Prager H2: Dennis talks to Joel Kotkin, professor of urban studies at Chapman University about the Arnold Schwarzenegger administration. Kotkin calls it a near complete failure. New York State contains massive amounts of natural gas buried in shale rock, but liberal politicians won’t let energy companies get to it. Dennis talks to Pia Orrenius, senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank and Madeline Zavodny, professor of economics at Agnes Scott College. Their new book is Beside the Golden Door: U.S. Immigration Reform in a New Era of Globalization.

Prager H3: Shoppers are using bar code apps on their smart phones to a get a better price of an item on the Internet or at another store. Is there an ethical problem here? How will brick and mortar stores survive?

Prager H1: As cigarette smoking goes down among teens, smoking marijuana goes up. Would you rather your child smoke a cigarette or smoke a joint?

Prager H1: Here’s another reason — real legal reform, “Loser Pays.” Compare to California. Don’t miss the last few paragraphs about the dramatic increase in doctors in the Lone Star state since liability limits were put in place. British is hot bed of radical Islam. That’s bad enough, but they are exporting these radicals to the rest of the world. The Iraqi-Swede who tried murder Stockholm shoppers is the latest example. Dennis talks to iconic Hollywood pop singer, Pat Boone.

Prager H2: Dennis poses the question: how does a man earn admiration from his spouse? This concludes a three part series of Male/Female hours dealing with the issue of what men and women most want from their spouse.

Prager H3: Dennis reflects on Alexis de Tocqueville and his early recognition that America was the land of opportunity, in contrast to ossified Europe… Russia after a period of liberty is now essentially an autocracy under Vladimir Putin. Do human beings prefer liberty or security?

Prager H1: In Ft. Worth, atheists have taken out “Who Needs God?” bus ads. Their real purpose is to tweak believers. That they do it during the holiday season does not reflect well on them. How can it be constitutional to force people to buy health insurance if they don’t want it?… Dennis talks to John Kindt, professor of legal affairs at the University of Illinois and leading world expert on marine pollution. Professor Kindt explains why the new drilling moratorium is bad policy and will move us further away from energy independence. Christians are leaving the Arab Middle East, the victims of murder and mayhem.

Prager H2: Dennis talks to William McGowan, former editor at the Washington Monthly and currently a Media Fellow at the Social Philosophy and Policy Center. His new book is Gray Lady Down: What the Decline and Fall of the New York Times Means for America. Dennis discusses his new column in which he takes Hollywood screenwriter and Leftist, Aaron Sorkin, to task for his hysterical Huffington Post column on Sarah Palin and her TLC reality show.

Prager H3: Dennis defends gift giving and the commercialization of Christmas. A Best of Prager Hour. Originally broadcast on December 8, 2009.

Prager H1: A Muslim immigrant blew himself up in Stockholm in failed attempt to murder as many Swedes as possible. He had lived in Sweden for more than half his life. What kind of the theology would compel him to want to kill and maim his adopted countrymen? . Bernard Madoff’s son, Mark, committed suicide. This is a Greek tragedy playing out before our eyes. The “science” behind the famous movie, “Erin Brokovich” turns out to be a fraud.

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.