The Commentary Magazine Podcast

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

Trump Admits He Was Wrong

July 15, 2025 • 72 mins
Today we talk about Donald Trump essentially admitting his mistake with Vladimir Putin and deciding to arm Ukraine through NATO. We also get into the Supreme Court allowing Trump to make cuts to the Department of Education and the state of play in Israel over a new proposed draft law. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Autopen Scandal Is a Very Big Deal

July 14, 2025 • 78 mins
We begin today's podcast talking about the failure of the latest Gaza cease-fire proposal, move on to the crisis inside MAGA over Jeffrey Epstein, and then get to the heart of the matter: The astonishing New York Times story released Sunday night in which we learn that the Biden administration used the autopen to execute pardons and commutations and clemencies—in clear violation of centuries of common law regarding the use of the p...
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Slandering Bibi and Dems Who Want Blood

July 11, 2025 • 71 mins
Today's podcast takes on the huge and outrageous New York Times piece about how Prime Minister Netanyahu has allowed the Gaza war to go on too long to help himself domestically. And we do a deep dive into the Democratic Party's troubles as it struggles with its own innate pessimism and the hunger for literal blood among the party's radical base. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Is the Arc of History Bending Toward Bibi

July 10, 2025 • 67 mins
Jonathan Schanzer joins us today to discuss Bibi's week in Washington, the prospects for region-wide change in the Middle East, and the painful choices facing Israel as it decides how to conclude the war in Gaza. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Is AI...Demonic?

July 9, 2025 • 85 mins
In an unusually late-night dorm-room like podcast, we begin by describing our general good moods before plunging into despair about the threat of AI as represented by Elon Musk's Grok and the anti-Semitic spree it went on yesterday. What's happening here? Is there something metaphysical going on? Can AI be consciously evil? In theory, no. But what if theory doesn't help here? Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
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Trump the Neocon?

July 8, 2025 • 85 mins
Today we discuss the president's dinner with Bibi Netanyahu and the clear bond between the two—and Trump's consistent support for Israel over his two terms. And we relate it to the surprising turn on Ukraine, with Trump now saying he will send weapons there and disavowing his own administration's withholding of arms. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Can Mamdani Be Defeated?

July 7, 2025 • 72 mins
We're back after a patriotic Fourth of July to talk about the anti-patriotic Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City and whether there are ways in which he can be made to lose the November election. Is the best way the one least talked about? We also discuss the horrible Texas disaster, the One Big Beautiful Bill, Elon Musk's new party, and the Bibi visit. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...
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One Big Beautiful America

July 3, 2025 • 63 mins
Today we discuss the One Big Beautiful Bill and the ways in which it does and doesn't advance the interests of conservatism before we discuss July 4 and the massive political and ideological opportunity for the American right in the celebration of the coming 250th birthday of the Founding of the United States. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Gaza Ceasefire and Supreme Courtapalooza

July 2, 2025 • 81 mins
Adam White joins us today to talk about the blockbuster cases that concluded this year's Supreme Court decision season. But before that, we discuss the proposal for a Gaza ceasefire and the shocking new evidence of how deep anti-Semitism continues to sink into the American school system, both for little kids and for post-doctoral students. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Democrats Are Not Proud to Be American

July 1, 2025 • 83 mins
Gallup reports that just 36 percent of self-described Democrats say they are proud to be American, as opposed to 92 percent of Republicans. The Republican number has been consistent for two decades; the Democratic number fluctuates according to who is in power. What does this mean? We speculate. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mamdani, the Dems, and the Gaza Endgame

June 30, 2025 • 67 mins
Bret Stephens joins us to discuss the vote on the Big Beautiful Bill, whether Zohran Mamdani will serve as a model for Democrats nationally, and how Israel might potentially finish the war in Gaza. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Why Are Liberals So Unhappy?

June 27, 2025 • 69 mins
Today we start out discussing Zohran Mamdani's post-nomination commitment to anti-capitalism, racialism, and anti-Zionism. Then we ask why studies show that liberals are more miserable than conservatives. Give a listen.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Iran Raid Was Awesome

June 26, 2025 • 78 mins
Dan Senor joins us today as we take apart the ridiculous stories pooh-poohing the success of the raid on Iran's nuclear sites and explain how, any way you look at it, it's a world-changing event for the better. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Mamdani Nightmare

June 25, 2025 • 82 mins
Chris Stirewalt joins us to discuss Zohran Mamdani's victory in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary. How did an intifada-supporting socialist win? What does it say about New York, the Democratic Party, and the future of Jewish life in America? Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Trump's Ceasefire and Its Discontents

June 24, 2025 • 66 mins
Eli Lake joins the podcast today to consider the president's reaction to Iran's violation of the ceasefire he had announced only hours earlier and why he leaned on Israel to respond very lightly. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Destroying Nuclear Sites Is Good, Not Bad

June 23, 2025 • 75 mins
Today's podcast explores the strange disappointment of so-called "arms control" experts at the effort to eliminate Iran's nuclear program—which they seem to oppose on the grounds that it threatens efforts on paper to control nuclear proliferation. Also, Trump as a gift to the Jewish people and the dangers of tomorrow's NYC mayoral primary. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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America Goes All In With Israel

June 22, 2025 • 97 mins
Emergency Podcast taped Sunday morning on the Trump raid on the Iranian nuclear sites and what it means for the Republican Party, the MAGA coalition, the Middle East, and the world. Joining us: Jonathan Schanzer. Give a listen.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Five For Bombing

June 20, 2025 • 73 mins
John Ondrasik, the superstar pop-rock singer of "Superman" and "100 Years," joins the podcast today to discuss the latest with Iran, his own journey into pro-Israel activism, and the moral framework of American foreign policy and our armed forces. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Anti-War Crowd Takes a Hit

June 19, 2025 • 67 mins
Donald Trump says he doesn't start wars; he ends them. That may be the promise made to him by the Israelis in the Iran matter—that an American strike against the Fordow nuclear site will be the ultimate act of peacemaking. And will be a great blow to the noisy but apparently ineffectual anti-war crowd on the right. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Does Israel Go It Alone or Should We Join

June 18, 2025 • 57 mins
The war on Iran seems to be reaching a climactic moment, and the question is what is best for America and for Israel in finishing the task. Also, why are Democrats so hungry to get arrested and to side with people who are openly flouting the law? Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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