Fire Fighting

The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Commentary Magazine

News Commentary, Politics, News

4.6 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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The Los Angeles fires might prove a hinge moment in 21st century political history depending on how California's progressive leaders respond to the calamity and how to rebuild after the crisis is over. We discuss this and Trump's response. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.1	Hope for the best.
0:38.3	Expect the worst.
0:40.3	Some drink and pain.
0:42.3	Some die of thirst.
0:44.3	The way of knowing which way it's going.
0:48.3	Hope for the best.
0:50.3	Expect the worst.
0:52.3	Hope for the best. Welcome to the Commentary Magazine Daily podcast. Today is Thursday, January 9th, 2025. I am John Puntworths, the editor of Commentary Magazine.
1:03.9	But me, as always, executive editor, A. Greenwald. Hi, Aid.
1:07.2	Hi, Ed. Hi, John. Media commentary columnist Christine Rosen. Hi, Christine.
1:11.7	Hi, John.
1:12.4	And Washington commentary columnist Matthew Continent.
1:15.5	Hi, John.
1:17.2	Obviously, the story of the day, the week, the month are the wildfires that are consuming parts of Los Angeles.
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