Book your ticket to happiness with Sun Express Airlines. Oh, for the best.

Expect the words. Some bring champagne, some die of hers.

No way of knowing. campaign some die of furs.

The way of knowing which way it's going.

Hope for the best expect the worst.

Welcome to the commentary magazine daily podcast. Today is

Thursday, March 14th, 2024, although I have to announce and for honesty sake and because we're going to make slips on what

day it is that we're actually taping this Wednesday night March 13th so when you

hear today you might be hearing today the 14th or you might be hearing today the 13th because we always make that mistake.

So that's why I am issuing this pre-apology for any timeline confusion that may erupt here from my fellow panelists,

executive editor Abe Greenwald. Hi Abe, Abe. Hi, Abe, Abe Greenwald, Hi Abe.

Hi, Ab. Hi, John.

Senior editor Seth Mandel.

Hi Seth.

Hi, Seth. Hi, John.

And joining us today, Commentaries, Tech Commentary Columnist, Wise Man on Many Things is tech commentary columnist

wise man on many things journalistic technological political and otherwise James B. Meggs.

Hi Jim welcome back. It's. Hi Jim, welcome back.

It's my first commentary after dark.

I have my smoking jacket on.

You have your smoking jacket on.

You have a brandy snifter.

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