Dennis Prager
America, Not Keith Ellison, Decides What Book A Congressman Takes His Oath On
Keith Ellison, D-Minn., the first Muslim elected to the United States Congress, has announced that he will not take his oath of office on the Bible, but on the bible of Islam, the Koran.
He...
Why I Smoke (Cigars)
There are few personal confessions more likely to alienate many Americans than to admit to smoking. Singles ads are filled with people who will never even go on a first date with someone who...
The Smugness Of The War’s Opponents
In this week’s New York Times Book Review, a historian reviewing a major new work of 20th-century history, Oxford and Harvard Professor Niall Ferguson’s “The War of the World,” notes that “Ferguson argues that...
Is A Gay Who Opposes Same-Sex Marriage A Hypocrite?
Why did a gay prostitute tell the media about the homosexual behavior of a leading Christian opponent of same-sex marriage on the weekend before an election, an election in which eight states vote on...
Note To Angry Republicans: Stay Angry, But Vote Republican
One repeatedly hears that some conservatives and Republicans will either vote Democrat or not vote at all—out of anger at the Republican Party.
According to these Republican holdouts, the Republicans have governed as Democrats-lite by...
A Vote For Patty Wetterling Can Hurt Children
I do not live in Minnesota.
Nor have I ever written a column about any congressional race.
But what Patty Wetterling, Democratic congressional candidate in Minnesota’s sixth district, just did is so wrong, so dishonest, so...
Some Sobering Lessons From Muslim Taxi Drivers
Understandably, those troubled by the contemporary Muslim world point to the amount of gratuitous violence emanating from it and the apparent absence of Muslim anger against it.
In response, Muslim defenders of their faith—and Western...
The Best Are Killed In Every Generation
Have you ever heard of Anna Politkovskaya?
She was a Russian journalist who regularly reported on Vladimir Putin’s undermining of press and other freedoms in Russia. This past weekend she was murdered.
If you are debating...
Five non-religious arguments for marriage over living together
I have always believed that there is no comparing living together with marriage. There are enormous differences between being a “husband” or a “wife” and being a “partner,” a “friend” or a “significant...
Pius Attacked For Not Confronting Evil, Benedict Attacked For…
Among the most heated debates of the last 40 years has been the debate over Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust. What did he do when the greatest evil of his day engulfed Christian...
What The Left Thinks: Howard Zinn, Part II
This is the second part of my radio dialogue with an icon of the Left, Howard Zinn, professor emeritus of Boston University, author of “A People’s History of the United States.” The intention...
What The Left Thinks: Howard Zinn, Part I
What The Left Thinks: Howard Zinn, Part I
Every so often, one hears the argument that “Left and Right” are outdated terms, or that there really aren’t enormous differences in the ways the Left...
Does Religion Make People Better Or Worse?
I have devoted much of my life to arguing that religion is the finest vehicle for individuals and societies to become decent, good, moral (you choose the term you prefer). For example, in...
Just A Reminder About Who And Why We Are Fighting
Last year at UCLA, I debated a professor who argued that Israel and the Palestinians were moral equivalents. He is not alone (especially on college campuses) in his lack of understanding of the...
CBS Is Now Officially The Communication For Barbarians Service
A little over three years ago, CBS sent Dan Rather to Baghdad to ask meaningless questions to, and provide a propaganda vehicle for, Saddam Hussein. Last night, Communication for Barbarians Service broadcast Mike...
