Per usual, callers set the agenda. Issues include: New Rabbi performing miracles in Israel; All the art work is getting vandalized; Cigar smoking and the health issues with oral cancer; In the Old Testament what if Moses never turned to the burning bush would God have send someone else to free the Jews; Do you think that there’s more than luck in life; What do you think of Stravinsky; What is your perspective on Joseph in the Old Testament; I do not agree that other people can make you unhappy; Can the Bible be taken as historical facts?

Dennis reviews one of his fundamental themes: happiness is a moral obligation.

Elon Musk officially acquires Twitter and starts cleaning house. There’s a lot of house to clean… Literary agents and other leftists in the publishing industry want to ban Amy Coney Barrett’s upcoming autobiography. They don’t like her stance on abortion. But they’re all for free speech… A law professor makes a compelling case for capital punishment — in the NYTimes no less.