The Commentary Magazine Podcast

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Oct 6, 2020 · 53 min
The Reality Show Meets Reality
The president’s diagnosis has shattered the unreality of this presidency and reminded Americans of the very real consequences that result from public policy.
Oct 5, 2020 · 1 hr 7 min
The State of the Race After Trump’s Diagnosis
What has Donald Trump’s COVID diagnosis done to the national political landscape? Will the public respond with sympathy or does the event merely reinforce the belief that the president’s recklessness has contributed to the longevity of this pandemic?
Oct 2, 2020 · 1 hr 6 min
So, What Happens Now?
How will Donald Trump’s positive COVID-19 diagnosis reshape the political landscape? No one knows. But we do have some speculative thoughts on how this could play out.
Oct 1, 2020 · 1 hr 7 min
Gird Yourselves for a Biden Presidency
With the polls seeming to be moving away from the president, it’s time to prepare for the prospect of a Biden presidency and a Democratic Congress. What will that look like? What will Biden do and what won’t he be able to do? And how will Republicans...
Sep 30, 2020 · 1 hr 2 min
What an Irredeemable Mess
The COMMENTARY crew breaks down the unholy spectacle to which we were all privy during Tuesday night’s first presidential debate. Strap in.
Sep 29, 2020 · 1 hr 15 min
Debate Night in America
The revelations about how little Donald Trump paid in income taxes may be a central issue in tonight’s debate, but that could overshadow other issues that are more beneficial to Joe Biden and his party. What do the candidates need to do to “win” the...
Sep 27, 2020 · 1 hr
The Amy Coney Barrett Show
The gang convenes on a Sunday morning for a very special episode of the COMMENTARY podcast, and it’s all about Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court seat last held by the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Amy Coney Barrett.
Sep 25, 2020 · 1 hr 23 min
The Perpetual Legitimacy Crisis
Donald Trump’s apparent decision to make people apprehensive about whether he will vacate his office should he lose the election has lent credence to some otherwise insane theories about how the election will play out. Also, the looming threat of a...
Sep 24, 2020 · 1 hr 4 min
The Cosmic Unfairness of It All
Does Donald Trump have a plan when he does absurd things like refuse to entertain the prospect of a peaceful transition of power if he was to lose the election? Of course, he doesn’t. But that doesn’t make it any less contemptuous. Also, the...
Sep 23, 2020 · 1 hr 11 min
What the Biden Campaign Is Thinking
What is the Biden campaign’s pathway to victory? The campaign is sending plenty of signals about what demographics it needs to win, but Biden’s party and its preferred preconceptions have become an obstacle in that pursuit. Also, the looming backlash...
Sep 22, 2020 · 1 hr 13 min
There Is No Normal
What is the principle at stake if Republicans pursue a raw exercise of power over Democratic objections to confirm a new justice to the Supreme Court? We’re not sure. But it’s also possible that the equilibrium some fear might be overturned by such a...
Sep 21, 2020 · 1 hr 11 min
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Democratic Meltdown
The podcast reflects on the life of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and discusses the nervous breakdown to which Democrats have succumbed following her death.
Sep 18, 2020 · 1 hr 4 min
Firing a Cannon at the Canon
Today's Noah-less podcast features the Commentary crew's horrified disbelief at Alex Ross's astounding claim in the New Yorker that American classical music originates from white supremacy, moves on to the justice or lack thereof in the coming ban on...
Sep 17, 2020 · 54 min
Everybody Loves Chris
With Noah Rothman out today, we podcasters are joined by Fox News political editor Chris Stirewalt, polymath and creator of colorful metaphors, to discuss this important question: Does anything matter? Is the election still up in the air or is the...
Sep 16, 2020 · 59 min
Snarking Away the Peace
The COMMENTARY crew is having none of the efforts on the part of some in the press to downplay historic developments in the Middle East. Also, the hosts debate whether Donald Trump’s performance during Tuesday night’s ABC News town hall was up to par.
Sep 15, 2020 · 1 hr 9 min
A New World Order
The realignment of geopolitics in the Middle East has many fathers, and Donald Trump was only one of them. What the thaw in Sunni states’ relations with Israel means for America moving forward. Also, for all the talk of the president’s “white...
Sep 14, 2020 · 1 hr 2 min
The Law-and-Order Issue Is Getting Traction
The media can't bear to report it, but the polling over the weekend shows movement toward Donald Trump and rising concern over urban unrest—and they're going hand in hand. Can the Biden people see what's happening or are they blinded by their press...
Sep 11, 2020 · 1 hr
Green Shoots and Tragic Opportunism
The 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks has been met with a campaign to compare the deaths from that day to those attributable to the pandemic, which is rather gross. Also, is Donald Trump’s campaign showing signs of life? And, finally, film and...
Sep 10, 2020 · 1 hr 5 min
Hurricane Woodward
President Donald Trump stares into the storm as revelations he himself gave to Bob Woodward about how he deliberately downplayed the threat posed by COVID-19 dominate the news. He is, as ever, his own worst enemy. Also, the absurd and highly...

The Commentary Magazine Podcast

The Reality Show Meets Reality

The State of the Race After Trump’s Diagnosis

So, What Happens Now?

Gird Yourselves for a Biden Presidency

What an Irredeemable Mess

Debate Night in America

The Amy Coney Barrett Show

The Perpetual Legitimacy Crisis

The Cosmic Unfairness of It All

What the Biden Campaign Is Thinking

There Is No Normal

Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Democratic Meltdown

Firing a Cannon at the Canon

Everybody Loves Chris

Snarking Away the Peace

A New World Order

The Law-and-Order Issue Is Getting Traction

Green Shoots and Tragic Opportunism

Hurricane Woodward