Know Your Enemy

A leftist's guide to the conservative movement, one podcast episode at a time, with co-hosts Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell.

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Tucker Carlson and the Anti-Israel Right (w/ Peter Beinart) [Teaser]

Listen to the rest of this premium episode by subscribing at patreon.com/knowyourenemy. Author and Jewish Currents editor-at-large Peter Beinart returns to "Know Your Enemy" to discuss Tucker Carlson's newfound anti-Israel politics, their connection to his broader nationalist project, and how the left should think about right-wing anti-zionism. Sources: Peter Beinart, " What Tucker Carlson Means When He Talks About Israel ," New York Times , April 28, 2026 — " Progressives Must Not Give Tucker C...

Jun 15, 2026•4 min

Leo Strauss's Natural Right and History (w/ Matt Dinan)

Pull up a chair and pour yourself a drink! For the third installment in our occasional series on important conservative books, or important books written by or embraced by conservatives, we take up Leo Strauss's Natural Right and History , based on his 1949 Walgreen Lectures at the University of Chicago (where he taught for two decades) and published in 1953. To help us, we called on our friend Matt Dinan , a political theorist who's associate professor in the Great Books Program at St. Thomas U...

Jun 09, 2026•2 hr 26 min•Ep. 137

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