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Commentary Magazine's editors discuss politics, foreign policy and culture.
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- State of the Jews
John is joined by 2026 Commentary roastee, former Israeli ambassador to the US Ron Dermer, to discuss the state of affairs for Israel in the current moment, the prospects of an anti-American US…
- Advance Notice
We are joined by our Washington commentary columnist Jamie Kirchick to discuss the rising tide against Jews on both sides of the political spectrum and JD Vance pinning republican problems on the…
- The Blame Game
Contributing editor Eli Lake is back to discuss the election postmortems and the Republican recriminations after their stunning defeat, how big a part did the Iran war play in voter dissatisfaction…
- Wave Goodbye
Our friend Matt Continetti is back to discuss the massive GOP wipeout in the midterm elections, analyze the causes for the historic loss, look ahead to the next two years in Washington, and drill…
- Wave Watch
It's election day and we are joined by our friend Chris Stirewalt to discuss the seemingly impending blue wave and all the ways in which Trump contributed to the expected loss of the senate, whether…
- Even Stevens
We are joined by JNS's Ruthie Blum from Tel Aviv to discuss tomorrow's impending midterm election and the hoopla in Michigan over Haley Stevens endorsing Mike Rogers and the ridiculous reactions…
- Sub Parliament
We are joined by Dan Senor and Matt Continetti to discuss the final vote totals in Israel's elections and the prospects of forming a new government, and how will potential new coalitions deal with…
- The Antisemitism Horseshoe
Contributing editor Eli Lake joins us today to correct the record on Jon Lovett's comments on Michigan Jews and Abdul El-Sayed, and discuss the larger implications of centering Israel in US politics…
- Coalition Building
Ben Shapiro joins us today to discuss the results of the Israeli election, where the anti-Bibi coalition underperformed and likely denied Eisenkot the prime ministership. Can Netanyahu form a new…
- Let it Bibi
The Israeli election is in full swing with the highest turnout in 50 years. What will this mean for the Arab parties, Netanyahu's chances of survival, and will an Eisenkot victory expose American…
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