Prager H3: Dennis returns to a true ultimate issues question: do we have free will? Or are we just mechanical beings programmed from the beginning of time? Clarence Darrow’s famous defense to keep Leopold and Loeb out of the electric chair begins the discussion.
Prager H2: The uncle of the psychotic young leader of N Korea was executed last week. Apparently, the uncle didn’t clap hard enough when his nephew was promoted recently to some phony new position. This would all be funny in a black-humor sort of way, except that this lunatic controls nuclear weapons… Spain, with an unemployment rate of 25% says no to a multibillion dollar casino/resort.
Prager H1: Dennis does a part two with Pulitzer Prize winning columnist, Charles Krauthammer. His new book is Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics.
Prager H3: Dennis relates a story told to him by screener Linda. She buys a Christmas Tree and the checkout girl wishes her “Happy Holidays.”…Liberal New Yorkers who so passionately supported ObamaCare are now realizing that they’re getting screwed by ObamaCare… CO has spent millions to help educators and health care professionals identify future murderers. It’s not working…
Prager H2: A Utah court recognizes the obvious: if you are going to redefine marriage, there’s no reason to stop at same sex marriage…
Prager H1: The FBI uncovered a terror plot in Wichita, KS. The would-be terrorist recently converted to Islam, but this is not mentioned in the local paper… Another school shooting. This time in Colorado. The Denver Post initially described the shooter (he killed himself) as a self-declared “socialist” and then removed the reference in a later edition… Where are all the Christmas lights? Seems like there are fewer home displays every year. It’s a loss… American Scholars Association has voted to boycott Israel.
Prager H3: Per usual, caller set the agenda this hour. Issues raised include: should someone who doesn’t support same sex marriage go to a same sex marriage of a relative; if you believe strongly in entrepreneurship can you be a Democrat; are enforcers necessary in hockey; is capital punishment justified in The Bible.
Prager H2: Is it inauthentic to act happy even if you don’t feel happy? A Best of Prager Hour. Originally broadcast on October 30, 2009.
Prager H1: Dennis talks to Mark Helprin, frequent contributor to the Wall Street Journal, senior fellow at the Claremont Institute, and best -selling novelist. His new book, now out in paperback is In Sunlight and in Shadow. A Best of Prager Hour. Originally broadcast on October 31, 2013
Prager H3: Dennis does a Part 2 interview with James Swanson author of The End of Days: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Prager H2: Baseball is making a major rule change: base runners will no longer be able to crash into catchers… The Ryan/Murray budget deal is far from perfect, but it’s a reasonable compromise. To push for a more “perfect” budget will just lead Republicans on the same suicidal path as the last budget fight. The meta lesson: Republicans have to win elections… New study in the UK claims that lesbianism has more than quadrupled. They give all sorts of theories as to why. The only one they don’t give is that the society is encouraging it…
Prager H1: An affluent 16 year-old drunk driver killed four people in Ft Worth, Texas. He was sentenced to probation. A defense psychologist called the killer a victim of “afluenza” because his rich parents didn’t place any boundaries on him… Callers react.
