Commentary Magazine

The April issue of Commentary is now available. This issue explores war and regime change in Iran, the performance art of Steve Bannon, the history of the pro-Israel lobby, and more. With contributions from @JSchanzer, @jpodhoretz, @jkirchick, @EliLake, @tal_fortgang, @rpondiscio, @StuHalpern, @jordanchirsch, @michaelmrosen, and @rcbl. Read on at commentary.org and subscribe at commentary.org/subscribe.

Ultimately, although it is a work of nonfiction, Burke’s book reads like a spy novel. And like all great spy novels, the narrative weaves effortlessly from the individual and interpersonal to the grand and strategic. commentary.org/articles/noah-…

Use October 7 as a barometer for political, ideological and moral hypocrisy . . . People who travel in the same circles as Duwaji and her husband Zohran Mamdani are not interested in protecting women from sexual assault, and that when they sign on to such campaigns, it is because they are lying. commentary.org/seth-mandel/on…

Wars have a way of destroying presidential legacies or securing them. For Trump, his presidency’s success, both now and in history’s retelling, hinges on battlefield performance and a paradigm shift. @JSchanzer commentary.org/articles/jonat…

Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz puts himself in danger for calling out anti-Semitism. Where are all the other Democrats? Shouldn’t they have his back? @SethAMandel commentary.org/seth-mandel/am…

LISTEN: Today we discuss the torrent of right wing podcast commentary regarding the war in Iran and the importance of a victory in the conflict to combating their narratives, as well as more revelations on Zohran Mamdani’s wife, and the aftermath of Joe Kent’s resignation and appearance on Tucker Carlson’s show. Plus, the new sexual misconduct allegations against Cesar Chavez. commentary.org/noam-blum/the-…

"Joe Kent is suggesting this was a principled resignation rather than the self-flushing of a piece of feces." Watch the full episode: youtube.com/watch?v=kC3krh…

Italy changes policy because of something that happens in Belgium, and Belgium changes policy in part because of something that happened in the Netherlands. This contributes to a feeling of insecurity for Jewish communities throughout the entire continent. And Jewish insecurity in Europe is not to be taken lightly. @SethAMandel commentary.org/seth-mandel/am…

We didn’t lose these industries to chicanery; we regulated them away. American companies with American capital, American talent, and American supply chains found it cheaper, faster, and less litigious to produce elsewhere. Now we are vexed by their absence, and we’re throwing money at the problem to coax them home. But the problem is excessive interference, not insufficient capital. commentary.org/articles/mworo…

"The Gulf States are for the first time saying, 'Finish the job, Mr. President.'" Watch & subscribe to the Commentary Magazine Podcast: youtube.com/watch?v=A_HgsB…

“Gaza, Gaza make us proud, put the Zio in the ground,” shouted Oxford student Samuel Williams in London earlier this year at a demonstration by the aggressively anti-Israel Palestine Coalition. Kind of reminds me of a Klan rally. commentary.org/articles/david…

“If I forget thee, O Philadelphia,” may not have the same ring to it as “If I forget thee, O Jerusalem,” but gratitude and decency dictate that its mayor’s gift not be forgotten. commentary.org/articles/meir-…

"Every other movie that I see I think . . . there's no way I'm watching that." Watch & subscribe to the Commentary Magazine Podcast: youtube.com/watch?v=-OuH3R…

LISTEN: Our old friend @NoahCRothman joins us today to discuss Joe Kent’s resignation letter and reinvention as a Tuckerite – the strange new respect by anti-Trump pundits, the true purpose of the career Israel-bashers, and will others follow his lead? Plus, the latest developments on the Iran war and the Strait of Hormuz. commentary.org/noam-blum/kent…

Will taking out Hassan Nasrallah end world poverty? Will any one action by the IDF end all wars forever? If not, the media doesn’t see a reason to do it. But Israel is defending its citizens and dispensing justice, and that is reason enough. @SethAMandel commentary.org/seth-mandel/ge…

"You have to presume that the strategy isn't working in order to make an argument that the strategy isn't working." Watch the full episode: youtube.com/watch?v=A_HgsB…

Throughout history, Jews have been blamed for a very long list of maladies. Ennui is a new one, I think. Yet in an era rife with the self-pathologizing of emotional duress, it makes a certain kind of sense that we’re somehow now being blamed for sadness, boredom, restlessness, loneliness, and the guilt of the privileged. commentary.org/seth-mandel/bl…

"The Jewish community nationwide committed itself to the idea that it was going to have to batten down the hatches and protect ourselves." Watch the full episode: youtube.com/watch?v=88pm84…

"Iranian ballistic missiles . . . 90 missiles, yesterday 7. Would that not indicate to you that the Iranians are running out of ballistic missiles to fire?" Watch the full episode: youtube.com/watch?v=-OuH3R…

Joe Kent's resignation letter is a remarkable document, perfect for the right-wing’s podcast-bro laziness and Jews-on-the-brain paranoia. @SethAMandel commentary.org/seth-mandel/jo…

While Hazony feigns at playing a moderating force within the movement, what he’s really doing is covering his own tracks, commentary.org/articles/james…