The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Bad polling for the president raises the question of whether his pursuit of aggressive anti-immigration aims in Minneapolis and elsewhere is hurting his standing. Even more important: He's not convincing the American people he's good for the country when it comes to economics. And why are Hollywood opinion leaders going ballistic about a certain scene on the show Landman? Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After days of looking like America was going to intervene in the Iranian crisis, Donald Trump pulled way back yesterday. Was this tactical? Or was he told it wasn't a layup and he didn't want to risk his capital? Is this refusal part of a larger foreign policy theme? Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An interesting day at the Supreme Court as the justices discussed two cases involving the issue of transgenderism in girls' sports—with some of the justices pretty badly embarrassing themselves and others punching holes the size of the Marianas Trench in the arguments of the ACLU. Also: the difference between 1960s civil rights protests and what we're seeing now from the left. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eli Lake joins us to go through the history of the resistance to the Iranian regime, what makes this moment so different, and what the United States has to do to ensure the kind of outcome that will make the world a better place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So much of what's been going on in this country seems performative and almost cinematic that we might need to consider how much Hollywood and pop-culture fantasy in general is leaching into our reality. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices