Hope for the best.

Expect the worst.

Some drink champagne.

Some die of thirst.

The way of knowing which way it's going.

Hope for the best.

Expect the worst., for the best. Expect the worst.

Oh, for the best.

Welcome to the Commentary Magazine Daily podcast.

Today is Wednesday, July 9th, 2025.

I'm John Butler.

It's the editor of Commentary Magazine,

reminding you that coming up on October 19th here in New York City is our annual roast, an event either 15 or 16 years in the making.

And our roasty this year is the financial guru and wise man Clifford Asness.

This is a very special annual event.

It's our annual fundraiser, 500 people show for an evening of hijinks, hilarity, comedy.

And you generally will find yourself leaving our ballroom, floating on a

cloud of joy and not morosity. So you will have a different experience from the

podcast listening experience, and therefore it's worth sampling one day a year kind of like the holiday

that i don't celebrate the one day a year when a high good feeling and great commonality of

spirit and the let's call it the roast spirit of commentary is is just a wash and abroad in the land so go

to commentary.org slash roast to find out about this signal event and if you come you will meet

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