The Commentary Magazine Podcast Popping Crazy Pills
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Mar 24, 2026 They riff on chaotic TSA lines and the politics of sending ICE to help. They debate military figures' takes on Iran and whether battlefield comparisons hold. They mock awkward retellings of the Bin Laden raid. They wrestle with the ethics of cultural icons, university leadership drama, and Tucker Carlson praising aspects of Islamic law.
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ICE Deployment Eased Airport Gridlock
- TSA staffing shortages caused multi-hour airport lines during the DHS funding lapse.
- John Podhoretz notes ICE agents were deployed to perform ancillary TSA tasks and reportedly cut wait times by about two-thirds at some airports.
Airport Problems Rooted In DHS Funding Fight
- The TSA staffing fix was a temporary bandage on a political standoff over DHS funding and the SAFE Act.
- Abe Greenwald warns Trump resisted a deal to force inclusion of voting-related provisions, prolonging the disruption.
McChrystal's 1953 Framing Of Iran Is Misleading
- Stanley McChrystal attributed Iranian hostility partly to U.S. actions dating back to 1953.
- John Podhoretz and panel push back, arguing McChrystal conflates separate conflicts and misreads Iranian motives rooted in regime ideology and survival.