Today's episode is brought to you by Sapir, the quarterly journal edited by Brett Stevens, devoted to ideas for a thriving Jewish future.

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And welcome to the Commentary Magazine Daily podcast.

Today is Wednesday, April 16th, 2025.

I am John Pudhor. It's the editor of Commentary Magazine with me. As always, executive editor,

Abe Greenwald. Hi, Abe. Hi, John. Senior editor Seth Mandel. Hi, Seth. Hi, John. And joining us today,

our friend Washington Free Beacon editor, host, co-host of the Inkstain Wretches podcast,

Eliana Johnson.

Hi, Eliana.

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