Prager H2: Did the State Department call off a rescue operation the night of the terror attack on US compound in Benghazi? If so, who issued the stand down order? Does anybody in the Administration care?… A study of Oregon Medicare patients reveals that government health care doesn’t improve outcomes. It does, however, relieve some financial strain. So, shouldn’t the answer to the health care crisis be providing people with insurance for catastrophic loss; in other words, a very high deductible policy? Or is that just too easy?… A leftist bloggers accuses Dennis of wanting kids to go hungry…

Prager H1: Dennis was at the King’s hockey game last night. He rhapsodizes about how cheering his team on allows him to tune out the world for a couple of hours… Three kidnap victims in Cleveland free themselves from their kidnappers – after almost a decade in captivity… The good don’t understand the bad… Dennis talks to John Allison, President of the Cato Institute. They discuss Paul Krugman’s view of the economy.

Prager H3: A teen mom insists that she be featured with her three month son in her high school yearbook… Dennis talks to Michael Coren, host of the Canadian TV News Show, The Arena. His new book, now out in paperback, is Heresy: Ten Lies They Spread about Christianity.

Prager H2: The President spoke to new graduates at Ohio State University. Dennis’s deconstructs his remarks…

Prager H1: A Neo-Nazi party makes serious gains in Hungary. Meanwhile, anti-Semitism is all too prevalent in Australian universities. These two stories highlight a disturbing trend: the far right and the left merge over their hatred for Israel… Israel bombed Damascus in an effort to destroy missiles headed for Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Prager H3: Per usual, callers set the agenda. Issues raised include: is there a place where men can be together with other men; how does Dennis reconcile evolution and his belief in God; how does Dennis feel about the hookup culture.

Prager H2: People say you can’t pursue happiness. It’s just a by-product of other pursuits, but is this true?

Prager H1: The suicide rate has shot up in the last few years. The NY Times assumes the reasons are economic. They miss another explanation entirely: the lack of religious belief… The LA Times will no longer use the term “illegal immigrant.” Apparently, there is no such thing… The Boston Terror Bombers wanted to explode their bombs on July 4, but decided to move to an earlier date… How much did Mrs. Boston Terror Bomber know?

Prager H3: A recent article in the NY Times focuses on the trend of fathers to be best friends or “a buddy” to their sons rather than a disciplining dad. Dennis doesn’t like it. Callers have their own ideas. A Best of Prager Hour. Originally broadcast on August 16, 2012.

Prager H2: Duke University will pay for sex change surgery for any student who wants one, courtesy of a bump in Duke tuition… Parents who don’t want to feed their kids breakfast protest that Los Angeles County wants to cut its free breakfast program… Dennis talks to Lee Habeeb about Americans going onto to permanent disability in massive numbers, especially in the last few years.

Prager H1: Dennis talks to Bill Bennett, friend and fellow talk show host. His new book is Is College Worth It?: A Former United States Secretary of Education and a Liberal Arts Graduate Expose the Broken Promise of Higher Education…

Prager H3: In breaking news, three roommates of the surviving Boston bomber have been arrested for obstructing justice. The two of roommates are foreign nationals from Kazakhstan… Dennis reviews some of the lesser known facts about the bombers’ family.