Protests in Israel Come to a Head
Commentary Magazine Podcast
Dan Senor joins the podcast to talk about the protests in Israel, how we got here, the firing of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and the choices now facing Benjamin Netanyahu and the government. Give a listen.
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Israel, TikTok, Fetterman, Banks
Commentary Magazine Podcast
Today we journey from the mess in Israel to the hearing on TikTok to the continuing crisis of John Fetterman to the banking story. Give a listen.
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Is the Clock Ticking on TikTok?
Commentary Magazine Podcast
Today's podcast ends with a conversation about the growing consensus that the Chinese military should not be dominating American social media. But before we get to that, we got some Trump, we got some DeSantis....Give a listen.
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Tanks for the Victories
Commentary Magazine Podcast
Today's podcast discusses the change in tactics by the Biden administration when it comes to sending tanks to Ukraine. Then: DeSantis and Trump. Give a listen.
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The Don and Ron Show
Commentary Magazine Podcast
Today's podcast examines Ron DeSantis's first real salvo against Donald Trump for his personal conduct even as he criticizes the prosecutor who is apparently about to indict the ex-president—and Trump's return volley. And: China's Xi makes his move internationally. Give a listen.
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Trump's Braggadocio
Commentary Magazine Podcast
Monday's podcast is all about the apparently weak case Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg intends to prosecute against Donald Trump and why—if the leaks are correct about the nature of the proceedings—all it will do is strengthen Trump and hurt the country. Also, Iraq 20 years later. Give a listen.
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A Raccoon Dog Did It!
Commentary Magazine Podcast
Today's podcast takes up the breathless claim that a new source of the COVID pandemic has been located—it comes from a raccoon dog! Hmmm. Meanwhile, China is making moves in the Middle East and with Russia as it continues to elude responsibility for its role in the deaths of 7 million people from the virus. And why is Janet Yellen saying she'll bail out some banks but not others? Give a listen.
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Is This Really the Manhattan DA's Case?
Commentary Magazine Podcast
Today's podcast wonders at the notion that Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg might be bringing a case against the former president whose star witnesses for the prosecution would be a convicted felon and a porn-star-sex-worker. Is that wise, or just one string in a Lilliputian trap for Donald Trump? Also, will there be extended fallout from the Silicon Valley Bank collapse? Give a listen.
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Drones, DeSantis, and DEI
Commentary Magazine Podcast
Today's podcast discusses the geopolitical impact of Russia's harassment of an unmanned American drone, what this suggests about Ron DeSantis and his foreign-policy views, and the assault on free speech and simple good manners at Stanford Law School. Give a listen.
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Did DeSantis Just Go Isolationist?
Commentary Magazine Podcast
Today's podcast features our old friend Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, who joins us to discuss Ron DeSantis's characterization of the war in Ukraine as a "territorial dispute" in which we should not become entangled. And then we talk about the stunning news that China has brokered a deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia and what this says about American foreign policy, in line with Schanzer's 2021 COMMENTARY article, "." Give a listen.
info_outlineToday's podcast takes up the New York Times story about how the Biden administration is going to layer on regulations and rules directing companies it supposedly wants to strengthen the semiconductor industry to do nice progressive things. Is this constitutional? More to the point, is it stupid? Give a listen.