The November issue of Commentary is now available. Why liberal Jews need to reject the left, why the culture war is never-ending, and more. With contributions from @AbeGreenwald, @jkirchick, @NaomiSRiley, @rcbl, @jpodhoretz. Read on at commentary.org and subscribe at commentary.org/subscribe.

The joke in the newsroom, acceptable only because its subject’s monstrousness was unquestionable, went as follows: What were Robert Maxwell’s last words? Rose-blub. commentary.org/articles/mich…

Brad Lander’s stunt was reminiscent of the self-humiliation ritual performed by Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna. In July, Khanna’s vehicle was temporarily stopped by the IDF in a military zone. Khanna had been trying to provoke settler violence, failed, and his companion released video showing that Khanna’s story about being detained was a fairytale. @SethAMandel commentary.org/seth-mandel/p…

As of this writing, Russia is losing eight troops for every one Ukrainian fatality, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Russian troop deaths now stand at more than 450,000, with total casualties as high as 1.4 million. commentary.org/articles/irin…

"Palestinianism is just a reflection of 'I hate the West, I hate my my society and I want to burn it down.'" Watch the full episode: youtube.com/watch?v=vaXYJxrH…

LISTEN: NBC news analyst @SteveKornacki joins us today to discuss his “Kornacki Cam” and election night coverage, and to offer his predictions and historical perspective on some key races for house, senate, and governor. commentary.org/noam-blum/can…

The main point is that Obama has Jimmy Carter Syndrome. Carter held two beliefs about Israeli-Palestinian peace: first, that Israel doesn’t want it; second, that ultimately a peace deal is about Jimmy Carter, not Israel or the Palestinians. So he spent much of his long post-presidency crusading against the Jewish state. commentary.org/seth-mandel/o…

"This is a major crisis for Macron's leadership." Watch the full episode: youtube.com/watch?v=Qej-cm-N…

The U.S. is at war with Iran. Perhaps members of the administration would reject that terminology in order to preserve the president’s freedom of action regarding congressional oversight, but it is the reality of the situation. Some of Iran’s militias regularly fire on U.S. positions from outside Iran, killing Americans. Is it Barrack’s position that these militias aren’t America’s problem? @SethAMandel commentary.org/seth-mandel/w…

What can Zelensky do to mitigate the risk that the president’s volatile mood swings pose to Ukraine? @SethAMandel commentary.org/seth-mandel/w…

Yuppies were paid handsomely for their abuse and found themselves with gobs of disposable income, which they disposed of in two ways that shifted the cultural and geographic landscape of New York: food and real estate. commentary.org/articles/rick…

To most Americans, the proposition that natal males ought to be able to participate in girls’ athletics is one of those things that is so foolish as to require no explanation. commentary.org/articles/jame…

"Donald Trump backs down when he faces political blowback . . . we've seen it over and over again." Watch the full episode: youtube.com/watch?v=1-JQwP6n…

Macron is not a victim. Did he really expect Abbas to hold elections when he said he would? commentary.org/seth-mandel/p…

LISTEN: Today we discuss Vivek Ramaswamy’s new anti-Amy Acton ad in the Ohio gubernatorial race starring Acton’s mother and the injection of intra-family conflict into politics, as well as the ongoing unrest in France and Italy, Benny Gantz withdrawing from the Israeli elections, Pete Hegseth’s unannounced visit to Israel, JD Vance’s foreign endorsement hypocrisy, and the prospects of an attack on Iran prior to the elections. commentary.org/noam-blum/fam…

Riots in which some hoist the Palestinian flag around monuments while others deface symbols of France such as the bust of Marianne produce a curious inversion. One can’t help but remember that these folks are the most likely to accuse Jews of dual loyalty. @SethAMandel commentary.org/seth-mandel/t…

"The culture war just morphs and changes and shifts and takes on new topics, but it's the same fight." Watch & subscribe to the Commentary Magazine Podcast: youtube.com/watch?v=vaXYJxrH…

Here’s the Hollywood happy ending: An independent distributor called Ketchup Entertainment—a name I did not make up—bought the film for $50 million, released it at the end of August, and the movie became an end-of-summer hit. The Ketchup Entertainment team executed a perfect one-two: They released a big success into theaters, and they proved that studio executives and their financial predictions are almost always wrong. commentary.org/articles/rob-…

The Saudis are currently treating their Houthi problem as an episode of Ted Lasso, hoping it can be solved by the mysterious appearance of a natural-born striker. And while the world would be a better place with more Ted Lassos in it, we’re not quite there yet. @SethAMandel commentary.org/seth-mandel/t…