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Welcome to the Commentary Magazine Daily podcast today is Wednesday, April 13th, 2022.

I'm John Puthworts, the editor of Commentary Magazine inviting you to join us at Commentary.org

for the release of the May issue of Commentary. Remarkable stuff in this issue, Ruth Weiss on

Zelensky as Jewish Hero, Joseph Epstein on Thomas Carlisle, the Victorian sage.

Remarkable pieces by John Schanzer on the horrible position that Israel has been put in because of

the its relations with Russia and the war in Ukraine. Just great stuff all around. And joining us to

discuss his essay in the magazine which is called Is There A Right Left? Commentary's own

Washington Commentary columnist and author of the All But Out book The Right, which will be a

subject of a symposium in the June issue. Many people discussing Matt's 100-year war

for the soul of conservatism in the United States. Matthew Contanetti joined the podcast again.

Hi, Matt. Thank you, John. It's great to be here. And here to discuss Matt's book, Matt's essay,

and many other things are regular cast-of-characters, executive editor Abe Greenwald. Hi, Abe.

Hi, John. Senior writer Christine Rosen. Hi, Christine. Hi, John.

An associate editor, Noah Rossman. Hi, Noah. Hi, John. So before we get to the discussion of

whether there was a right left, obviously the big news of the last 24 hours was the

horrendous open firing during rush hour in Sunset Park, Brooklyn at the 36th subway station.

I don't know, the 19 people injured, I think 12 or 13 shot, several in critical condition. 23

injured now. 23 injured. And of course, I mean, I'm going to rehearse the fact, but

Guy shows up. He's wearing a gas mask. He lets off a smoke bomb. He then just starts

shooting the gun jams. He drops his bag. He runs out of the station. They were treated the bag,

which has other devices in it. And more ammunition and various other things. He's now on the lamb.

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