Dennis Prager 20190604 – 3 Ultimate Issues Hour: Why So Many Mass Shootings?
Jun 4, 2019
In the 50’s and 60’s there were virtually no mass shootings. Now it’s almost commonplace. What changed?
In the 50’s and 60’s there were virtually no mass shootings. Now it’s almost commonplace. What changed?
Dennis talks to George Will, Pulitzer prize-winning, nationally syndicated columnist for the Washington Post. His new book is The Conservative Sensibility.
Loneliness is a world-wide epidemic. A high percentage of people say they don’t have meaningful relationships. Obsession with technology is partly to blame. But the decline in Judeo-Christian religion is a much bigger issue.
Another mass murder took place in Virginia Beach, VA over the weekend. Once again, we have no motive for the murders. We will never know. All we know is that the killer was a loner and had become aggressive with fellow employees… Former President Obama told untruths about US gun ownership while speaking in Brazil.
Dennis talks to his friend and fellow talk show host, Larry Elder. They discuss Larry’s classic book, A Lot Like Me: A Father and Son’s Journey to Reconciliation.
Eurovision went off a hitch in Israel despite many protests… Colorado Governor and candidate for Democratic nomination for President, John Hickenlooper, was booed at the California Democratic convention. His sin: speaking out against socialism…
Per usual, callers set the agenda. Issues raised include: is it a disadvantage to be raised in a wealthy home; is there a big market for transgender products; is VP Pence more or less acceptable to the left than the President.
Can you be inoculated against unhappiness? Do you need to go through tough times as a child and/or teen to be happy as an adult? How else do you learn to deal with unhappiness? Are parents overprotective? Callers weigh in.
According to reports, Kim Jong-un had his top nuke negotiators executed or imprisoned. Yikes. Nobody is giving life insurance policies to advisors of dictators… Many media companies, Disney among them, may stop filming in Georgia because of that state’s new abortion law. How will our side respond? Conservatives have to get tougher in fighting the Left. Time to bully the bullies.