Popping Crazy Pills

The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Commentary Magazine

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.6 • 5.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2026

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Today we conduct a brief review of the things that make us feel like we're taking crazy pills: The reactions to Trump deploying ICE to help assist with TSA logjams, Stanley McChrystal's interview on Iran, Mike Mullen's farcical recounting of the Bin Laden raid, the upcoming hagiographical Michael Jackson biopic, Claudine Gay's new teaching career, and Tucker Carlson's praise of Islamic culture and Sharia law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:38.9	Expect the worst.
0:40.9	Some drink your pain.
0:43.0	Some die of first.
0:45.0	The way of knowing which way it's going.
0:49.0	Oh for the best.
0:50.6	Expect the worst.
0:52.5	Oh for the best. Welcome to the commentaryary Magazine Daily Podcast.
0:58.0	Today is Tuesday, March 24th, 2026.
1:01.7	I am John Pudhorts, the editor of Commentary Magazine.
1:04.5	With me, as always, executive editor, Abe Greenwald.
1:07.5	Hi, Abe.
1:08.2	Hi, John.
1:09.4	Washington Free Beacon editor Eliana Johnson. Hi, Eliana. Hi, Abe. Hi, John. Washington Free Beacon editor,
1:10.9	Eliana. Johnson, hi, Eliana.
1:12.9	Hi, John.
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