Commentary Magazine is a journal published by the American Jewish Committee, since 1945. The magazine covers politics, international affairs, societal issues and Judaism from an American Jewish perspective. It is also considered to be one of the primary intellectual homes of neo-conservatism. The stated Mission of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) is to safeguard the welfare and security of Jews in the United States, in Israel, and throughout the world; to strengthen the basic principles of pluralism around the world, as the best defense against anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Politics, sometimes defined as the art and science of government. ... For more information on international affairs, see one of the following links: Diplomacy Foreign affairs International relations This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people with around 14 million followers (as of 2005 [1]). It is one of the first recorded monotheistic faiths and one of the oldest religious traditions still practiced today. ... Neoconservatism describes several distinct political ideologies which are considered new forms of conservatism. ...
Neal Kozodoy, on the staff of the magazine since 1966, is the current lead editor. Irving Kristol and Norman Podhoretz, have both served as editors at Commentary Magazine. Irving Kristol (born 1920) is considered the founder of American neoconservatism. ... Norman Podhoretz (born January 16, 1930) is considered to be a prominent neo-conservative thinker and writer. ...
The Weekly Standard is an American conservative political magazine published 48 times per year. ... For other uses, see the disambiguation section. ...
In staking out this ground, we are constantly intrigued by a number of brilliantly edited magazines that look at politics and culture through a religious lens.
Commentary is an example that stands out in this group of magazines because its Jewishness is ethnic as much as religious, and because it has an utterly unique history and record of achievements.
Balint explicitly asserts that "Commentary showed that there is no contradiction between ethnic particularities and participation in the larger culture," and that the path to full participation need not fall into the trap of cultural relativism or "multiculturalism".
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