Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchShutdown for What?
The government shutdown appears to be reaching its end, and that's because eight non-Democratic senators have effectively agreed to the deal that Republicans put on the table before the shutdown bega…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Don't Eat That Friday-Night Brisket!
The freakout online at the suggestion that maybe Gentiles working at the Heritage Foundation might want to eat a Shabbat dinner at the home of a Jewish person really gave the game away this week–and …
Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Gen-X Roundtable!
Christine Rosen, Eli Lake, and I talk about the drama of yesterday's Heritage Foundation meeting, during which Kevin Roberts took another shot at apologizing and staffers in turn aired their outrage,…
Published on 2 months ago
The Day After
In yesterday's elections, the Republicans took what John calls both a thumping and a shellacking. Donald Trump wasn't on the ballot, but he was on voters' minds. What are the Republicans to do? And w…
Published on 2 months ago
Election Day-O, Daaay-O
California, Virginia, New Jersey, and New York City all have potentially game-changing elections today and we break them down rather than having a breakdown, which will probably come tomorrow, once t…
Published on 2 months ago
A Heritage of Shame
We welcome Eliana Johnson to the podcast as our new daily colleague following the departure of Matthew Continetti as we discuss the crisis at the Heritage Foundation and the behavior of its chief exe…
Published on 2 months ago
So Long, Continetti
A farewell tribute to COMMENTARY podcast stalwart Matthew Continetti as he moves on to the Wall Street Journal to ply his wares. We reminisce, we say what we think we did right, and what we did wrong…
Published on 2 months ago
Trump the World Tariff Traveler
Donald Trump and Chinese premier Xi decided to back off their big fight and make concessions to each other for a year rather than end up in a full-scale trade war. The question: Did this aggressive m…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
They Want You to Ignore the Biden Scandal
Today's podcast takes up a story you may not yet know about because the media aren't reporting on it: A blockbuster report from the House detailing the ways in which Joe Biden in 2024 and 2025 was no…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Trump in Asia
Today we look at Donald Trump's trip to Asia and how he might approach Xi Jinping on trade. We also consider the public's perception of what tariffs are doing to prices and why Trump always needs to …
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago