-elite economic argument? On the world and our alliances? Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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73:05

How Did We Get Here?

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/04/04

Did the successive national shocks of the past half-century lead to the shock of "Liberation Day"? That was the focus of my COMMENTARY daily newsletter from yesterday, and today we use that newsletter as a launching point to discuss Trump's tariffs, the public's reaction, and if we ever lived in "normal" times. Give a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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70:10

Well, He Did It

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/04/03

David Bahnsen joins us today to discuss the Trump tariff earthquake and whether it's here to stay, will somehow be walked back, and whether any good can come from it. Give a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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