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Welcome to the Commentary Magazine

Daily podcast. Today is Tuesday,

April 21st, 2026.

I'm John Poud Hoarets, the editor

of Commentary Magazine. With me, as always,

Executive editor, Abe Greenwald. Hi, Abe.

Hi, John.

Senior editor Seth Mandel. Hi, Seth. Hi, John.

And commentary, social commentary columnist, Christine. Rosen. Hi, Christine. Hi, John. So, we're going to

forbear on Iran and the talks and everything today because no one knows what's going on except that apparently

Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut actually wants Iran to win the war, run our blockade,

kill Americans, and succeed, which I think the voters of Connecticut ought to know about,

but we can put that to one side and

talk about some other extraordinarily disturbing things that are going on in the realm of

the treatment of Jews, Jewish politicians, Jewish voters, Jewish educators, Jewish students,

and Jewish synagogue goers, both here and

abroad.

Seth, I was hoping you could walk us through some of the low lights of the past week.

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