Abe Greenwald

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John and Abe talk about what goes into putting together an issue of COMMENTARY, using the July/August issue as an example. From the commissioning of articles to the editorial and production stages to the practical constraints of print and the kind of decisions that shape each issue—it’s all covered. Give a listen.

The 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago kicked off with words that few American voters were eager to hear: "From time immemorial, our

Today we’re joined by former U.S. ambassador to Israel David Friedman to discuss his plan for Israel’s future as articulated in in his new book One Jewish State. Then we get into the state of the race: Trump sounds pretty good, Kamala’s policies sound incoherent, and both Walz and Vance are just plain bad. Give a listen

On the morning of July 8, I was in Kyiv visiting a combined surgery ward and prosthetics clinic. To say I didn’t expect it to be the most uplifting stop on my trip through Ukraine sounds glib. But I mention it only because that’s precisely what it turned out to be. It was a remarkable place. Established by the nonprofit Protez Foundation in Oakdale, Minnesota, the two-story clinic is an open and sociable space where wounded Ukrainian fighters and civilians watch technicians build their hi-tech limbs, work with them on tweaks, undergo surgery, and finally train with doctors and therapists to use their new titanium arms or legs to maximum capacity. So the facility is infused with a kind of collaborative and surprisingly cheerful determination.

Today a full house discusses how Israel might be preparing for a war in its north, whether we've mistakenly bought into recent polling about Kamala Harris's progress, the potential political

Does the “Trump is crazy” attack still work? Why is the Harris campaign panicking over the black vote? What does the Kamala plagiarism story tell us? And what do most Americans consider a threat to their freedom? Give a listen.

The IDF has killed Yahya Sinwar. One year and 10 days after Hamas’s massacre of Israeli innocents, the mastermind of the attack was pronounced dead. On social media, one can see pictures that appear to show his corpse—lying in rubble, covered in dust, head cratered. And that just about describes the current condition of Hamas.

Today we take up Donald Trump’s newest picks, Linda McMahon for education secretary and Dr. Oz to oversee Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and we talk about the potential for outsiders to shake up dysfunctional institutions. We also get into where the Democrats go next on social issues and how Republicans can best counter trans extremism. Give a listen.

Today we talk about AG pick Pam Bondi and why we should take the Trump transition seriously. Then we look back on the Kamala Harris campaign and wonder, What the heck was that? Give a listen.