The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Today we discuss Trump holding the Kennedy Center hostage, the tightening senatorial races in Ohio, Texas, Michigan, and elsewhere, JD Vance's ongoing descent into Tucker Carlsonian thought, and our producer Noam Blum joins us to discuss the controversy over Macklemore being removed from the Ed Sheeran tour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss the New York Times reporting on the mystery surrounding the condition of Iranian Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei and whether he is even still alive, the Saudi war against the Houthis, and the Russia-Ukraine connection. Plus, 60 Minutes returns under the leadership of Bari Weiss, and democratic megadonor control of media outlets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our friend Chris Stirewalt joins us to discuss the midterm republican convention and what effect it might have on the midterm elections, the controversy surrounding Indian-Americans and immigrant integration, the call from AI leaders for a technological slowdown and the nebulous dangers of innovation. Plus, the crew recommends the Hulu show Furious. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Contributing editor Eli Lake joins us on this Friday to discuss the current geopolitical reality through the prism of the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks and the Global War on Terror. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, we discuss last night's unusual Republican midterm convention, Donald Trump's pledge to give Americans five grand if the GOP retains control of Congress, and whether the whole thing was a good idea? We also talk about our winning strategy in Iran and how best to hone the messaging around the war. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Surprise! Abdul El-Sayed is connected to an imam who doesn't like gays and Jews. How did we go from 9/11 to the War on Terror to candidates like him? And how could the U.S., or Israel, have prepared for attacks with no precedent? Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, we look back on the attacks of 9/11, the country's evolving response, and how we began to lose the thread. To what extent did the media's decision not to air footage of the attacks turn 9/11 into an abstraction? Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, we begin by considering the significance of Israel's destruction of Hezbollah's tunnels in southern Lebanon before moving on to the dismantling of Anna Wintour's John Galliano Met Gala. When a public figure makes an anti-Semitic remark, who is supposed to reach out to whom, and how? Give a listen. Stop online threats before they become real-world attacks. Visit ironwall.com/COMMENTARY and request a free Risk Assessment to see exactly how exposed your executives are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Given the bad polls, close polls, prediction markets, and double Dan Sullivans, perhaps the midterms are a jump ball. We also discuss Hakeem Jeffries's transformation from leader to follower. Give a listen. Stop online threats before they become real-world attacks. Visit ironwall.com/COMMENTARY and request a free Risk Assessment to see exactly how exposed your executives are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seth Moulton got wiped out by Ed Markey in last night's Democratic primary for Senate in Massachusetts. We discuss how Moulton, and other Democrats, have struggled to seem authentic amid their party's lurch to the left. And what does the DSA mean by "working class"? Give a listen. Stop online threats before they become real-world attacks. Visit ironwall.com/COMMENTARY and request a free Risk Assessment to see exactly how exposed your executives are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, we devote the podcast to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's shameful suggestion that Jewish security and survival may have to be sacrificed for the good of humanity. Give a listen. Stop online threats before they become real-world attacks. Visit ironwall.com/COMMENTARY and request a free Risk Assessment to see exactly how exposed your executives are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The economic war on Iran seems to be working, and the U.S. has resumed targeted strikes. Does this combination of tactics at last add up to a winning strategy? Plus, DEI at the University of California, Berkeley's law journal and anti-Semites on the attack. Give a listen. Stop online threats before they become real-world attacks. Visit ironwall.com/COMMENTARY and request a free Risk Assessment to see exactly how exposed your executives are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Friday, and we are here to discuss Trump's latest stunt with the renaming of Lake Ontario, the story of Natalie Harp, the ongoing controversy over the Lindsay Clancy murder trial and the modern popularity of transgressive ideas, and John recommends Coyote vs. Acme. Stop online threats before they become real-world attacks. Visit ironwall.com/COMMENTARY and request a free Risk Assessment to see exactly how exposed your executives are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are joined by our friends Eli Lake and Matt Continetti to discuss CIA Director John Ratcliffe's trip to Russia, the interconnectivity of Ukraine and Iran, and the American delusion regarding warfare. Plus, will Meta's massive settlement on child safety actually produce results, the growing controversy in democratic circles regarding leftist streamer Hasan Piker, and Matt recommends Free Creations of the Human Mind. Stop online threats before they become real-world attacks. Visit ironwall.com/COMMENTARY and request a free Risk Assessment to see exactly how exposed your executives are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Commentary Hollywood Commentary columnist Rob Long joins us today to discuss the passing of the legendary Dolly Parton, her status as a consensus figure in American culture, and her amazing and storied life. Stop online threats before they become real-world attacks. Visit ironwall.com/COMMENTARY and request a free Risk Assessment to see exactly how exposed your executives are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss how American politicians are dealing with the hot button topic of data centers and how opposition to them is the latest manifestation of tech anxiety, as well as the increasingly larger part AI plays in our daily lives. Stop online threats before they become real-world attacks. Visit ironwall.com/COMMENTARY and request a free Risk Assessment to see exactly how exposed your executives are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back from break to discuss Karen Attiah's reinstatement at the Washington Post and the absurdity of forced employment in the opinion journalism space, as well as the troubling online support for Luigi Mangione, Lindsay Clancy, and Jason Arday. Plus, Abdul El-Sayed attempts to soften his image on American Jews while accepting money from CAIR, and John recommends The Testament of Ann Lee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for another mailbag episode. Our producer Noam Blum joins us to answer questions on the US-Israel alliance, post-Bibi Israel, the funniest moments in politics, our favorite museums, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tevi Troy joins us on this week-long series of interviews for our upcoming September print issue to discuss his review of two new books tackling the second Trump term - Regime Change by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, and The Counterrevolution by Victor Davis Hanson - and what they can tell us about where the republican party might be heading. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FDD's Jonathan Schanzer joins us on this week-long series of interviews for our upcoming September print issue to discuss his article on the two paths that lay before Saudi Arabia - a pro-American route, and a darker alternative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our Washington Commentary Columnist James Kirchick joins us on this week-long series of interviews for our upcoming September print issue. We welcome Jamie to our line of commentary columnists and discuss his piece on the progressive consultant class bubble. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Tod Lindberg joins us on this week-long series of interviews for our upcoming September print issue to discuss his cover story on the War on Terror and the global changes in the quarter century since the September 11 attacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Friday, and we close out the week by discussing  the tendency of leftist candidates to publicly put down favorite American pastimes and places and how this could impact Abdul El-Sayed's political ambitions. Plus, the antisemitism reckoning at Haverford College, the dismissal of the antisemitism case against Harvard, and Duke's racial admissions discrimination. Also, Eliana recommends the Netflix documentary Mourinho. Stop online threats before they become real-world attacks. Visit ironwall.com/COMMENTARY and request a free Risk Assessment to see exactly how exposed your executives are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Continetti is back to discuss recent primary results and the artificial differences between so-called establishment and insurgent nominees, and how muddying these lines allows socialism to infiltrate mainstream democratic circles. Plus, the debate surrounding "woke 1" and what a post-Trump right might look like, and Matt recommends Lee Child's No Middle Name. Stop online threats before they become real-world attacks. Visit ironwall.com/COMMENTARY and request a free Risk Assessment to see exactly how exposed your executives are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are back to discuss the fallout of Francesca Hong's loss in the Wisconsin gubernatorial primary and what another stunning polling error that radically favored far left candidates tells us about upcoming races. Plus, Trump endorsements no longer guarantee victory to republican primary candidates, the controversy surrounding the security incident involving Air Force One in Ankara, and John recommends James Ellroy's Red Sheet. Stop online threats before they become real-world attacks. Visit ironwall.com/COMMENTARY and request a free Risk Assessment to see exactly how exposed your executives are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's primary day in Wisconsin, and Francesca Hong is in the spotlight with her history of terrible comments and social media posts, AOC hand-waves "woke 1" and announces IVF treatments, and New York Magazine's antisemitism-infused ode to Middle Eastern food and culture in NYC. Stop online threats before they become real-world attacks. Visit ironwall.com/COMMENTARY and request a free Risk Assessment to see exactly how exposed your executives are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are back to discuss the never ending cycle of the Iran war and the forming regional alliances in the wake of an American power vacuum, as well as the president's polling and the looming electoral disaster in the midterms.  Stop online threats before they become real-world attacks. Visit ironwall.com/COMMENTARY and request a free Risk Assessment to see exactly how exposed your executives are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Contributing editor Eli Lake is back to discuss Chuck Schumer's promotion of Abdul El-Sayed despite styling himself the Guardian of Jews, and the folly of attempting to appease those who hate you. Plus, President Trump's hard-to-believe declaration that the Strait of Hormuz is open and the prospect of a terrible Iran deal on the backdrop of negative economic numbers, and John recommends the Anthony Bourdain biopic Tony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our friend Noah Rothman joins us today to share in our crushing morosity over recent election news, and whether the rise of terrorism-friendly politics and academia are the result of the decisive win in the War on Terror. What strategies might work in countering candidates like Abdul El-Sayed and Francesca Hong and the intersection of Marxism and Islamism? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss Abdul El-Sayed's tiny margin of victory in Michigan in contrast to polls that predicted a landslide, as well as the sorry state of the Democratic establishment and what these results tell us about the November election. Plus, the remarkable story out of the UK regarding fabulist Cambridge Professor Jason Arday, which grew out of a report on supposed plagiarism in his work, and Simon & Schuster's shame in publishing antisemitic author Susan Abulhawa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss Trump's ire with Jeanine Pirro for dismissing charges of vandalism of the reflecting pool after the prosecution fell apart, which dovetails with the almost comic nature of his ongoing flip-flop on Iran strikes. Plus, Abdul El-Sayed's probable win in the Michigan primary vote and the increased marginalization of Jews in the democratic party, the antisemitic hate crime spike in New York, and how this year's Met Gala reflects these trends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jewish Insider's Josh Kraushaar joins us on this busy news Monday to discuss Trump's latest walkback of an attack on Iranian infrastructure, the collapse of the Reflecting Pool vandalism prosecution, the worrisome midterm poll numbers and the rise of increasingly radical left wing candidates, and another global wave of antisemitic incidents. Plus, John recommends City of Angels at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Ogunquit, Maine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are joined by our producer Noam Blum to answer some of your questions: From our favorite essayists to 2028 predictions and much more. Stop online threats before they become real-world attacks. Visit ironwall.com/COMMENTARY and request a free Risk Assessment to see exactly how exposed your executives are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our old friend Jim Meigs is back to break down Anthony Fauci's appearance on the hill and the recent revelations from his personal diaries, and to revisit the COVID era through the prism of current knowledge - the lab leak theory, gain of function research, and the atmosphere of fear of criticizing the public health establishment. Stop online threats before they become real-world attacks. Visit ironwall.com/COMMENTARY and request a free Risk Assessment to see exactly how exposed your executives are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Contributing editor Eli Lake is back to discuss Anthony Fauci invoking his 5th amendment rights in Senate testimony and a revisiting of his tarnished COVID legacy, the aftermath of Netanyahu and Zelensky's Washington meetings and Trump's profane warning to the Iranians after yesterday's strike in Jordan. Plus, Eli's new piece on Laura Loomer, the rise of radical Islamist ideology through left-leaning institutions, and Eli recommends Midnight Run. Stop online threats before they become real-world attacks. Visit ironwall.com/COMMENTARY and request a free Risk Assessment to see exactly how exposed your executives are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our friend Matt Continetti is back to discuss today's oval office meetings with president Zelensky and Prime Minister Netanyahu and the increased focus on the Iranian facility in Pickaxe Mountain, as well as how technology has shifted the modern battlefield. Plus, the Haley Stevens-Abdul El-Sayed debate pits the establishment against populist enthusiasm, the release of Anthony Fauci's diaries and Biden's interview with Robert Hurr, and Matt recommends The Oxford History of the French Revolution. Stop online threats before they become real-world attacks. Visit ironwall.com/COMMENTARY and request a free Risk Assessment to see exactly how exposed your executives are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Monday, and we are back to discuss the pivot to Troy Jackson after Graham Platner's implosion in Maine and the familiar pattern of adoring media coverage for a struggling democrat, as well as Governor Gretchen Whitmer throwing her lot in with Haley Stevens in Michigan. Plus, a full resumption of hostilities in Iran once again does not materialize and the issue of stockpile shortages is brought into the spotlight, and 9/11 victim families want Mamdani out of the memorial ceremony. Stop online threats before they become real-world attacks. Visit ironwall.com/COMMENTARY and request a free Risk Assessment to see exactly how exposed your executives are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss the creeping danger to Jews and Israelis everywhere after yesterday's stabbing in New York City and reports that the stabber shouted "Allah Akbar," as well as how Zohran Mamdani's minimal response contrasts with sterner comments from other officials. Plus, the Jews who lend legitimacy to those who hate them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are joined by WSJ's Matt Continetti and FDD's Jonathan Schanzer to speculate on Trump's new strategy in Iran after the resumption of strikes last week and Iran and the Houthis teaming up to choke the straits of Hormuz and Bab Al-Mandab, as well as the emerging Saudi nuclear deal. Plus, Vance support slips in favor of Marco Rubio, a check in on the polls in the leadup to the midterm, and Matt recommends The Burroughs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss reactions to Zohran Mamdani's falsity-packed video on his efforts to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu and how Jewish New Yorkers and democratic politicians will respond to this trend. Plus, the agreement on Saudi Arabia's nuclear program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our friend Chris Stirewalt joins us to discuss the evidence that a democratic wave in November is not a done deal, the ever-increasing uncertainty surrounding Iran amid reports that centrifuges were moved into the fortified Pickaxe Mountain facility, and the scapegoating of Israel in an attempt to take heat off of Trump. Plus, new revelations about Abdul El-Sayed's half sister in the Free Beacon, and the creeping danger of left wing violence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Monday, and we're back to discuss Iran striking US positions in Jordan and Iraq, the downplaying of American casualties and stockpile depletion, and the realization that intimidation tactics are not bearing fruit. Plus, Abdul El-Sayed's interview with Jake Tapper, Zohran Mamdani flirting with attempting to arrest Netanyahu, and John strongly recommends The Odyssey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our friend Noah Rothman is back to discuss President Trump's Thursday night speech about Chinese efforts to interfere with American elections and the notable absence of Iran and the resumption of the war from the remarks. Plus, Washington democrat Adam Smith admits that he flipped his vote on aid to Israel due to threats and intimidation from the left, Marco Rubio's speech on left-wing violence, and John recommends Dangerous, Dirty, Violent and Young. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Contributing editor Eli Lake is back to discuss the newest round of bad news - JD Vance joining Joe Rogan for a conspiracy fueled podcast, 103 democrats joining Thomas Massie to vote to cut off aid to Israel, and Ro Khanna's DropSite interview trying to capitalize on his West Bank stunt. Plus, John ironically recommends Joe Biden's upcoming memoir Promise Me, America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The president is due to give a primetime address to the nation on Thursday the 16th. We give him advice on what he should talk about. We also talk about the mysterious affluence of Michigan senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed and his fondness for expensive watches. And we wonder at New York State going Luddite when it comes to AI and data centers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss the United States officially being back at war with Iran and the resumption of the American blockade in order to open the Strait of Hormuz, the new revelations surrounding Michigan senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed, and John recommends Christine Rosen's The Extinction of Experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Monday, and we are back to discuss the waves of airstrikes against Iran over the weekend and what the US might do next, the legacy of Senator Lindsey Graham, who passed suddenly over the weekend, and Abdul El-Sayed's race in Michigan. Plus, Seth recommends Maggie Stiefvater's The Listeners, and John recommends What Happens at Night by Peter Cameron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Friday, and contributing editor Eli Lake joins us to discuss whether we are at war with Iran again, and how can Trump reconcile his desire for a deal with Iranian intransigence? Plus, the evil conspiracy theories surrounding Charlie Kirk reach a fever pitch during his trial, and John recommends the new film Gale Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Continetti is back to discuss Graham Platner suspending his campaign with an angry 11-minute video diatribe, and whether his cratering poll numbers played a part in democrats' willingness to cut him loose. Plus, Iran's overreach leads to a resumption of hostilities in the region, Rahm Emmanuel's hallucinatory speech in Israel and the upcoming Israeli elections, and Matt recommends Richard Brookhiser's The Hero Returns: Lafayette and the Legacy of Revolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John is joined by author Nicholas Lemann to discuss his new memoir Returning and the story of the American Jewish immigrant family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss the latest explosive allegations against Graham Platner, leading to a string of endorsement withdrawals and a likely withdrawal from the Maine senate race, and how the New York Times tried to bury serious charges against Platner in their June story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are back to discuss the July 4th weekend and the Great America Fair, the upcoming democratic primary election in Michigan between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens, the new Free Beacon poll on republican primary voters, and The NYT editorial on standardized testing for college admissions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John is joined by Professor Ruth Wisse for a discussion on her book If I Am Not for Myself: The Liberal Betrayal of the Jews, the challenges Jews face in an era of converging hatreds, and the need for American Jews to leverage their position in society for their own self-defense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Continetti is back to discuss the wave of democratic incumbent losses to insurgent DSA candidates and the party establishment's lack of pushback, and what this could mean for the next democratic administration. Plus, the revelation that Trump has made $2 billion as president, Nina Totenberg's false announcement of Justice Alito's retirement, and Matt recommends Michael Connelly's Ironwood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are joined by AEI's Adam White to try and make sense of the Supreme Court decisions striking down President Trump's executive order on Birthright Citizenship, upholding state bans on transgender athletes, and overturning limits on political party-coordinated spending. Plus, we celebrate Mel Brooks on his 100th birthday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss the ongoing fallout from DSA candidate victories in NY primary elections and the shifting lines of acceptability in political discourse, the video of Scott Wiener being harassed at a pride event in San Francisco and the rise of the all-obliterating omnicause. Plus, putting to bed the leftist fantasy about the impending end of Israel, and John recommends Darcy O'Brien's A Way of Life, Like Any Other. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jewish Insider Editor-in-Chief Josh Kraushaar joins us to discuss the radicalism and antisemitism festering in New York's DSA circles, and the piling up of scandals that would have doomed political careers in the past. How did we get to this point, and how will both parties approach this trend in the lead up to the midterm elections? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our friend Noah Rothman joins us today to discuss the demographics of New York's primary election results, and how voting for socialists is an expression of perpetual childhood. Plus, The ongoing breakdown of relations between President Trump and the republican senate caucus, and a check-in on the situation in the Middle East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Contributing editor Eli Lake and FDD's John Schanzer join us today to mourn New York City in the wake of the string of radical left candidate victories in the democratic primaries. Plus, the latest on the Iran MOU and Israel's impossible position with regards to Hezbollah. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss the antisemitic shooting in Montreal, and the controversy involving Dan Goldman and a Brooklyn coffee shop. Plus, Dan Schueftan, chairman of the National Security Studies Center at the University of Haifa, speaks on the current regional and international state of Israel, and the struggle to ensure the continuity of the Jewish way of life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Washington commentary columnist Jamie Kirchick joins us to discuss the unfurling disaster at the Iran talks in Switzerland and the establishment of a "deconfliction cell" that doesn't include Israel, and the looming specter of Israel's scapegoating for the inevitable failure of the agreement. Plus, Keir Starmer's resignation, the ongoing reflecting pool controversy, the DSA ascendancy in democratic politics, the passing of Alan Greenspan, and John recommends Voicemails for Isabelle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss reports on issues with the Iran MOU and the cancellation of JD Vance's trip to Switzerland, ostensibly over ongoing hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, and the scapegoating of Israel, Zionists, and neocons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Continetti is back to discuss the inauguration of the Obama presidential center in Chicago and president Obama's legacy. Plus, the ongoing unfolding Iran disaster with the signing of the MOU and Trump's press conference, Israel's precarious position in Lebanon, and Matt recommends The Infinity Machine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss the media blitz to sell the Iran MOU despite refusing to release its contents, as well as the contents of the agreement that were published in the media. Plus, Trump torpedoes Jay Clayton's nomination for DNI, JD Vance's appearance on Megyn Kelly, and the elections in Georgia and DC, a new FBI investigation of Gavin Newsom, and John recommends The Furious. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Contributing editor Eli Lake is back to discuss the MOU with Iran, which has seemed to receive universal condemnation from everyone except vice president JD Vance, who is engaged in a widespread media tour to sell a deal whose details remain unknown. Plus, the indictments of Pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Michigan for their campaign of threats and intimidation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FDD's Jonathan Schanzer is back to discuss President Trump's terrible Iran deal and the ongoing uncertainty about its details, as well as America's position in the world in the aftermath of such a deal. Plus, the Bidens attempt a comeback, and Jay Clayton's nomination for DNI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Friday, and time to discuss yet another round of "is there a deal with Iran?" after reports on the latest proposal that put a halt to a planned attack on Kharg Island. How much longer can this situation persist? Plus, Jodi Kantor defends Graham Platner and lays MeToo to rest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our friend Matt Continetti is back to discuss the central theory of Trump's second term, as well as the resumption of strikes on Iran and the threat to take Kharg Island. Is this a negotiating tactic, or have the Iranians finally pushed Trump too far? Plus, the expiration of FISA, the launch of the World Cup, the historic Knicks game, the inflation numbers, and Matt recommends the documentary Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs That's the Weight of the World). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss Trump's ongoing pendulum swings on Iran and the contrast between his statements and American action, as well as revelations from Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman's upcoming book on the Trump admin's reaction to the Epstein scandal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FDD's Jonathan Schanzer is back to discuss yesterday's chain of events involving Hezbollah, Israel, and Iran, and the stream of contradictory media reports and remarks from admin officials. Plus, more on the miscalculations in conducting the war and what the endgame might look like, and a check in on Graham Platner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss Israel's retaliatory strikes on Iran and reports that Trump had instructed Netanyahu to not respond to the Iranian missile salvo. Was Israel's response indicative of a smoke screen or something more serious, and how does it relate to reports that the Pentagon is concerned about a rising espionage threat from Israel? Plus, Scott Pelley's post-firing media tour, and Seth recommends Legends on Netflix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tablet Magazine's Liel Liebovitz joins us to discuss the newest allegations against Graham Platner published by the New York Times and the paper's misconduct in handling the story, and how politics supplanting culture in America has led to the current state. Plus, a look back at the worst moments for public health officials during COVID. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Contributing editor Eli Lake is back to help us beat back the crushing morosity with an extra long show all about how America is actually a great country that affords infinite opportunities for those who wish to thrive there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our friend Matt Continetti is back to discuss Adam Hamawy's victory in the NJ democratic primary and what it means for other extremist democrats on the ballot, the various California races. Plus, the slog of war continues with more uncertainty and indecisiveness in the Iran war, and Bill Pulte's appointment as acting DNI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FDD's Jonathan Schanzer is back to discuss a litany of bad news: a disputed report on an aggressive phone call between president Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel's planned offensive on Beirut, the regional obstacles to a resolution in Iran, and the multi-pronged approach necessary to achieve it. Plus, the California primary vote, and John recommends Obsession. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Contributing editor Eli Lake joins us today to discuss Iran pulling out of talks with the US over Israel's expanding offensive in Lebanon, the American fear of utilizing ground troops, and Trump's only way out of the deadlock. Plus, Graham Platner's latest controversy and the aggressive attempts to tamp it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Friday, and we are back to discuss reports that Iran has used the ongoing ceasefire to extract missiles and launchers from destroyed sites and how losing countries can exploit breaks in fighting to their advantage, as well as Trump's anti-weaponization fund and his other corrupt practices. Plus, John recommends Faulkner's Light in August. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss Jill Biden's comments on her reaction to her husband's disastrous debate performance and how they differ from her public statements at the time, and how this could help Kamala Harris in 2028. Plus, the rise of Marco Rubio and what direction will the republican party take, and another check-in on the Iran ceasefire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our friend Matt Continetti is back to discuss John Cornyn's loss to Ken Paxton in the Texas primary and the republican chances to defeat James Talarico, the Park Slope coop voting to boycott Israeli products, New Jersey candidate Adam Hamawy's terrorism ties, and the cultivation of anti-Israel sentiment in American society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are back to discuss the long weekend's rollercoaster news cycle regarding a forming peace deal with Iran that has yet to materialize, culminating in American strikes on Iranian assets in the Strait of Hormuz. Plus, the leveraging of social media for political advertising, and John recommends the movie Tuner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Thursday, and our friend Matt Continetti is back to discuss the ongoing fight over funding for the White House ballroom and the never-ending Iran ceasefire. Plus, Matt recommends the documentary Marty, Life is Short, and John recommends the Broadway play Becky Shaw. Check out our sponsor over at https://strawberry.me Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss Thomas Massie's loss in the Kentucky primary and Trump prioritizing loyalty at the potential cost of election defeats. Plus, actor Javier Bardem and director Laszlo Nemes trading comments on being pro-Palestinian in entertainment, the Islamic Center shooting in San Diego, and what it will take to rout out the disease of antisemitism. Check out our sponsor over at https://strawberry.me Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

National Review's Noah Rothman is back to celebrate the publication of his new book Blood and Progress and to discuss the press-credentialed Luigi Mangione fans outside his court proceedings and the underlying philosophy behind left wing support for violence. Check out our sponsor at https://strawberry.me Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Monday, and we are joined by our friend Dan Senor to discuss the looming election in Israel and the prospects of an Israeli government without Bibi Netanyahu, the signs that hostility might resume in Iran in light of ongoing Iranian intransigence, and Senator Bill Cassidy's loss in the Louisiana primary. Check out our new sponsor at https://strawberry.me/commentary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Friday, and contributing editor Eli Lake is back to discuss the historical context of the Trump-Xi summit, the false air of permanence that surrounds authoritarian regimes, are Trump's potential geopolitical successes worth his domestic policy issues, and Eli recommends Whiplash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Continetti is back to discuss President Trump's summit with Xi Jinping and the topics of Taiwan, Iran, EVs, and AI. Plus, JD Vance's Maine visit on the backdrop of Marco Rubio's rising favorables, the importance of winning the Iran war to republican chances in 2028, and Matt recommends the movie Biloxi Blues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss an intelligence assessment cited by the New York Times claiming Iran's military capabilities were not substantially damaged by the war, Thomas Massie's primary woes, and the risks of a major American party centering its identity on antisemitism. Plus, John remembers Abe Foxman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JNS's Ruthie Blum joins us today to discuss three New York Times articles that point to a disturbing trend with regards to the paper's coverage of Israel - Israel's absence from a list of New York's best restaurants, a piece on supposed Israeli manipulation of the Eurovision Song Contest, and Nicholas Kristof's piece alleging Israel trained dogs to rape Palestinians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Monday, and FDD's Jonathan Schanzer is back to discuss another confusing weekend in the Iran war with the trading of proposals for a deal, Senator Mark Kelly's statement on the depletion of US munitions, the controversy over Trump's gold statue at Doral, and the passing of longtime ADL director Abe Foxman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Friday, and we still don't understand exactly what is going on with Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, so instead we discuss unfair comparisons between this conflict and Putin's war in Ukraine, the historical context of so-called "wars of choice," the strange absences from the jacket of Rachel Goldberg-Polin's book, and the Pulitzer prize awarded to photographs from a since-retracted New York Times story. Plus, Seth recommends Ulrich Boschwitz's The Passenger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FDD's Jonathan Schanzer joins us today to try and make sense of the latest developments in the Iran war and the implications to the larger global balance of power in advance of Trump's summit with Xi Jinping, and how all this impacts Israel's efforts in the region. Plus, the disturbing trend of insider trading on betting markets, and John recommends Nicholas Lemann's Returning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Wednesday and time to panic over the attack on Jewish students at George Washington University using an unknown substance, the supposed deal brewing with Iran despite the announcement of Operation Epic Freedom in the Strait of Hormuz. Plus, antiracism programs at Penn State Law School, and the death of Ted Turner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While signs that hostilities with Iran might renew despite statements from Pete Hegseth to the contrary, we pivot to discussing last night's Met Gala and the current obsession with ugly as beauty, and the expansive world of modern celebrity. Plus, John recommends Jonathan Moore's The Night Market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss the president announcing American escorts for ships in the Strait of Hormuz and the negative reaction by shipping companies and insurers, and how the ongoing war might impact the midterm elections with the rise of radical democratic candidates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's May Day, and contributing editor Eli Lake is back to discuss Bernie Sanders' AI conference and the economic cold war with China, the mounting defenses of Graham Platner, and the ongoing standoff with Iran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Continetti is back to discuss Janet Mills dropping out of the Maine senate primary and the potential rise of candidates like Graham Platner in the democratic party, the Supreme Court's ruling on the Louisiana racial gerrymander case, Pete Hegseth's appearance before congress, and the American blockade strategy against Iran. Plus, Matt recommends the book Monsters in the Archives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are joined by Judge Roy Altman to discuss his new book, Israel on Trial, which addresses claims against Israel from a legal standpoint. Plus, the indictments against Anthony Fauci's deputy and James Comey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss the controversy over Trump's call to fire Jimmy Kimmel and the history of political controversies in the entertainment industry and more on would-be presidential assassin Cole Allen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

National Review's Noah Rothman joins us from his vacation to discuss the attempted assassination of Trump and the media coverage of the incident and the shooter Cole Allen's manifesto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices