Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Meaning of Israel's Oct. 7 Failures
Journalist Jonathan Foreman joins the podcast today for a deep look at his seminal May 2025 COMMENTARY lead article, "The Untold Story of How Israel …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Do It Right!
The larger goals of the Trump administration are threatened by incompetent execution. The problem is that for many, making policy stick isn't as impo…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Chaos, Chaos Everywhere
Messes at the Pentagon, at the State Department, at Treasury, at the Department of Justice, and with tariff policy—can this administration survive it…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Eugenics and the Manosphere Anti-Semites
Eli Lake joins today's podcast as we discuss two major articles in the May issue of COMMENTARY: Christine Rosen on "consumer eugenics" and Seth Mande…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump's Restrainers, Restraining Israel
A two-hander today as Abe Greenwald and I delve Talmudically into the New York Times story on how Donald Trump decided not to participate in an Israe…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Fight Fiercely, Harvard?
Eliana Johnson joins us today from the Washington Free Beacon to discuss the Trump-Harvard fight, Steve Witkoff's walk-back on Iran, and the firebomb…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
So Where Are the Great Negotiations?
On several fronts—the tariffs, Ukraine, and Iran in particular—we strain to see the supposed negotiating genius of Donald Trump and his team. And wha…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Bungling the Good Things
When the Trump administration isn't doing unpopular things, it's doing popular things the wrong way. From bad actors abroad to the courts, we discuss…
9 months ago
The Larry Tate Trumpians
Donald Trump backs down on the tariffs and according to his fan base, this is a mark of his Machiavellian genius. This would seem to have something i…
9 months ago
Trump, China, Trade, and Covid
The 104 percent tariff on China is kicking off a very risky conflict with the People's Republic with potential geopolitical and military ramification…
9 months ago