Prager H3: The Pope warns young people that pets don’t offer the same rewards as children… The Czech President makes a strong statement in favor of Israel, stronger than you’ll hear from any Western European leader… Transgender woman sues New York City for being mistreated in a men’s public pool locker room. Make sense?

Prager H2: Why has the State Department been obsessed with the Taliban swap and not with our Marine stuck in a Mexican jail?… Dennis talks to Philip Howard, Founder of Common Good. His new book is The Rule of Nobody: Saving America from Dead Laws and Broken Government.

Prager H1: The Taliban prisoners we released are hated and feared within Afghanistan itself… Is Bergdahl worse than a deserter? Did he actually aid the enemy? But what if Bergdahl was a true hero? Would we feel differently about the swap?… Dennis talks to Theodore Dalrymple, contributing editor to City Journal and author/physician. His new book is Threats of Pain and Ruin.