The RDL Podcast with Rabbi Daniel Lapin

Why do most countries in the United Nations hate America? Why do so many Americans hate America? Developing confidence about a new and perilous undertaking. Develop your ability to concentrate for longer periods of time. Seeing through the cowardice of political correctness.  What devious politicians call a ‘spade’. Africa has gold, diamonds, cobalt and nickel, why does it not have wealth? Why pre...

Three vital principles for dealing with troubling times and earth-shaking events. In fact, everything you need to know about how to react when you hear news pundits telling you “This has never happened before”. Or you see tv reporters saying in breathless tones, “I’ve never seen anything like it.”  Is it really a “Whole new ball game”?  Should you plan for the apocalypse? No, you are not a tennis...

There is a really scary pandemic out there, but it’s not COVID-19. No, it is far more dangerous and way more infectious. It is the pandemic of socialism, and yes, it really will harm you. It is spreading rapidly through the population and here is how to test for infection. Socialists are seldom happy, grateful people. Generally, they are grim malcontents. They don’t believe in live and let-live. T...

You wouldn’t accept laziness or greed in yourself, would you? So why accept unhappiness? Far from the benign maternal spirit fondly imagined by environmentalists and secular fundamentalists, “Mother Nature” is actually trying to kill you. It might be malaria or diphtheria, it could be mosquitoes or mountain lions. Getting lost on a hike and dying of thirst happens to more people than being mysteri...

What is the heart and core of the cultural canyon that cuts through America and most other countries today? Is there a way to unify the views of the Left? Does it make sense that the same people who want to make it easier to kill unborn babies also want to abolish Americans’ right to defend themselves with weapons? The real Trump/Biden debate. Why would a well-known American bureaucrat allow Ameri...

Perry Mason then and now. Thank you HBO for clarifying what this election is really all about. Let’s not argue about what caused the rioting and looting. Instead let’s look at who did the rioting and looting. Let’s see what unified all rioters and looters. (Oh, sorry, I mean “protestors”). They were neither all black nor all white. They were neither all rich or all poor. They were neither all men...

Why do pioneers enjoy passion but seldom prosper financially? For those who follow them, it’s usually the opposite. The difference between becoming a business professional and becoming an artist. Would you rather work for an employer who runs his business strictly on financial performance or one that practices corporate compassion, economic ethics and financial fairness? How I once got hired as a...

Are you ready for some serious soul stretching?  What kind of hitch-hiker would I stop for late at night?  Does human suffering prove that God is either impotent or cruel? Can people be good and decent without a belief in God? Does God and His Bible require people to renounce passion and exclude fun from their lives? Is belief in evolution a religious or scientific issue? Does God prefer poor peop...

Happy Warriors are not tennis balls floating down the gutter of life, no, we tackle each of life’s jobs with joy and happiness and with passion and optimism. Election 2020! Voting for president is one of those jobs this year. This show is always about the things you really care about, like Family, Finances, Fitness & health, Faith, and Friendships; and today, we explore the Permanent Principles th...

On this show, we discuss the things you really care about. Like a foul-smelling bubble of noxious gas rising up from a cesspool, four hideous words coming out of your mouth, or even lurking in your heart, can ruin your life. Those who allow this toxic phrase into their lives can survive only by resorting to the narcotic of the lazy mind: slogans. They end up like the oh-so-very progressive Seattle...

New York to London: 1800-25 days; 1900-5 days; 2000-5 hours. What else changed in that period? White settlers in Africa and America did many bad things but that doesn’t turn the natives into saints. Like poverty, suffering confers no moral virtue. Susan Lapin won’t listen to this part of the program where I describe what Africans did to fellow Africans and what the Iroquois tribes of Native Americ...

As a Happy Warrior myself, if I contracted Covid-19, 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, expert...

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 indi...

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 SOO hungry. Ever wondered why medical literature before 1962 had almost no mention of peanut allergies and eat...

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 wit...

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 transforms a violent assault into an act of loving consensual intimacy? 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 righ...

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? Wha...

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 ho...

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? Let...