Prager H2: Minnesota Governor and possible presidential candidate, Tim Pawlenty, writes a powerful piece in the Wall Street Journal describing how the public service unions are wreaking havoc on state and federal budgets. Dennis talks to Rabbi Naomi Levy. Her compelling new book is Hope Will Find You: My Search for the Wisdom to Stop Waiting and Start Living.
Prager H3: The NY Times writes yet another editorial opposing capital punishment. This time they rely on retired Justice John Stevens to back up their arguments. But Stevens’ arguments, for all the certainty with which he makes them, are also unconvincing. The Left and Right live in different worlds on this issue. BBC Radio plans a full day of uninterrupted reading of the King James Bible to celebrate the 400th year of its publication. Naturally, the secular crowd is very upset.
Prager H1: The Los Angeles Times reports that Democrats are in “open revolt” against the President and his tax compromise with Republicans. It’s probably just a lot of sound and fury, but it does signify something. Have the unions managed to alienate even liberal politicians?… UK students are rioting over a tripling of their tuition. They’re so used to getting so much for so little that it’s a shock to their system. And what better way to express yourself than smashing windows and vandalizing property?
Prager H2: What is the best definition of success? Who is the successful person? What does it mean to be successful? Dennis offers his theory and callers offer theirs.
Prager H3: Per usual, callers set the agenda. Issues raised include: why can’t we have eye for an eye justice; should a woman of 41 adopt or have a child biologically; is there such a thing as ethical monotheism.
Prager H1: The Surgeon General contends that inhaling a single puff of cigarette smoke, even second-hand, can kill you. We have all the energy we need right here in North America. Dennis highlights another great Imprimis speech; this one by Richard John Neuhaus in 1982 about the importance of religion to America’s past, present and future.
Prager H2: There is no limit to the Left’s hatred of Sarah Palin. Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin’s obscenity-filled screed in The Huffington Post is the latest example. Dennis talks to Ron Christie, professor of political science and strategy at George Washington University and Haverford College. His new book is Acting White: The Curious History of a Racial Slur.
Prager H3: Dennis talks to Siddhartha Mukherjee, oncologist and Professor of Medicine at Columbia University. His new book is Emperor of All Maladies: a Biography of Cancer. Dennis also revisits the killer puff and hate Sarah issues.
Prager H1: Who is proposing tax cuts for the wealthy? All the Republicans asked for is to extend the current tax rates. Dennis reviews the tax compromise and the President’s “tax cuts for the wealthy” rhetoric. Callers weigh in.
Prager H2: Last week Dennis discussed what men most want from their spouse. This week, what women most want from their men is the topic.
Prager H3: If tax cuts for the wealthy are the “holy grail” for Republicans, why do so many people who are not wealthy vote for GOP?.. New study reveals that allergies have been over diagnosed. That’s putting it mildy. Parent revolt over their poor school in Los Angeles. Daniel Ortega, the President of Nicaragua, is in the pocket of Hugo Chavez, getting suitcases full of cash to fund his campaign to bribe judges and rewrite that nation’s constitution.
Prager H1: A teenage boy does something very stupid in Israel and 42 people die. Countless lives are impacted. Dennis talks to John Eastman, founding Director of the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, about the latest legal developments of California’s constitutional amendment to define marriage as one man and one woman, Prop 8.
