Rabbi Daniel Lapin's podcast

As a Happy Warrior myself, if I contracted Covid19, here's why I'd immediately take hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) with azithromycin. But wait! Didn't the Veterans' Administration, The New England Journal of Medicine and Lancet all claim it to be a dangerous medication? America used to be ruled by you and your elected representatives. Now you are ruled by unelected and unaccountable bureaucrats, experts...

Propaganda in a tyranny means you must accept what "they" tell you. If you question, you will be punished. (Or be called a 'denier'.) Science means constantly questioning and evaluating different theories and explanations. Forget biological determinism and perpetuation of the species. Men and women meet and mate in order to fulfill God's plan to combat loneliness. Forget Economics 101 and how mone...

Happy Warriors are not tennis balls floating down the gutter of life. We embrace the struggle and we renounce relaxation. And, above all, we make ourselves happy. Always. Your rabbi explains why you can learn tennis or race car driving and cooking or statistics regardless of your financial status or your friendships. Can you really be a respected philosopher and at the same time a repugnant indivi...

My answer to the one question I get more often than any other: What is the secret to __________? Being a specialist is quite relaxing, but being the captain of the ship, responsible for operational decisions, now that is stressful. The usefulness of lists.  The one problem with America according to: (a) The Democrat Party:  President Trump.  (b) B(urn), L(oot), M(urder): Racism. (c) Bernie Sanders...

Happy Warriors are not tennis balls floating down the gutter of life. We control our lives and that includes taming our bodies. It would be hard to think of anything you could do immediately to improve your health than eating less. But darn! Eating just feels so good. And, above all, I am SOOO hungry. Ever wondered why medical literature before 1962 had almost no mention of peanut allergies and ea...

How to protect yourself against the dangerous and contagious epidemic infecting millions— Expertitis! Do your feelings cause your actions or do your actions cause your feelings? If your answer is wrong, you're damaging your finances and your romantic life. Do you produce and work by schedule or by inspiration? How to cure yourself if you're doing it wrong. When a company says, "We want to recruit...

Happy Warriors are not tennis balls floating down the gutter of life. The one reliable definition of male. Let's say a genie pops out of the lamp and offers you a 're-do' of the ten years of your life; from when you were thirteen until the time you were twenty-three. Yes or no? I'd wager that you'd take up the genie's offer. You won't  be surprised to hear that over 90% of the population agrees wi...

Who Happy Warriors are and why I love 'em! Overcoming the mysteriously malevolent force that resists everything positive you're trying to accomplish in your life. This debate goes back to President Clinton but does having an affair diminish your ability to do your job? Today's movie review: Barefoot (2014). The protagonists are Jay and Daisy, just like in the book The Great Gatsby . Why? Teachers...

Your financial success depends upon serving other people, and the best place for doing so is a city. But what if your city is dying? Cities have been growing for more than 100 years. In 1950 America had about ten cities and surroundings with populations of over one million people. Today there are about 50 such places. Over 80% of North Americans now live in cities. The trend is worldwide in both d...

Adolf's 1000 Year Reich lasted for all of 12 years but most countries, societies, and empires last for about 250 years. You'll be surprised by the 10 phases countries go through from brilliant break-out to fracture, failure, & finality. Yes, Rome, Persia, Russia, Britain, Spain & Turkey all lasted about ten generations. Phase #2 is economic expansion and #4 is widespread affluence, so let's discus...

What is the one thing that replaces a bloody battle with a debate? If you're a swimsuit model, this doesn't apply to you but for the rest of us, what visible organ of our bodies is the most important in our quest to make money? After your appearance, what do people most notice about you? That's right, how you sound. Yet, we all exercise the muscles of our arms and legs but few of us exercise our c...

Disagreements between citizens must be settled by ballots not bullets. But disagreements between nations are settled by power not paper; by cannons not committees. Stop telling lies to little children. Is it any of your business if I buy the house next to you, never occupy it and leave it empty? Why did my father torment me with mechanical clocks? How important is protecting private property? What...

Make a list of the 5 things you could do that would utterly destroy your life. Easy, right? In fact, it's hard keeping the list down to just five because they'd be such fun. Now produce a list of the 5 things that you could do that would cause you to become wealthier, happier, more fulfilled and more respected by friends. Hmmm….A lot more difficult, right? Well, I your rabbi show you exactly how t...

Your rabbi describes many looting riots in American history but why is it hard to find any prior to 1962? Were there no grievances in 1920?  Was there no poverty in 1890? Why do people loot? Is it because their jobs were terminated by coronavirus? So why do they loot? I don't want to massage you with warm butter but that is the wrong question; the right question is why do other people NOT loot? Le...

Have you ever found yourself submitting to emotional blackmail? Have you ever felt that to love God means being docile towards domineering people? Have you ever felt that the main reason to try and gain wealth is to give it away? Well, if so, you REALLY need a rabbi! Specifically me, the host of the Rabbi Daniel Lapin Show because these and other wrong beliefs are becoming more and more accepted....

Ever had someone ask you if you live to work or work to live? It's a false dichotomy as I explain on this show. Their 23 year-old son lived at home playing video games. Hear how this story ended happily. In the name of equality, governments try to eliminate any advantages that come from a strong, healthy family. Heard politicians decrying the divisiveness in American society? Now hear what is Amer...

These coronavirus days can make you feel utterly out of control of your own destiny. It makes you feel just like a tennis ball floating down the gutter of life. BUT, remember! Being a happy warrior means NEVER allowing yourself to be a tennis ball floating down the gutter of life. It sounds almost too good to be true but this is how the world REALLY works: There are the only 3 things you need to k...

Warning: To all owners of gasoline powered cars of more than 4 cylinders. You may not drive more than 60 miles per week. Here's a challenge: Can you think of any activity that could not be regulated in the interests of public health? Why smoking is not your own personal choice. Why you must cease climbing, diving, or hiking in your leisure time. The vital question that newly married couples often...

The father of modern communism, Vladimir Lenin was born April 22nd, 1870. Exactly one hundred years later, a suspect group of naïve 'activists' created Earth Day and turned it into movement for the economic annihilation of the West. Said Gaylord Nelson, one of the founders of Earth Day, "The economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the environment, not the other way around." Watermelon became the t...

Why do some successful men prefer professional ladies of the night to casual hookups? Girls, if he hasn't got enough money to pay for the date, you shouldn't be dating him at all. Guys, there is a time to be preparing for financial stability and a time to be courting, or if you must, dating. Reversing that order can cause pain. Good women expect the man to pay. Not because they're trying to freeri...

Good news is bad news for the New York Times , CBS, CNBC, USA Today , & the Washington Post . They just love publishing terrifying and dire predictions based on days-old model projections and refuse to tell us how much better we're doing than it appeared two weeks ago. What explains their irrational love affair with bad news? No American hospital has yet needed a ventilator that they lack. There i...

There are hundreds of self-improvement books, programs and courses that promise to improve your life. They all talk to your heart when they identify the exact area you want to change for the better. But most of the time, you don't follow through, do you? Why not? Well, that is the essence of this show along with the antidote to stagnation. Why do we accept our current circumstances even though we'...

Sadly, there can be several different kinds of tough times. Some tough times torment just a neighborhood or even just one family. Other tough times impact an entire nation or even many nations. Some tough times are on account of health, others are financial, some are political and military turmoil, and occasionally, tough times can comprise several simultaneous threats. But regardless, these ten t...

Politicians prefer solving immediate problems for which they can claim credit now. But statesmen also consider approaching problems that cannot yet be seen but whose approaching footsteps can be heard. The virus is making a relatively small number of people sick. Economic depression will actually kill many more. Even unemployment lowers the lifespan significantly. Science is outstanding at explain...

What can your rabbi possibly add to all the Niagara-like cascade of conversation on coronavirus? I'm not a doctor, so what can I possibly say that would meaningfully add to the diarrhea-like deluge of drivel clogging the Internet. Well, let's really creep into the core of corona, using not only education and intelligence but also wisdom. Let's dive to the depths of the disease. What does the Golde...