The July/August 2025 issue of COMMENTARY is now available online. Our cover story, “The War Against the War Against the Jews” by @dpletka, lays out the path forward to combat the rise of anti-Semitism. @jpodhoretz rants on debate, discourse, and the deserved pride of the modern

“I decided to leave behind all the diagnoses, meds, and professionals and recover myself.”.

Why do studies show that liberals are more miserable than conservatives?.

The only value that progressive institutions see in the ADL is in its propensity to criticize Jews. Once the ADL refocused its energy even modestly away from Jewish infighting, the left had no use for it. @SethAMandel.

LISTEN: In an unusually late-night dorm-room like podcast, we begin by describing our general good moods before plunging into despair about the threat of AI posed by Elon Musk’s Grok and the anti-Semitic spree it went on. Can AI be consciously evil?.

Fast-forward to today: A new raft of books is emerging from the 2024 campaign, including another by Parnes and Allen (Fight), as well as Chris Whipple’s Uncharted and, most prominently, Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s Original Sin.

The Dinah report makes for difficult reading—especially knowing there are still hostages in Gaza who may still be subject to the tortures it describes. @SethAMandel.

Trump even seemed to be having some fun: “I came here because it was something I’m supposed to be doing. But I left here a little bit different.”.

Elon Musk's America Party, believe it or not, reminds us of Ross Perot and his Reform Party. @continetti. Subscribe and listen to the full episode:

“There are no tax credits here,” Lowe said. “All of those other places are offering 40 percent,” he noted, referring to the amount that other states (and some countries, like Ireland) will rebate the production company, often off the top of the budget.

Melinda Gates, on the other hand, has put together a list of utterly mundane goals. Her new foundation, Pivotal, “focuses on dismantling barriers that hold people back, with a particular focus on women, especially women of color.”.

LISTEN: Today we discuss the president’s dinner with Bibi Netanyahu and the clear bond between the two—and Trump’s consistent support for Israel over his two terms. And we relate it to Trump's surprising turn on Ukraine.

The point is that even if Syria and Lebanon don’t join the Abraham Accords, the fact that the Abraham Accords were in place when Iran’s imperial tide receded means that there is already a new regional structure to replace the old one.

In a vacuum, the idea of a “Hebron emirate” isn’t entirely radical. Palestinian Arab society is still often organized around clan influence, precisely because Palestinian national governance has so profoundly failed its people time and again. @SethAMandel.

Trump’s success in dictating recent events—even going so far as to tell Netanyahu to order his Air Force pilots to turn their planes around mid-mission when he tired of the fighting with Iran—seems to have earned Hamas’s confidence as well.

They believed in Germany. They believed in Enlightenment values. They believed that reason and education would triumph over prejudice. They were wrong.

Dan Senor joined us recently as we took apart the ridiculous stories pooh-poohing the success of the raid on Iran’s nuclear sites and explain how, any way you look at it, it’s a world-changing event for the better. Give a listen.

Labour leaders wanted to defeat Corbyn. Democratic Party leaders want Mamdani to defeat them.

While today it is easy to judge those slavery supporters, Kreitner notes that the abolitionists didn’t always make it easy for Jews to join their cause.

This is how the media handles the story every time Israel outwits its enemies and lives to fight another day. @SethAMandel.

LISTEN: We’re back after a patriotic Fourth of July to talk about Zohran Mamdani, the anti-patriotic Democratic nominee for mayor. We also discuss the horrible Texas disaster, the One Big Beautiful Bill, Elon Musk’s new party, and the Bibi visit.