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'''Commentary''' is a right-wing Jewish magazine, published monthly (except for a combined July-August issue) by the [[American Jewish Committee]]. Its editorial line is aligned with Israel's [[Likud]] and the US [[neocons]]. Founded in 1945, it claims to be "the publication that those who shape public opinion turn to first for in-depth analysis of politics, religion, foreign affairs, social policy, culture, and the arts".<ref>"[http://www.lvccld.org/library/info_guides/guide.cfm?guideID=31 Library Resources - Info Guides]", Las Vegas-Clark County Library District website, accessed 4 June 2009</ref>
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'''Commentary''' is a right-wing Jewish magazine, published monthly (except for a combined July-August issue) by the [[American Jewish Committee]]. Its editorial line is aligned with Israel's [[Likud]] and the US [[neocons]]. Founded in 1945, it claims to be "the publication that those who shape public opinion turn to first for in-depth analysis of politics, religion, foreign affairs, social policy, culture, and the arts".<ref>"[http://web.archive.org/web/20050620002226/http://www.commentarymagazine.com/HTMLStubPage.asp About Commentary]", Commentary website, version placed in web archive 20 June 2005, accessed 4 June 2009</ref>
  
 
==Intellectual home of neoconservatism==
 
==Intellectual home of neoconservatism==
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According to its website:
 
According to its website:
  
:The magazine is primarily known as the intellectual home of the [[neoconservative]] movement, a brand of skeptical thought that emerged as a reaction to the anti-American radicalism of the 1960s and is today vitally engaged in the preservation and spread of democracy and Western values. As part of its historical mission, ''Commentary'' has always taken a special interest in Jewish issues and the state of Israel.[http://www.commentarymagazine.com/HTMLStubPage.asp]
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:The magazine is primarily known as the intellectual home of the [[neoconservative]] movement, a brand of skeptical thought that emerged as a reaction to the anti-American radicalism of the 1960s and is today vitally engaged in the preservation and spread of democracy and Western values. As part of its historical mission, ''Commentary'' has always taken a special interest in Jewish issues and the state of Israel.<ref>"[http://web.archive.org/web/20050620002226/http://www.commentarymagazine.com/HTMLStubPage.asp About Commentary]", Commentary website, version placed in web archive 20 June 2005, accessed 4 June 2009</ref>
  
 
==Editors==
 
==Editors==

Revision as of 15:21, 4 June 2009

Commentary is a right-wing Jewish magazine, published monthly (except for a combined July-August issue) by the American Jewish Committee. Its editorial line is aligned with Israel's Likud and the US neocons. Founded in 1945, it claims to be "the publication that those who shape public opinion turn to first for in-depth analysis of politics, religion, foreign affairs, social policy, culture, and the arts".[1]

Intellectual home of neoconservatism

According to its website:

The magazine is primarily known as the intellectual home of the neoconservative movement, a brand of skeptical thought that emerged as a reaction to the anti-American radicalism of the 1960s and is today vitally engaged in the preservation and spread of democracy and Western values. As part of its historical mission, Commentary has always taken a special interest in Jewish issues and the state of Israel.[2]

Editors

Publication Committee

Contact

Editorial and business offices:
Commentary
165 East 56th Street
New York, NY 10022
Telephone: (212) 891-1400
Fax: (212) 891-6700

Emails:

  • editorial@commentarymagazine.com
  • letters@commentarymagazine.com
  • comments@commentarymagazine.com

Notes

  1. "About Commentary", Commentary website, version placed in web archive 20 June 2005, accessed 4 June 2009
  2. "About Commentary", Commentary website, version placed in web archive 20 June 2005, accessed 4 June 2009