Israel Hits Iran and Columbia's Turn

The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Commentary Magazine

News, Politics, News Commentary

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🗓️ 19 April 2024

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Jonathan Schanzer joins the podcast for an immediate after-action report on the details of the Israeli strike on Iran, whether deterrence has been reestablished, and how last night might represent the most significant game-changing moment in recent Middle Eastern history. And what's this? Columbia University throws the book at the Hamas-supporting tent city on its campus and has the NYPD arrest more than 100 people? Is this a game-changer too? Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hope for the best.
0:09.0	Expect the worst.
0:11.0	Some bring champagne, some die of furs.
0:14.0	A-a-furs.
0:15.0	No way of knowing which way it's going.
0:19.0	Hope for the best expect the worst.
0:22.0	Welcome to the Commentary Magazine Daily Podcast.
0:27.0	Today is Friday, April 19, 2024.
0:30.6	I'm John Pothor, it, the editor of Commentary Magazine.
0:34.4	With me as always executive editor, A Greenwald, Hi Abe.
0:38.0	Hi, Abe. Hi, John.
0:39.0	Senior editor Seth Mandel.
0:40.5	Hi Seth.
0:41.5	Hi, Seth. And with us today, hi Seth. Hi, I'm with us today, Commentary Contributing Editor and Director of Research at the Foundation
0:48.1	for the Defense of Democracy's and host of its morning brief podcast video everything just back from Israel
0:59.1	Jonathan Schanser hi hi John. Hey John.
1:03.6	OK, so first off, yes, listeners this week
1:08.4	will note that Matt Kont and Eddie, who is not here today,
1:11.7	owes me a Venti frappuccino. He said Israel wouldn't strike
1:16.6	Iran until after the election and I said he was nuts and I was right and he was wrong and therefore he owes me a Fra Pichino.
1:25.6	I don't really like Fra Pichinos but I'm going to have to get one with a lot of different
1:32.0	flavors and stuff like just up the cost, because I need to reestablish my deterrence.
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