The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Contributing Editor Eli Lake is back to discuss his review of Mahmoud Khalil's new book and debate whether the efforts to deport him were unwise. Plus, the Trump administration moves to block EV adoption and reinstate Title IX rules that were revoked under Biden, how America can right the ship on education, the strange polling numbers in Ohio, and John recommends season 2 of Mobland.
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It's Monday, and we're back to discuss Sunkist reversing their decision to cancel the Bar Mitzvah favorite fruit gems, the Hormuz crisis coming to a head, and the foiled terrorist attack in Britain with suspected ties to Iran. Plus, impending doom for Republicans in November's polling numbers over the war, the economy, and data centers, and John recommends True Detective by Max Allan Collins.
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It's Friday, and after a brief opening discussion about records, we turn to discuss Benjamin Netanyahu's UNGA speech, Macron's embarrassing flub, the ongoing efforts to find some resolution to the Iran war, the upcoming Israeli elections, the lowlife antisemitism of actor Wallace Shawn. Plus, Seth recommends The Barman of the Ritz, and John recommends The World at Night.
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Today we discuss Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the UNGA after the son of Israel's ambassador to the US was seriously injured in a terrorist attack, news that the Israeli film NAZA will be released for free online, the fight over the word genocide, and Israel's "damned if you do, damned if you don't" trap. Plus, new polling data in key senatorial races, and John recommends season 6 of Slow Horses.
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Matt Continetti joins us on this Wednesday to discuss football being back, as well as Rob Bonta's failure to stop the Paramount-WB merger, how it connects to the pro-Palestine movement, and what the future of news media might look like. Plus, the Iranian president speaks at the UNGA despite being at war with the host country, Trump's speech, the Saudi-Houthi war, and Matt recommends Wait Till Next Year by Mike Lupica and William Goldman, and John also recommends William Goldman's The Season.
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