Hope for the best.

Expect the worst.

Some bring Champagne, some die of furs.

A furs.

The way of knowing which way it's going.

Hope are the best expect the worst.

The worst of the best Welcome to the Commentary Magazine Daily Podcast.

Today is Friday, September 27, 2024.

I am John Potth, the editor of Commentary magazine.

Just noting that there's very little time left

if you wish to come and attend our 14th annual commentary roast in New York on November 17th of this year, the rostee.

Yes, I know it's a scandal, it's a shanda, is Natan Sharanski, the greatest living Jewish hero, and we are going to

spend an evening attempting and failing, I assume, to make fun of him in the manner to which he deserves to be made fun of, which is not to be made fun of at all.

But that is our challenge. That is how we run our yearly, our annual fundraiser. We're very proud of it. People love it and if you are

interested in attending please go to commentary.org slash roast and join 500 other commentary family members and our cast today who include

executive editor A Greenwald. Hi Abe,

Hi, Abe.

Hi, John. Washington Commentary columnist and Director of Domestic Policy Studies at the

American Enterprise Institute Matthew Matthew Cottonetti,

Hi, Matt.

Hi, John.

And Matt's colleague at the American Enterprise

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