Welcome to the commentary magazine podcast today is Thursday, February 1, 2018.

I'm John Pudhorts, the editor of commentary the 73-year-old monthly of intellectual analysis, political,

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With me as always, senior editor, egg greenwald, hello, Abe, hello, John.

Associate editor, Noah Rothman.

Hi, Noah.

Hi, John.

And sadly grimacing and clutching his hands together in tragic form, recently cigarette

quit, Sora Bemari.

Hi, John.

Poor guy.

Look in the worst for wear, but it's a great thing that he's doing.

And so we should all support him and send good thoughts his way.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Now, a couple nights ago Donald Trump delivered his first day of the union.

Despite the fact that it is impossible for anybody to give him credit for anything except

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