Why Do Radical U.S. Politicians Blame Jews? - with Jonah Goldberg and John Podhoretz

Why have positions about Israel and Jews become a defining fault line in American politics?

In part two of their conversation, Dan is joined by Jonah Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Dispatch, and John Podhoretz, editor-in-chief of Commentary Magazine, to discuss what the victories of Zohran Mamdani and other Democratic Socialists reveal about the radicalization of politics of the American left. From the rise of anti-Zionist candidates to the weakening of political parties and norms, they explore why antisemitic or anti-Israel positions have become litmus tests in the transformation of American politics.

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In this episode:

- Why both political parties are losing control

- What Zohran Mamdani and DSA victories really represent

- Is anti-Zionism the primary driving force on the left?

- Are elected leaders more focused on culture wars than helping constituents?

- Why U.S.politicians turned against Israel, which is now a political fault line

- How technology is reshaping America despite politics

- Have decades of crisis broken public trust?

- Can America's political institutions recover?

- Why Jonah and John have some hope about America's future

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