Deal or No Deal?

The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Commentary Magazine

News, News Commentary, Politics

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🗓️ 11 May 2026

⏱️ 69 minutes

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It's Monday, and FDD's Jonathan Schanzer is back to discuss another confusing weekend in the Iran war with the trading of proposals for a deal, Senator Mark Kelly's statement on the depletion of US munitions, the controversy over Trump's gold statue at Doral, and the passing of longtime ADL director Abe Foxman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome for the best.
0:08.7	Some drinks can pay some die of first.
0:14.0	The way of knowing which way it's going.
0:18.0	Hope for the best.
0:19.1	Expect the worst. Welcome to the commentary magazine Daily Podcast.
0:25.4	Today is Monday, May 11th, 2026.
0:28.5	I am John Podhoritz, the editor of Commentary Magazine.
0:31.8	With me as always, Executive Editor Abe Greenwald.
0:34.2	Hi, Abe.
0:34.9	Hi, John.
0:36.0	Senior editor Seth Mandel.
0:37.4	Hi, Seth. Hi, John. Senior editor Seth Mandel. Hi, Seth.
0:38.6	Hi, John.
0:39.3	Washington Free Beacon Editor Eliana Johnson.
0:41.7	Hi, Eliana.
0:42.7	Hi, John.
0:43.6	And joining us today, our contributing editor, Puba, at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
0:49.0	If you're watching on YouTube, you can see they're really beautiful fleece, merch, probably available somewhere on the FD website.
0:59.7	I want one.
1:00.7	I'm going to get one.
1:02.0	Jonathan, welcome back, Jonathan.
1:04.8	Hi, John.
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