Today we take up the dangers posed by the trial of Derek Chauvin, charged with the murder of George Floyd, and the controversy over so-called "vaccine passports." Give a listen.

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The Chauvin Trial Begins

It's the Fourth of July weekend and we spend the podcast defending America from the nonsense of NPR, the liberal notion that America is a bad actor on the world stage, and the idea that COVID is some form of rough justice for America's sins. Have a glorious weekend as you give a listen.

America the Wonderful

Today's podcast points out the continuing scandal of the media's and Big Tech's efforts to suppress stories they don't like—both about Hunter Biden and about China's role in the promulgation of COVID—and what the practical consequences for them both may be. And then we get into the Democratic party's courtship of political meltdown, shown in part by an effort to defund Israel's anti-missile efforts. Give a listen.

Suppressing Speech and Going After Israel

The podcast crew takes up the new effort in Texas to prevent private businesses from requiring employees to vaccinate, and what it says about the politics of the jab nationwide. Give a listen.

Vaccine Mandate Craziness

Today's podcast takes up the case of Whoopi Goldberg and what her dismissal of the racial component of the Holocaust actually means—and the horror of her defense at the hands of the Anti-Defamation League. And there's more! Give a listen.

Quakin' Whoopi

Today's podcast discusses the decision of the RNC to pull out of the presidential-debate commission system before we rise in outrage at the disgusting pre-Passover op-ed in the disgraceful New York Times about how Judaism is supposedly a celebration of mass murder. Give a listen.

Debating Debates, and the Times's Anti-Semitic Barbarity

Today's podcast asks how seriously we are to take President Biden's flat statement that we would be involved if China attacked Taiwan, and also how seriously we are to take his new economic initiative with eastern nations. Plus, immigration, racism, and Georgia! Give a listen.

When Biden Speaks, Does He Change Policy?

Today's podcast takes up the horrific story of the firing of tenured Princeton professor Joshua Katz—defenestrated for holding views considered unacceptable by the university leadership, which then went on a hunt for pretext to fire him. The question: What good are universities any longer? Give a listen.

The Evil at Princeton

Tech commentary columnist James B. Meigs is back on the show today to talk about how the scientific community’s conduct creates environments where anti-scientific conspiracy theories thrive. Also, the hosts discuss the Democrats’ climate change/inflation bill and the attack on Republicans who voted against the PACT Act.

How Conspiracy Theories Are Born

Joe Biden’s speech outlining the threat to democracy posed by pro-Trump Republicans was bad. How bad? Let us count the ways.

Plumbing the Depths of Cynicism

Today's podcast looks at the politics of the judge's decision to appoint a special master to deal with the documents taken from Donald Trump's home and who will be helped or hurt by that. Plus, can it really be true that Democrats are viewed more favorably on COVID response than Republicans? Give a listen.

Yes, Special Master

Today's podcast takes up the leak about a highly sensitive document found in the Mar-a-Lago search and the Washington Post's characterization of it. Then we go after Arizona Republican Senate candidate Blake Masters with a rhetorical two-by-four. Give a listen.

They're Not 'Alarmed,' They're Thrilled

Today's podcast takes up Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's efforts to expose the hypocrisy of "sanctuary city" mayors like Lori Lightfoot of Chicago by sending illegal immigrants northward to live where they are supposedly more "welcome"—which has caused Lightfoot to sputter in outrage. Also, issue polling: Does it tell us anything? Give a listen.

Exposing Liberal Hypocrisy

The passing of Queen Elizabeth provides us with an opportunity to consider the question: Is there any figure left on the world stage who is known and admired for restraint rather than oversharing? And we express amazement at the current state of play in the war between Russia and Ukraine. Give a listen.

Elizabeth's Restraint

Liel Leibovitz joins the podcast today to discuss the New York Times's hit piece on Hasidic schools in New York state and why it is so egregious. But we begin with the startling news out of Ukraine and what it portends. Give a listen.

The Great Yeshiva Slander

Today's podcast looks at the worse-than-expected inflation numbers and the determination of the media and Democrats to frame them as some kind of new normal and wonders what kind of strategy this might be for November. Best way to play a bad hand, or handing an opportunity to their Republican rivals to beat them about the face and neck? Give a listen.

Did Inflation Just Prick the Democratic Balloon?

Noah Rothman and John Podhoretz convene in parlous emotional condition to reflect upon the horrors of this week's political events. A Socialist who wasn’t even a Democrat a year ago wins 61 percent. A billionaire reality-TV star who has never voted Republican is the clear frontrunner in the GOP. Can Hillary Clinton survive her own party’s doubts about her trustworthiness? Can the Republican Party survive its own cravenness in the face of Trumpism? Is America going the way of vaudeville and the Betamax?

Commentary Podcast #2

On the first of this week's COMMENTARY podcasts, we (Abe Greenwald, Noah Rothman, and I) discuss the Trump poll plunge into the 30s and the beginning of his flame war against the GOP for betraying him. The question we ask is: Which part of the Republican base does the party have to appeal to if and when Trump loses—his base or the millions of Republican-aligned voters who appear to be fleeing the party because of him? We make specific reference to a powerful tweetstorm by Mary Beth Glenn (@mbglenn) you will hear me recite as though I were reciting "Invictus." Give a listen.

Commentary Podcast

On the first of this week's two COMMENTARY podcasts, we discuss how the nightmarishly bad polling for Donald Trump doesn't necessarily translate into bad polling for the GOP itself—and how the possible election-day repudiation of Trump may not bring the Republicans who are fleeing in disgust from Trump back into the fold just yet. Also how Hillary Clinton may enter office under clouds the likes of which no incoming president has ever been cast in shadow. Give a listen.

John Podhoretz is out on assignment this week. Filling in, Abe Greenwald and Noah Rothman dig into a weekend of anti-Trump protests and some violence, punctuated by reports of racist acts of harassment and vandalism by Trump supporters. Do Donald Trump’s early administration picks give us a window into how he will govern? Finally, which direction will the Democratic Party go as it enters a rebuilding period? We probably already know the answer to that one.

On this week's second COMMENTARY podcast, we discuss the ways in which the election results make it clear liberals are going to use the power they have left—cultural supremacy—to try and hold the line against Donald Trump and the Republicans, and whether it will work. And whether offering corporate welfare to Carrier will help Trump in the long run. Give a listen.

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On this week's first COMMENTARY podcast, we take up the decision to halt work on the Dakota Pipeline due to the tactics of protesters and whether this provides the incoming Trump administration with the possibility of a win. We dispute the contention of Mike Pence that the free market is a loser, and argue over the Taiwan phone call like teenagers arguing over the phone. Give a listen.

On this podcast, Noah Rothman, Abe Greenwald and I discuss the tumultuous three days since (remember this?) Neil Gorsuch was nominated to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court. We're fighting with Australia, we're putting Iran on notice, Russia is poisoning critics and fooling around in Ukraine, and people are throwing firebombs at a flamethrower in Berkeley. Give a listen. Really.

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Is the COMMENTARY podcast a downer? That's what one reader said, accusing us of "crushing morosity." Well, this one with me and Abe Greenwald isn't exactly going to lift your spirits, what with its discussion of the shooting at the GOP baseball practice, the shadows looming over the Trump presidency, and other light topics. But it's interesting! Give a listen.

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Commentary Podcast: We Will Crush You with Our Morosity

On the second of this week's podcasts, the COMMENTARY crew is scattered far afield—I'm in Vegas, baby; Noah Rothman is at home in Jersey; and Abe Greenwald is in our offices in New York. Perhaps our distance accounts for a greater degree of disagreement and even disgruntlement as we consider the meaning of the Trump war on the media and its convenient crescendo during a moment in which it looks like the GOP hopes of scoring a health-care reform are in the process of crashing and burning. Give a listen.

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Donald Trump has taken the heel turn that so many anticipated he’d make, albeit not this early in his presidency, when he struck a deal with congressional Democrats and undermined his party’s leadership in Congress. The reactions from right, left, and center to Donald Trump’s erratic and non-committal behaviors, alienating just about everyone in the process, provide a rare window into how this presidency will adapt (or perish) under pressure.

Commentary Podcast: The Art of the Bad Deal

On the second COMMENTARY podcast of the week, I ask Noah Rothman and Abe Greenwald whether things are changing on the Right in regards to gun-control measures after Las Vegas—and whether "mass shootings" constitutes an event category that makes sense. And we ask whether Rex Tillerson calling the president a "moron" constitutes a Jack Woltz event. Who is Jack Woltz, you ask? Give a listen.

Commentary Podcast: Controlling Guns—and Secretaries of State

The COMMENTARY Podcast recorded live before a studio audience at The Comedy Cellar's The Village Underground this week. The gang discussed how the Donald Trump and his allies reacted to the revelation that the president might have known about the infamous 2016 Trump Tower meeting with a Kremlin cutout. Also, how vibrant is the intellectual right when compared to its ideological opponents on the left.

Commentary Podcast Live: What's a Little Collusion?

On today's podcast, we ask whether Donald Trump's specific attack on socialism in the State of the Union address—and the strange Democratic response to it—will prove a key issue in 2020. Did he hoist them on their own petard? And is that what is going on with the political meltdown among Democrats in Virginia? Give a listen.

We also discuss Eli Steele's article "From White Supremacy to Identity Politics." Give it a read.

The Democratic Party's Hoisted Petard

Today's sadly Abe-free podcast takes up the question of what the New Zealand massacre might mean for our civilization. How can we live in a world in which mass murderers literally broadcast their killings? And in which senior advisers to the president suggest people read the murderer's manifesto for the crassest political reasons? We also talk about Beto O'Rourke. Give a listen.

The Nihilist Manifesto

Bad, but not impeachable. Is this the argument that Republicans will settle on to acquit the president if, as it seems increasingly likely, he is impeached by the Democratic House? Also, the bizarre effort on the part of the press to avoid offending… radical Islamist terrorists?

Making Arguments About Impeachment

A special pre-Thanksgiving COMMENTARY podcast dives into the question no one asked but to which Mike Bloomberg thinks he’s the answer. Does he have a shot and, if not, what is he thinking? Also, breaking down the Democrats’ impeachment strategy and analyzing Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s disastrous BBC interview.

The Bloomberg Off the Rose

As the Coronavirus pandemic in the United States gets worse, the president’s job approval ratings continue to rise.

Things Get Worse, but Trump’s Numbers Get Better

In today’s episode: The revelations about Donald Trump in John Bolton’s new book, the efforts to reform the culture within America’s police departments, and some early indications that the Coronavirus epidemic in America is on the cusp of a resurgence.

The Moral Conundrum of Trump

Trump’s tone shifts as he returns to delivering pandemic-related press conferences. The congressional GOP turns its eyes toward the post-Trump era. And the diplomatic crisis with China deepens as the U.S. shutters a Chinese consulate.

Where the GOP Is Headed

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