Why Do Jews Lean Left? with Batya Ungar-Sargon

Why Do Jews Lean Left? with Batya Ungar-Sargon

June 25, 2026 · 36 min

About this episode

Jennifer Grossman discusses the unraveling of the alliance between Jews and the progressive movement with Batya Ungar-Sargon.

Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 308th episode of Objectively Speaking, where she is joined by returning guest Batya Ungar-Sargon for a conversation about her latest book, "The Jews and the Left," which examines how one of the most consequential alliances in American political life—between Jews and the progressive movement—has come undone, and what its unraveling reveals about antisemitism on the left. Returning for a second time on Objectively Speaking, Batya previously joined to discuss her books, "Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women" and "Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy." Host of "Batya!" on NewsNation, she holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and has written for outlets like the New York Times, the Washington Post, Foreign Policy, Newsweek, and the New York Review of Books Daily.

More episodes of The Atlas Society Presents - Objectively Speaking

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the The Atlas Society Presents - Objectively Speaking podcast page.