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The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Commentary Magazine

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.6 • 5.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2026

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Today we break down the results of the Texas primaries and the upcoming runoff election between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton, as well as today's briefing on the progress of the Iran War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hope for the best.
0:08.0	Expect the worst.
0:10.0	Some drinks can pay, some die of thirst, the way of knowing which way it's going,
0:19.0	hope for the best, expect the worst.
0:22.3	Oh, for the best.
0:24.6	Welcome to the Commentary Magazine Daily podcast.
0:27.6	Today is Wednesday, March 4th, 2026.
0:30.9	I am John Pud Horowitz, the editor of Commentary Magazine.
0:33.9	With me, as always, executive editor, A. Greenwald.
0:36.0	Hi, Abe.
0:37.0	Hi, John. And a person whom I did not
0:39.5	allow to say
0:41.3	hi, John, yesterday. I was silenced.
0:43.8	So I will take a big pause.
0:46.3	Social commentary
0:47.3	columnist Christine Rosen.
0:51.5	You have to say hi to me first.
0:54.0	Hi. Oh my God. Hi, John. This is... you have to say hi to me first hi oh my god hi john this is i am just everything is ruined i am
1:01.9	i i'm getting dates wrong i'm like i'm all over the map it's really terrible hi christine hi job
1:10.2	okay washington free beacon editor eliana johnson hi eliana johnson hi eliana really terrible. Hi, Christine. Hi, John.
1:11.0	Okay.
1:14.2	Washington Free Beacon Editor Eliana Johnson.
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