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History

Commentary was founded by the American Jewish Committee in 1945, and bills itself as "America's premier monthly magazine of opinion." Initially, its articles and stories were from a secular American Jewish perspective; now it is not adverse to theism. In its early days a strong voice for liberal anti-communism, the magazine turned left during the early 1960s. It reversed this leftward shift, in counter-countercultural fashion, starting in the late 1960s, and became what it still is—one of the primary homes of neoconservatism.^[1][2] This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... This article is about secularism. ... American Jews, or Jewish Americans, are Jews who are American citizens or resident aliens. ... Ideologies Communist internationals Prominent communists Related subjects Anti-communism refers to opposition to communism. ... Neoconservatism describes several distinct political ideologies which are considered new forms of conservatism. ...

Currently edited by Neal Kozodoy, its founder and original editor was Elliot E. Cohen. He was succeeded after his death in 1959 by Norman Podhoretz, who served as editor-in-chief until 1995 and is currently the magazine's editor-at-large. Beginning in January 2008 the magazine will be edited by John Podhoretz. Editing is the process of preparing language, images, or sound for presentation through correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications. ... Elliot E. Cohen was editor of Commentary Magazine, published by the American Jewish Committee, from 1945 until his death in 1959. ... Norman Podhoretz (b. ...

The magazine is no longer affiliated with the American Jewish Committee. In 2007, Commentary, Inc., an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit enterprise, became the magazine's publisher. 501(c)(3) is a provision of the US tax code that provides exempt status, for Federal income tax purposes, for some non-profit organizations in the United States (see 26 U.S.C. Â§ 501(c)(3)). The term refers to: Section 501. ...

Also in January 2007, Commentary launched a new blog, contentions.

Layout

Currently, Commentary prints letters to the editor that comment on various articles three issues earlier. The more critical and lengthy letters tend to be printed first and the more praiseful letters last. The author of the article being discussed almost always replies in a follow-up to his critics. Each issue has several reviews of books on varying topics. Commentary usually assigns a review to books written by notable contributors to the magazine.

In Popular Culture

In the 1977 Woody Allen movie, Annie Hall, Allen (as character Alvy Singer) makes a pun by saying that he heard that Dissent and Commentary had merged to form "Dysentery". In Bananas, as an old lady is threatened on a subway car, Woody Allen hides his face by holding up an issue of Commentary. This image is featured at the New York City Transit Museum in Brooklyn Heights. In Woody Allen's film Crimes and Misdemeanors, an issue of Commentary lies on a character's bedside table. Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Königsberg on December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright. ... Annie Hall is a 1977 romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen from a script he co-wrote with Marshall Brickman. ... Dissent Magazine is a left-wing magazine that was started in 1954 by Irving Howe and Lewis Coser. ... Grand Central Station annex The New York Transit Museum is a museum which displays historical artifacts of the New York City Subway and bus systems; it is located in the unused Court Street subway station in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York City. ... View of Brooklyn Heights from Manhattan Brooklyn Heights is a neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. ... Crimes and Misdemeanors is a film written and directed by Woody Allen. ...

Current Staff

• Editor, Neal Kozodoy
• Senior Editor, Gabriel Schoenfeld
• Managing Editor, Gary Rosen
• Assistant Editor, David Billet
• Editor-at-Large, Norman Podhoretz
• Business Director, Sarah M. Stern
• Business Associate, Ilya Leyzerzon
• Sales Representative, Del Fidanque
• Production Manager, Marietta M. Gat
• Online Editor, Sam Munson
• Online Manager, Davi Bernstein
• Assistant Online Editor, Robert Peach

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Notable contributors

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References

1. ^ Jewish Quarterly article
2. ^ Neocon. Chriſtian Science Monitor.

• Essays by Nathan Glazer, Thomas L. Jeffers, Richard Gid Powers, Fred Siegel, Terry Teachout, Ruth R. Wisse et al. in Commentary in American Life, ed. Murray Friedman. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2005
• New York Sun article on who attends the annual Commentary-hosted gathering
• More bio bits on Cohen and Commentary history
• Nathan Abrams, Commentary Magazine 1945–1959: 'A Journal of Significant Thought and Opinion. Bio on Cohen and Commentary's early history
• Weekly Standard article on Commentary

Ruth R. Wisse is professor of comparative literature at Harvard University. ...

External links

• Commentary website
• contentions blog