The Comedy Cellar: Live from the Table

Partisanship or principle? IMHO, one of the best and most reasonable liberal analysts of the current Supreme Court, discusses Trump's immunity and Chevron's reversal decisions and what motivated them.Also, Cannon's dismissal.Contributor for New York magazine, also The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, The New York Review of Books, The New Republic, The Atlantic, TIME, USA Today, WIRED, Slate, The American Prospect, and the Columbia Journalism Review.

The former chief of Israel's internal intelligence agency discusses all things Gaza, Hamas, Israel, peace talks, and more. Buy his book Friendly Fire, How Israel Became its Own Worst Enemy: https://www.amazon.com/Friendly-Fire-Israel-Became-Future/dp/1586422588

In a remarkable and candid conversation, Glenn Loury discusses his new book "Late Admissions," and his amazing, checkered, erratic, inspirational, and dramatic life. 00:00:00 Introduction00:04:37 Performing the book for Audible00:05:04 Had to be Honest to be Believed00:09:09 A Gifted Family00:15:22 Understanding Slavery and History00:20:07 Constant Self-Doubt and Inferiority Complex00:26:11 Betraying a Best Friend00:32:25 Decoding Glenn's Politics from His Life00:32:57 Stealing a Car00:38:54 A Child Is Born00:39:54 Glenn's Son's Gift to His Father00:47:34 Glenn's Heroic Father00:49:05 Glenn feels Put Off by Middle-Class Blacks00:57:13 Arrested01:03:14 Modern Hypocrisy01:05:29 Speaking in Tongues01:09:33 Smoking Crack01:20:21 Called the N-Word 01:24:00 Final Remarks on Humanity

Robert Pape is a professor of political science and founding director of the Chicago project on security and threats at the University of Chicago. He is an author and leading scholar of political violence and has been studying terrorism both internationally and domestically for over 20 years. His most recent publication is “Hamas is Winning,” in Foreign Affairs (June 2024).Support the show and get 20% off your 1 st Sheath order athttps://www.sheathunderwear.com/CELLAR or use promo code CELLARNoam made a mistake - At Ma'alot 105 children were taken hostage, 22 were killed. He carelessly read the page in front of him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma%27alot_massacre#:~:text=The%20Ma'alot%20massacre%20was,hostages%20and%20six%20other%20civilians. Apoliges to professor Pape.YouTube Version: https://youtu.be/xoCgk-w0wHQ?si=LT-MiBCsV7S733wc

Haviv Rettig Gur, a journalist from The Times of Israel, shares his profound insights on the current Gaza War and its implications for both Israel and American Jews. He delves into whether Netanyahu's policies have inadvertently bolstered Hamas and critiques America’s foreign policy in the region. The conversation navigates the historical narratives surrounding the Nakba and explores the complex identities within Israeli political parties. Gur advocates for a deeper understanding of intersecting Jewish and Islamic narratives, emphasizing the need for coexistence amid conflict.

LeClerc was featured at Just For Laughs Comedy Festival as one of the New Faces of Comedy. He has appeared on The Tonight Show w/Jimmy Fallon, as well as on NBC’s “Bring the Funny."

Nicole Gelinas is a columnist for the New York Post, a regularly quoted source for the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, and a contributing editor to the Manhattan Institute’s City Journal. She has covered New York’s transportation issues for over a decade. Her book, Movement: New York's Long War to Take Back Its Streets from the Car if forthcoming.

Raanan Hershberg's multiple television appearances include: The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The Late, Late Show with James Corden, and Comedy Central. His special, BRAVE, is available on YouTube. He is a regular at The Comedy Cellar.

Noam Dworman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by James Kirchick, journalist for the New York Times and bestselling author of Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington. 

Batya Ungar-Sargon is the opinion editor of Newsweek and author of Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women.