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Fantastic episode today @commentary with special guest @dansenor on Israel's election; the Michigan Senate race; and the U.S. midterms. Plus, I recommend ways to remember Patrick Stewart. commentary.org/noam-blum/sub…
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"When a new cause bubbles up, the potential activist asks himself what’s in it for him. Consciously or not, he works out a few things: Will this make me look good? Will I be more accepted by others? Will my conscience be soothed? Will it raise my status or increase my power? And, maybe most important, will it be cost-free or even fun?"--From today's newsletter
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October 27, @jpodhoretz recommends The Cheesecake Factory
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"Wouldn’t a self-respecting journalist resent El-Sayed’s brazenly lying to her? "Yes, a self-respecting journalist would."--From today's newsletter
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October 26, @jpodhoretz strongly recommends The Imaginary Invalid
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"The truth is often disturbing but always necessary. Its revelation brings reality back into focus. I appreciate such moments."--From today's newsletter
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October 22, @continetti recommends The Strategist by Eliot A. Cohen
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Great discussion today @commentary with special guest star @JSchanzer on Iran, Ukraine, and the Michigan Senate race. Plus, I make a recommendation. commentary.org/noam-blum/bri…
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October 21, @jpodhoretz once again recommends Slow Horses
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"There’s a stronger response to El-Sayed’s 'Why are you asking me?' jiu-jitsu, and it goes like this:"--Today's newsletter in full.
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"Audiences didn’t want to see Hasan’s execution, and it would have been showbiz malpractice not to listen to them." --From today's newsletter
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October 15, @continetti recommends Henry and Clara by Thomas Mallon
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"The left knows only how to take offense, and Shane Gillis doesn’t owe anyone an apology. But it’s hard to say that a joke is “just a joke,” if it’s also something else: a deliberate taunt."--From today's newsletter
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October 14, @jpodhoretz recommends the show Cupertino
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October 13, @jpodhoretz recommends D: Heavy Water by Neal Stephenson
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October 12, @jpodhoretz recommends We Want to Believe by Adam Kirsch
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Now that the Palestinian Authority has dropped the elections that were a key reason France recognized their ‘state,’ I have a modest proposal for how Paris can pressure Ramallah to get back on track: try BDS! commentary.org/seth-mandel/p…
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"It would be too dramatic to call any of this a crisis for El-Sayed at the moment, but he’s just not showing anything like clear frontrunner momentum."--From today's newsletter
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