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John Podhoretz is a commentator for a variety of conservative news outlets, including Fox News, the New York Post, the National Review, the Weekly Standard and ReganBooks. He has also worked at Time magazine, the Washington Times, Insight and U.S. News & World Report.

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Pops and Pale

With “Pops,” his eloquent and important new biography of Armstrong, the critic and cultural historian Terry Teachout restores this jazzman to his deserved place in the pantheon of American artists…[he] writes with a deep appreciation of Armstrong’s ...

From JOHN PODHORETZ, Contentions,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Terry Teachout

False Certainty

To know the future with certainty is the most ardent desire of humankind. It’s terrifying to think the future isn’t knowable, and so we do what we can to reduce the fear. The problem these days is that fewer and fewer people can stake a believable ...

From JOHN PODHORETZ, Commentary,  23 Nov 2009

Talk and Listen and Meet and Sail with COMMENTARY

It could be one of the most informative, pleasurable, and dramatically beautiful weeks of your life. Join us from August 4 through August 11, 2010, as COMMENTARY’s first Conference of Ideas convenes aboard the Regent SS Mariner as it sails through the ...

From JOHN PODHORETZ, Contentions,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Republican Party,  Wall Street Journal,  Elliott Abrams,  White House

The Saturday Night Live Iran Sketch

HARTMAN: Tell it to me straight, Harry. LOVITZ: You’re washed up, I tell ya, you’re through. HARTMAN: I can take it, Harry, you just lay it on me. LOVITZ: You stink, Johnny, you’re the worst actor on the lot, you’ll never work in this town ...

From JOHN PODHORETZ, Commentary,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  New York Times Company,  Manouchehr Mottaki

Vacation Stimulation—A Conference and Alaskan Cruise in One

As America heads into the 2010 elections, with unprecedented turmoil and possibly revolutionary change, COMMENTARY will be convening its first Conference of Ideas from August 4 through August 11, 2010, aboard the Regent Navigator as it sets sail from ...

From JOHN PODHORETZ, Commentary,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Wall Street Journal,  Norman Podhoretz,  Andrew Roberts,  Michael Medved,  White House

Where’s the Gratitude, Sarah?

One of the most amusing tropes of the past few weeks in relation to the release of Sarah Palin’s book has been the notion that, among everything else that is wrong and terrible about her, Palin should be ashamed of herself for her ingratitude. After ...

From JOHN PODHORETZ, Commentary,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: John McCain,  U.S. Republican Party,  Sarah Palin,  Michiko Kakutani,  New York Times Company

It Can’t Be 2012 Thune Enough

Obama remains the most talented political figure of the age. After health care passes, he will pivot and pick some fights with his own party over spending. He’ll solidify his standing with independents, and if the economy recovers, he could go into his ...

From JOHN PODHORETZ, Commentary,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ronald Reagan,  Barack Obama,  John Thune,  Newt Gingrich,  Sarah Palin

Palin Again

And nonetheless, Sarah Palin is dominating the news once again in advance of the release of her book. Which is to say, front-page stories, the lead stories on the morning shows, all using tiny tidbits of information about the book and a few clips from ...

From JOHN PODHORETZ, Commentary,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Sarah Palin,  Barack Obama

A Vacation with Benefits—a Conference with a Vacation Attached

It’s never too early to make plans for summer travel, so why not plan on attending the first COMMENTARY Conference of Ideas from August 4 through August 11, 2010, aboard the Regent Navigator as it spends a week sailing around and about Alaska? We will ...

From JOHN PODHORETZ, Commentary,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  White House,  Elliott Abrams,  Andrew Roberts,  Michael Medved

Won’t You Let COMMENTARY Take You on a Sea Cruise?

The world’s most important issues, the world’s most beautiful setting, and some of the world’s more interesting people—that’s what’s on the agendat if you decide to join us for the First COMMENTARY Conference of Ideas from August 4-August 11 aboard the ...

From JOHN PODHORETZ, Commentary,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Elliott Abrams,  White House,  Wall Street Journal,  Norman Podhoretz,  Michael Medved

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