Prager 20180309 – 2 Happiness Hour: Pain vs. Unhappiness
Mar 9, 2018
There is a big difference between pain and unhappiness. Making the distinction is important to your happiness.
There is a big difference between pain and unhappiness. Making the distinction is important to your happiness.
The N Korean dictator wants to talk to the President… The Left struggles to give credit where credit is due… Dennis has a “race incident” in a parking lot… Why do we think we can expect reason and wisdom from indoctrinated teenagers?
Dennis talks to Joel Kotkin, Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures at Chapman University. The topic is California’s radical leftist future.
Hollywood has a new fad. It’s called an “inclusion rider.” The idea is to force the film and TV companies to hire actors and crew who reflect the racial make-up of the community. Hire the most talented people you can find? That’ so yesterday… The Kerner Report is 50 years old. It sent a destructive message: all the problems facing the black community were due to racism… Yale is looking for social activists… Dennis talks to Melody Meyer, U. of Tennessee, Chattanooga.
Should parents say “please” to their kids when them asking to do something? Does “please” undermine parental authority? Dennis has his theories. So do callers.
The Department of Justice is suing California for not following federal law re: immigration… A Washington Post opinion writer declares that it’s time to try socialism; capitalism has failed… Dennis talks to Matt Federis, California State U. – Channel Islands.
Does a woman want a man who will, to use the Biblical phrase, “rule over” her? Dennis has his theories. Callers do, too.
The Washington Post writes a long profile on a young man who fantasized about being a mass murderer… We now know that the Orlando “Pulse” terrorist had no idea he was attacking a gay club. His motive was only the usual Islamist grievances… Dennis talks to Candace Owens, director of urban engagement at Turning Point USA. She teaches the newest video at PragerU — Dear Celebrities: No One Cares What You Think.
Dennis talks to Steven Pinker, Professor of Psychology at Harvard. His new book is Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress.