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Karol Markowicz: How long will Americans continue to care about Ukraine? | ‘Top Story’

“Top Story” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Karol Markowicz, Ep. 39

Editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin discusses why Americans should care about Ukraine and the new axis of evil Russia has formed with China and Iran.

He’s then joined by columnist Karol Markowicz to talk about the conflict from the perspective of a child of Russian and Ukrainian Jewish parents and whether Americans have the bandwidth to care about this or any other foreign affairs issue for long. She then discusses her reporting on the pandemic and her upcoming book about the impact of wokeness on children and education.

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Jonathan S. Tobin is editor-in-chief of the Jewish News Syndicate, a senior contributor for The Federalist, a columnist for Newsweek and a contributor to many other publications. He covers the American political scene, foreign policy, the U.S.-Israel relationship, Middle East diplomacy, the Jewish world and the arts. He hosts the JNS “Think Twice” podcast, both the weekly video program and the “Jonathan Tobin Daily” program, which are available on all major audio platforms and YouTube. Previously, he was executive editor, then senior online editor and chief political blogger, for Commentary magazine. Before that, he was editor-in-chief of The Jewish Exponent in Philadelphia and editor of the Connecticut Jewish Ledger. He has won more than 60 awards for commentary, art criticism and other writing. He appears regularly on television, commenting on politics and foreign policy. Born in New York City, he studied history at Columbia University.
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