Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager

Elon Musk has brought Twitter and promises to make it a free speech mecca again. If he does, this will be one of the great days for freedom in the history of the USA. It could be the beginning of a new era of freedom… Musk will need a lot of strength. He has made himself the Left’s biggest target, maybe even bigger than DJT.  Dennis talks to Dinesh D’Souza, author, podcaster, and producer/director of “2000 Mules.” The movie is about the 2020 election fraud debuts the first week of May. Dennis delves into the critical topic of free speech. What is it? Why is it so important? And why is it so central to the American experiment?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good intentions are no excuse for failed results.  To be Conservative means to conserve the good values and morals from the past for new generations.  Being a mature adult is not a value on the Left… they want adults to be children and children to be adults.  The childish nature of Leftism believes that imperfection is awful.  Only a child continues to be disturbed by the imperfection of its parents.Topics include: Jen Psaki literally breaks down in tears over state laws that ban children from undergoing sex changes; Conservatives judge on results not intentions; the number of unarmed blacks killed by the police is astronomically lower than portrayed in the narrative for defunding the police; on the Left original thought is valued over clear thought; Everything does not need to be reimagined, many things have worked well for thousands of years; struggling early in life makes for a better human than growing up privileged; the idea of desiring maturity has been lost.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A local community Facebook page won’t let allow Dennis to promote a new speech, “Raising a Moral Child.” They say he is a “hater.”  Naturally, they give no examples… The Daily Kos expresses horror that PragerU is teaching American history and Judeo-Christian values to kids.  Dennis talks to Deborah Flora, producer of the new documentary, “Whose Children Are They?” Who are the people teaching our children to question their gender?Thanks for listening to the Daily Dennis Prager Podcast. To hear the entire three hours of my radio show as a podcast, commercial-free every single day, become a member of Pragertopia. You’ll also get access to 15 years’ worth of archives, as well as daily show prep. Subscribe today at Pragertopia dot com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob Frantz guest hosts for Dennis… For a 100 years people have been predicting that, thanks to climate change (by fire or by ice), the end is near. But we’re still here.  If you’re a student, why wouldn’t you vote for the Democrat candidate? They’ve all pretty much promised to pay off your college debt.  A border agent drowns trying to save an illegal alien coming across the Rio Grande… 80K illegal aliens were released in the US last month; 2 million last year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Davis sits in for Dennis, and begs the question: what benefit could possibly come from the legalization of marijuana?  Whether or not you morally approve of same sex marriage, the question that matters is… will the state recognize it?  Jen Psaki cried during a recent interview on a podcast when the topic of LGBTQ+ legislation being proposed and passed by the GOP came up.  The Florida Senate passed a bill to abolish a district that was created to benefit the Disney corporation in 1967. Today, the Florida House of Representatives passed the bill, and sent it to Governor Ron DeSantis for signature.  Is sharing your Netflix password stealing?Thanks for listening to the Daily Dennis Prager Podcast. To hear the entire three hours of my radio show as a podcast, commercial-free every single day, become a member of Pragertopia. You’ll also get access to 15 years’ worth of archives, as well as daily show prep. Subscribe today at Pragertopia dot com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics include: The medical system in the US has been medically and morally corrupted… Why we didn’t emphasize therapeutics during Covid crisis; According to studies, women used to be more satisfied and happier than men. Now they are less; Dennis talks to Matthew Continetti, editor-in-chief of the Washington Free Beacon and senior fellow at The American Enterprise Institute. His new book is The Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism; Taylor Lorenz, a Washington Post reporter reveals the identity of the person behind “The Libs of TikTok,” a site that exposes the Left’s crazy ideas.Thanks for listening to the Daily Dennis Prager Podcast. To hear the entire three hours of my radio show as a podcast, commercial-free every single day, become a member of Pragertopia. You’ll also get access to 15 years’ worth of archives, as well as daily show prep. Subscribe today at Pragertopia dot com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ding dong, the mask is dead! A federal judge in Florida, a Trump appointee, has ruled the CDC has no business telling people they have to wear masks on planes or trains… Passengers and flight attendants celebrate the ruling — in some cases in mid-flight.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There is glaring division in America that continues to grow… Dennis & Julie discuss the battle lines, and the seeds of its origin.  Was the country more divided in the Sixties?  What can you do to navigate the great divide?  Is there any hope for a “United” States?  Topics include: scientific discoveries in the last century by Darwin and Einstein led to the division we are now living in; is it worse today than it was the Sixties; scientific relativism vs moral relativism; this is the first generation of pessimism because of the constant drum beat of systemic racism and climate change; is there hope that this divide will resolve, and how; there is hope but no chance; we must stand up and fight; we owe it to the fighters that came before us; as America weakens, cruelty increases in the world; standing up for your principles will cost you friendships.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is a love of freedom built in to human nature? Or is it more natural to prefer security, even if it means that we lose our freedom? We want to believe that it’s built in, but history tells us that security may be the winner. That makes the American Revolution all the more extraordinary… and fragile… The Left is going crazy over the idea that Elon Musk might buy Twitter and return free speech to the platform.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dennis talks to Ben Howe, writer and podcaster. His new book is The Immoral Majority: Why Evangelicals Chose Political Power over Christian Values. A Best of Prager Hour. Originally broadcast August 19, 2019.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Life has rarely been easy for humanity; you must fight… or be depressed.  Under decades of Democrat leadership, crime has made a comeback in our metropolitan areas, Dennis explains why.  What would help lessen crime in America… fewer guns or more fathers?  Democrats maintain their power through two means: promising money, and demonizing Republicans.  At what number of murders in our major cities, would people stop voting for Democrats?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The police have now named a suspect in the Brooklyn Subway attack. The suspect is a very angry black man. Can you imagine what a national hysteria this would be if he were white and said he hated black people? It’s amazing no one was killed… Dennis talks to Elaine Parker, President of the Job Creators Network Foundation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The official inflation rate is now 8.5% but feels much higher. That’s because for all practical purposes, it is... Random murders are becoming more common in our increasingly crime-filled cities… U. of Buffalo is the latest example of students hysterically screaming at a black conservative speaker… A transgender approaching 50 regrets her transition surgery.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics include: the Anne Frank in bikini Harvard Lampoon scandal; are all jokes acceptable, or should comedy be censored; the New Jersey Board of Education guidelines for teaching of sexuality; the Left disregard people that lived in previous generations; people in general are afraid to acknowledge tragedy; knowing the Bible is to know tragedy; Life is suffering; Having no expectations is a key to life; only in America where there is so little evil, could the Left manufacture such evils.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why are we teaching kindergarteners about sexual matters? Doesn’t this bother Democrats? Do you have to be a Republican to be appalled?... Dennis talks to Julie Kelly, columnist for American Greatness.  The topic is the phony Whitmer Assassination plot which blew up in the government’s face last week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Experts tend to be obsessed with their area of expertise, but this often blinds them to common sense solutions… The mayor of New York goes to a Broadway show maskless, but five-year-olds must wear masks in school…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The South Carolina House of Representatives passed the 'Save Women's Sports Bill' 82-28 on Tuesday that would ban biological males from competing in women's sports and will require trans-athletes to enter events as the gender on their birth certificate.Kenosha County WI goes red after the destructive BLM riots and elected a Republican for first time in decades.  Dennis speaks with Amber Athey, The Spectator, and until very recently a talk show host on WMAL… Athey’s tweet read: “Kamala looks like a UPS employee — what can brown do for you? Nothing good, apparently...” for this she was fired. Cumulus Media is as woke as Disney.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The city of Mariupol, Ukraine has no heat, electricity, or water. The Russians, according to British sources, will not allow the Red Cross to provide humanitarian relief. The Russians are behaving like the Germans did 80 years ago in Stalingrad and Leningrad.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Will Elon Musk save Twitter? And free speech? It’s not inconceivable. He has just become Twitter’s largest shareholder… An MIT professor runs into the #MeToo buzz saw...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics include: Dennis’ Son got married; Is getting married the most important day in one’s life; The road less traveled; What’s more important to a parent, that their child marry or get into a good college; the importance of the Friday night Shabbat, and having one’s views challenged; the difference between marrying off a son versus a daughter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dennis had a dialogue with Florida governor Rick DeSantis and came away impressed… Six people were killed in Sacramento over the weekend. Democrats blame guns. They always blame guns… Dennis talks to Kenny Xu, President of Color Us United, an organization dedicated to fighting corporate wokeness.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob Frantz sits in for Dennis… Disney needs to deal in reality… not fantasy.  The “Disneycrats” are supporting the Parental-Rights Bill in Florida… no more boys and girls, no more ladies and gentlemen… just “dreamers of all ages,” and have pledged to add more LGBTQIA characters.  Are you going to spend your hard-earned money on Disney products? Callers weigh in.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Will Smith embarrassed himself and Hollywood on Sunday night when he slapped Chris Rock. That’s not easy to do because Hollywood has already become a cultural joke… Did Chris Rock even know that Smith’s wife had a condition that induced baldness? Dennis talks to Mark Mills, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. He presents the new PragerU video, “How Much Energy Will the World Need?”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dennis reflects on the wedding of his son, Aaron, this past weekend… Disney, once the home of wholesome content has become of the home of toxic content. They make no apologies about spreading the gospel of LGBTQIA to small children… The Disney Parks will no longer refer to men and women as ladies and gentlemen. It’s now friends and dreamers… Dennis talks to PragerForce member, Jocelyn Moon, in Thailand.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Carl Jackson guest hosts for Dennis… Have you ever been robbed?  Carl tells a story of how he was robbed at gun point.  Inflation is robbery.  You ARE being robbed.  Callers weigh in.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics include: Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmation Hearings; What is a woman; When does life begin; Leftism weakens one’s ability to think straight; the cowardice of groupthink; KBJ’s answer on Court packing; Taking things for free weakens ones character; Are you happier on the Right?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Carl Jackson guest hosts for Dennis… Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage last night at the Academy Awards. His motivation was a tepid joke Rock told about Smith’s wife. But there was more behind it. Carl explains… What is black privilege? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Russian leader has made a colossal blunder with his attack on Ukraine… Crime is out of control in the big cities of California. This includes Beverly Hills, once considered as safe a community as there is… How do we account for this rise in violence, not only in CA, but in many other states? Dennis explains.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Jackson finds it impossible to define what a woman is. This is now suddenly a controversial question. She says she’s not a biologist. Maybe not, but she is certainly a product of the left and her Ivy League education.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why are gas prices high? Yes, the war in Ukraine is a proximate cause, but fuel prices were rising before the war. Europe and now the US have become foolishly dependent on Russian oil and gas. There is no need for this. We have plenty right here… Seattle students want to be forced to wear masks…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Hunter Biden Laptop from Hell scandal is just the latest example of why our major institutions have lost all trust… Dennis talks to David Brog, Executive Director of the Maccabee Task Force. He presents this week’s PragerU video, “Israel: What Would You Do?” He just recently declared himself a candidate for Congress in the first district of Nevada.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics include: Traveling to Israel; Resilience of the Jewish People; the Israeli apartheid charge; Food poisoning; National pride; the Importance of Traveling Abroad; Tragedy in Ukraine; Binging Shtisel.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three and a half million people have fled Ukraine. Ten million have been forced from their homes. Do we pay a moral price if we don’t do more to stop Russia? What is the position of the Russian Orthodox Church on Ukraine war?... Dennis talks to Will Johnson. He and his wife have three young children. They use PragerU Kids to teach them… The Hunter Biden Laptop from Hell scandal, once a conspiracy theory, has now become a recognized See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Finishing second is the new first in women’s sports. A man wins NCAA women’s swimming championship… The White House contends that people in their twenties are as at mortal risk from Covid as those in their late seventies. Is that “the science”?... Is Putin capable of using nuclear weapons?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Law students at Yale shout down a debate on religious freedom. The same thing happened at Hasting Law school at UC, Berkeley last month… Dennis talks to renowned British historian Andrew Roberts. He’s in Budapest observing the Russia Ukraine war from there.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The President of Ukraine addressed the Congress this morning. As grateful as he is for US support, he asks for more — both military and humanitarian aid… Dennis talks to Patricia Houston, PragerU donor… Is the US the world’s policeman? As the richest, strongest country on the planet, do we have a choice?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why are we asking Iran and Venezuela for oil when we have plenty in the USA?... Yes, NATO may have antagonized Putin when it added eastern European countries to its orbit. But that’s not an excuse for rolling tanks into Ukraine (or anywhere else). Russia is not threatened by Lithuania. On the contrary, Lithuania is threatened by Russia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ukraine is a real country. It doesn’t matter if it’s a “new” country. It has its own language and internationally recognized borders… New York still wants pre-K children to wear masks… Dennis talks to Anthony Watson, Olympic athlete, and member of PragerForce…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dennis’s Nigerian Uber driver told Dennis why he moved to America. “I love freedom.” If only more Americans did… We need more oil and gas production, but Democratic governors are doing everything they can do to make sure that we don’t get it… Dennis talks to Canadian PragerForce member, Ray Dhaliwal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The environmentalists are ready with a “new” panic — global warming.  The (wrong) lesson of the Russia Ukraine war is that we need more “renewable” energy, and less oil and gas… There is only one country fighting the left — the United States. The country is divided — those who support the left and those who support traditional Judeo-Christian American values. So, it’s fair to say we’re fighting the left with one hand tied behind our back. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob Frantz guest hosts for Dennis… Yesterday the President banned the importation of Russian oil to the US. That’s good. But that’s only a half measure. The other half should be to ramp up US energy production, something he could easily do. But he won’t because he’s a Green fanatic like the rest of his party… Inflation has been 14 months in the making, not two weeks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics include: Putin’s Aggression; Condemning Evil; The Age of Idiocy; Authentically Alone vs Group Think; Outliers Do Good.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The President announces that we will no longer import Russian oil. But what he doesn’t announce is that we’re going to make up the difference by expanding energy production here in the US — which we could easily do. Instead, we’ll get more oil from Iran and Venezuela. That makes no sense…  Young children are showing a noticeable reading deficiency — one more destructive consequence of the lockdowns…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The excuse given for the Russian invasion of Ukraine is that if Ukraine becomes part of NATO, Russian security would be in danger. But who threatens Russia? Or do countries like Latvia and Lithuania want protection from a Russian invasion? Which is more plausible?... Russia’s invasion of Ukraine wouldn’t be possible without Europe’s Green obsession… Dennis talks to Christian Watson, Spokesperson for Color Us United and a political commentator. His group is battling corporate wokeismSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Russia is taking over Ukraine, town by town. We and our allies have imposed harsh sanctions, but it’s hard to watch. Yes, freedom may overcome tyranny. But it doesn’t happen overnight. People can be victims of tyranny for a long time before freedom prevails… In Australia, a family can’t visit their dying wife and mother. They’re all vaccinated. Doesn’t matter, say public health officials. This is cruel and stupid. Bad combo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Putin ratchets up the violence as his army advances further into Ukraine. Nobody knows where or when this ends… Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis, told college students to take off their masks. They don’t work. They’re just theatre…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Davis guest hosts for Dennis… Mark grades the President’s State of the Union speech. He doesn’t give it high marks… When has the government ever made anything “more affordable”?...There’s a 40-mile convoy of Russian trucks outside of Kiev. Should we bomb it? This isn’t Iraq in the early ‘90s… Callers weigh in about the SOTU.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dennis talks to Joel Alperson, businessman, friend and partner in Dennis’s Rational Bible Series. Today Dennis’s new book, The Rational Passover Haggadah, debuts… Has Putin put his family in the nuclear bunker? Has he gone mad? Or is he just diabolical? Or is he just fulfilling a long term strategy?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The invasion of Ukraine has been a total loser for Putin and Russia… Has Germany finally awakened from its post WWII pacificist slumber… The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has distinguished himself as a rare courageous leader.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Putin has thrown the whole world into chaos. Is this his intention?... There is a great temptation for the US to run away from conflict. But if the US retreats from the world, the world gets worse, not better… Our “climate czar” John Kerry is worried that Putin isn’t worried enough about Global Warming…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.