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Category Archives: Commentary Mag
The Hero System of Norman Podhoretz
A milk truck moves through Brownsville before light. The horse knows the route, and Julius Podhoretz lets it lead. Above the streets the boy sleeps in rooms the family treats as a way station, not a verdict. The neighborhood is … Continue reading
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The Commentary Magazine Trajectory
ChatGPT says: Alliance Theory would explain Commentary’s trajectory as a sequence of alliance realignments driven by threat perception, patronage, and audience substitution rather than by ideology alone. Commentary began as a coalition project. It was founded to give Jewish intellectuals … Continue reading
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Norman Podhoretz Vs The New York Intellectuals Of Partisan Review (12-30-20)
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Do We Want The Likes Of Norman Podhoretz Running Our Culture?
Jews tend to put more value on success than other groups do. It’s not enough in much of Jewish life to just do your best. You have to succeed to be a real Jew. This pressure leads some people to … Continue reading
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Whatever Happened To Commentary Magazine?
Comment: Commentary…at this point is just forum for justifying whatever the government of Israel is doing today, plus endless and thinly veiled ethnic cheerleading. I mean, the relatively small readership of Commentary (33 K per month) is almost certainly comprised … Continue reading
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Israel Is In Danger
Dennis Prager writes in Commentary Magazine: Here are five points that may help to explain current American-Israeli tensions and American Jewish attitudes toward Israel. 1. To understand President Obama, one must understand that he is the first leftist
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New Commentary Editor Denies Neo-Nepotism
From the New York Times: Mr. Podhoretz, 46, who is currently vacationing with his family, said that his father found out about the job offer just two weeks ago, only after he had already accepted the post. “I didn’t want … Continue reading
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Bowling With Others
James Q. Wilson writes for Commentary: In his celebrated book, Bowling Alone (2000), the political scientist Robert D. Putnam argued that America, and perhaps the Western world as a whole, has become increasingly disconnected from family, friends, and neighbors. …In … Continue reading
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John Podhoretz Named New Editor Of Commentary Magazine
Current editor Neal Kozodoy writes: We are delighted to announce that John Podhoretz has been named to succeed Neal Kozodoy in the position of COMMENTARY’s Editor as of January 1, 2009. Mr. Podhoretz will join the COMMENTARY staff this November. … Continue reading
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Eager to Fight: The Hero System of John Podhoretz
In the weeks after his father dies, John Podhoretz (b. 1961) sits at a keyboard and defends the graves. Norman Podhoretz (1930-2025) goes in December. Within the month a fight breaks out over what the old man stood for. Kevin … Continue reading →