Prager H3: The Administration has essentially extorted $20B from BP. This is a serious blow to free enterprise. Winston Churchill has lost his cigar. The French are making a radical change in their welfare systems, moving retirement age to 62 from 60. Riots are expected. Dennis talks again to Jonathan Alter, senior editor at Newsweek and political analyst for NBC. His new book is The Promise: President Obama, Year One.

Prager H2: Dennis debuts his latest Prager University Course – The Case for Marriage. Callers weigh in with the reasons why do and do not want to tie the knot.

Prager H1: President Obama addressed the nation last night. His message was essentially this: those bastards at BP will pay (and Democrats will decide who deserves the money). How can an American President compel a private company to turn over billions of dollars?… The President also trots out the old gag that if can “if we can put a man on the moon.” we can create a “green” economy and get off our “addiction” to oil.