Oh, for the best!

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Oh, for the best!

Extend the worst!

Welcome to the Commentary Magazine Daily Podcast today is Thursday March 2nd, 2023.

I am John Putthoritz, the editor of Commentary Magazine with me as always executive editor Abe Greenwald.

Hi Abe!

Uh, John.

Media commentary columnist in American Enterprise Institute Senior Fellow Christine Rosen.

Hi Christine.

Hi John.

And a colleague of Christine Rosen's at the American Enterprise Institute and our Washington commentary columnist Matthew Contnetti.

Hi John.

Hi John.

Um, so, uh, interesting action on the woke culture war front that, uh, two Democratic senators, uh, interested me enough of course the two, I guess most conservative Democratic senators maybe or one of the most conservative Democratic senator and the other, uh, having to run for re-election, uh, in a Trump state.

Uh, that is Joe Manchin and John Tester.

Uh, joined forces to push through, uh, or, you know, to help, uh, push through the Senate, a bill.

Uh, how would you describe this?

Um, to limit the reach of, of regulations, uh, at the, I think it's the Labor Department.

Uh, that, uh, direct spending, uh, or direct investment or ban investment at banks and institutions that are not following socially responsible investing policies.

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