Prager H3: Per usual, callers set the agenda. Issues raised include: what does Dennis do during commercial breaks; are gay friends a bad influence on kids; is it okay to file bankruptcy; why do people get so upset with Dennis’s comments on the traditional definition of marriage; are candy cigarettes okay for a kid’s birthday party; how does Dennis prepare his Bible commentaries. A Best of Prager Hour. Originally broadcast on July 11, 2008.
Prager H3: Dennis talks to William Rosen, historian, former editor and publisher at Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, and the Free Press. His new book is The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention. MA’s health care plan is a train wreck. And it’s headed our way. Colleges are finally starting to crack down on cheating. It’s all very high tech because the student’s techniques are so sophisticated.
Prager H1: Striking Greeks believe the government’s changes to the pension system is worse than Nazi occupation. It’s hard to believe that anybody ever did any work in this country. Dennis talks to William Voegeli, a visiting scholar at Claremont McKenna College, and a contributing editor to the Claremont Review of Books. His new book is Never Enough: America’s Limitless Welfare State
Prager H2: Iran gets revved up for a new stoning. The Mullahs get their rocks off — literally. Speaking of Iran and freedom, here’s a new one: The Ministry of Haircuts. The more you know about the President’s recess appointment to run Medicare and Medicaid, the more upset you’re likely to become. What do Arabs think about a nuclear Iran? They are scared witless.
Prager H1: Lindsay Lohan has been sentenced to 90 days in the slam for violating the terms of her drunk driving parole. Her mother is outraged. Dennis is outraged the sentence wasn’t longer. There are real consequences to heaping kids with unmerited praise. Among the biggest is that they can’t deal with failure.Dennis has been talking about this story for the past year or more. But soon it will be a reality – we won’t be able to buy “regular” light bulbs. Teachers have been given new power in the UK. A positive blip or are we seeing the pendulum swinging back in our direction?
Prager H2: Do we really know our friends’ marriages? Friends will share thoughts about kids, even about finances, but seldom do they discuss their marriages. But to do so can be very helpful. Dennis explains why. Callers weigh in.
Prager H3: A former prosecutor accuses the Obama Justice Department of dropping a clear voter intimidation case from Philadelphia. The intimidator in this instance was a member of the New Black Panthers. Can you imagine if you this were reversed and the intimidator was white? Dennis talks to John Fund of the Wall Street Journal about this brewing scandal. The administration joins forces with the ACLU to sue Arizona. The topper is that the government is suing Arizona over who has the authority to enforce immigration laws. What about racial profiling? That’s what liberals have been screaming about for months.President Obama has used his recess appointment power to name another Harvard professor, a lover of single payer health care, to head up Medicare and Medicaid.
Prager H1: Dennis returns to the microphone following a couple days off, the consequence of his second surgery to fix a stubborn back problem. The Lockerbie bomber was supposed to die within three months of his release from a Scottish jail. He’s still alive. Several major European and Australian leaders who have made a big deal about Global Warming have been tossed out of office in the last six months.
Prager H2: The new head of NASA says his primary task is reaching out to the Muslim world. Dennis talks to Adam Bellow, vice president/executive editor at Harper-Collins. His new book is a collection of essays from leading thinkers, New Threats to Freedom. Nancy Pelosi believes that unemployment insurance payments create jobs. What jobs?
Prager H3: A few weeks ago Dennis made the case for marriage. He follows it up this week with the case for having children.
Prager H1: Mark Isler guest hosts for Dennis. His first guest of the day is Carly Fiorina, Republican candidate for Senator of Califorina. She’s is running against Barbara “Call me Senator” Boxer.
Prager H2: Mark surveys his listeners. Who would they like to see be the next President?
