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On today’s podcast we take up the Gazan assault on Israel with 600 rockets, the ceasefire that followed, and the despicable media moral equivalency drawn between the attackers and the attacked. And then we talk about whether Democratic craziness is inspiring Republican enthusiasm. Give a listen.
More The Commentary podcast debates the Democrat-peddled notion that William Barr committed criminal offenses by misleading Congress and mischaracterizing the tone, if not the substance, of the Mueller report. Also, the apparently failed effort to out the Maduro regime in Venezuela.
More The violent attack on the Chabad of Poway synagogue and the anti-Semitic tropes published in the international version of the New York Times are today’s topics.
More The Commentary podcast explores companion studies on the hopelessly unrepresentative nature of Twitter and its inexplicably disproportionate influence over American political discourse. As Joe Biden enters the race as something of the anti-Twitter candidate, can he appeal to the middle without alienating the Twitterati left?
More On today’s podcast, why liberals can’t let the Mueller probe go and why Trump fans wrongly think the report is good for him, and why, in spite of everything, we still need a meritocracy. Give a listen.
More On today’s podcast, we sift through the Mueller report and find that while it ends the Russia-puppet storyline, it is considerably more problematic for Trump when it comes to obstruction—even though any obstruction would have been without an underlying crime. And we discuss the horrid takes on the burning of Notre Dame. Give a listen.
More The issues dominating the week are so far afield from anything that actually affects anyone on a day-to-day basis—relitigating 9/11, for example—that it makes you feel you’re taking crazy pills. Detox from the crazy pills by applying today’s podcast to your ears. Give a listen.
More Today’s podcast takes up the arrest of Julian Assange and his strange journey from leftist hero to pariah, as well as the Attorney General’s interest in looking into the way his department might have been looking into the Trump campaign and the outrage that interest has inspired. Give a listen.
More Noah Rothman returns to the podcast after vacation to take up the ouster of the Homeland Security secretary in the midst of a crisis at the border that makes the president sound like the boy who cried wolf and makes the Democrats sound like they just want the crisis to continue to score political points for themselves. Give a listen.
More On a day-early podcast, with Noah Rothman still on vacation, the COMMENTARY Remnant of Abe and Christine and John takes Bernie Sanders very, very seriously. And makes fun of Joe Biden some. And talks about reparations and Israeli taxicabs. Give a listen.
More Today’s podcast takes up the question of Joe Biden and his hands and his lips and his logorrhea and whether these are disqualifying to his presidential candidacy. Also, how do you pronounce that guy’s name who’s lighting up the Democratic primary pre-season, the guy from Indiana? And…cars. What good are they. Noah’s out but the rest of the gang is here. Give a listen.
More John is out for today’s COMMENTARY podcast, but the hosts who remain delve into the baffling saga in Cook County, where Empire actor Jussie Smollett has been the beneficiary of what appears to be a two-tiered system of justice. Also, the failure of the Green New Deal vote in the Senate, and America’s triumphant return to the moon.
More Noah Rothman was out for this episode, but the rest of the gang talked about the Mueller probe’s findings, whether or not the Democrats will keep probing, and what it all means for 2020.
More The COMMENTARY podcast on the endless wait for Joe Biden to enter the 2020 race for the presidency and Donald Trump’s corrupting influence on his allies.
More The college admissions scandal that captured the nation’s attention has sharpened the critiques of American institutions dedicated to social mobility. When do they succeed, and how have the failed? Also, Beto mania is sweeping… the press. Does the former congressman from Texas have a constituency outside center-left political media?
More The Democratic Party seems to believe that the country has had a revolutionary turn toward socialism, but there’s little evidence of that. Are Democrats making a bad bet on anti-market policies? More troublingly, what happens to the Democratic Party if that message carries the day in 2020?
More Democrats wrestle with themselves over how forcefully to condemn anti-Semitism in their ranks. The press publishes a variety of reports that are touted as bad news for Trump but seem only to redound to his benefit. And what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption scandal could mean for his government and his country.
More On today’s podcast we take up the 2-plus hours of the president’s speech before CPAC and whether it was a triumph or a cry for psychiatric help. Also: Is Bernie Sanders actually going to be the Democratic nominee? Give a listen.
More The podcast dissects Michael Cohen’s testimony before the House Oversight Committee and sees plenty of silver linings in his scathing indictments of Trump for Republicans. When it comes to the president’s aborted summit with North Korean despot Kim Jong-un, however, there is a little less to cheer about.
More The COMMENTARY podcast explores the prospects for success as Donald Trump heads to Vietnam for a second summit with North Korean despot Kim Jong-un. Also, the Democratic Party’s leftward drift and how that helps Trump ahead of 2020.
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