Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager

The “moderate” Palestinian Authority calls on West Bank Imams to urge their adherents to “kill all Jews.”…Bill Maher blasts elite colleges for their response to Hamas massacre… Dennis talks to Kari Lake. She’s running for the US Senate from Arizona.  Our educational continues to break down, especially in the blue states. And no state is bluer than Oregon. The state lowers standards once again to a...

Jewish leftists are shocked that their leftist friends aren’t bothered by Jews being slaughtered by Hamas… A majority of Muslim Americans support Hamas, according to a new poll… Dennis talks to Dinesh D’Souza, filmmaker and podcaster. His new movie “Police State” comes out today.  Dennis reflects on Dinesh D’Souza’s comment that the police state began with the Patriot Act which came into being aft...

Dennis postulates that much of life’s pain comes from surprise… that’s why it’s so important to have a realistic view of the world.  People tend to think they are immune from things that happen to “the other guy,” but you are “the other guy.”  Dennis recalls a speech at a London synagogue where he realized most people believe that being a good religious person provides some level of protection fro...

Thirty million Americans say they are okay with violence to prevent Donald Trump from becoming president again, according to a U. of Chicago poll… In a Tik Tok video a liberal woman laments that all the masculine men she knows are conservative…  We’re giving Hamas a $100M to be used for “humanitarian” purposes. Hamas controls everything in Gaza. We have no idea what they will do with anything we g...

The legacy media can’t quite make up its mind. Was the rocket that hit Gaza hospital from Hamas or from Israel. Does it matter that overwhelming evidence indicates that the rocket came from Gaza…. 65 German police were injured in Berlin during a pro-Hamas riot in Berlin…  Dennis talks to the President of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). His new book is The Canceling of t...

A hospital in Gaza was hit by rocket. Many were reported killed. Immediately, the left blamed Israel. But it turns out that the rocket came from Gaza. Israel had nothing to do with it. Does the truth matter?  Why do some men fear marriage? Why do some women? Dennis has theories. So do callers.  Dennis talks again to Mark Helprin, Senior fellow at the Claremont Institute and one of America's foremo...

New York City lowered its educational standards and then celebrated when students scored much better this year than last year.  But their “improved performance” is phony. The Left has destroyed our educational system from pre-school through grad school.  The President is going to Israel tomorrow. His statements re: Israel have been very positive. But his position re: Iran before the Hamas massacre...

CA now has a law that prevents teachers from disciplining kids who disrupt school classrooms… Nobody spoke about a “cycle of violence” during World War II. Why do we speak about it now? Isn’t the question, who started the war?  Dennis takes a break from the news to talk to David Zucker, Jerry Zucker and Jim Abrahams, the writers and directors of the classic comedy Airplane! Their new book is Surel...

Dennis and Julie were deeply troubled by the developments between Israel and Hamas.  The number of Israelis killed in the Hamas attack is the largest since the Nazis in the Holocaust.  Dennis and Julie are baffled by groups that blame Israel for the conflict.  The American Jew is disappearing.  Israel is the canary in the world’s coal mine.  We should be the most enlightened people to ever live… g...

Prominent Harvard University alumni on Monday denounced a pro-Palestinian statement from students that blamed Israel for violence engulfing the region and urged the university to act against the signatories… Harvard says its students' letter does not speak for university.  A billionaire alumnus calls for halt to donations until UPenn leaders resign over ‘anti-Jewish hate.’  What did your parents d...

Leftist student groups reflexively signed on to condemning Israel and praising Hamas. But when they were roundly condemned, especially by alumni, many backed down. “Oh, we didn’t really mean it.”…Israelis were lulled into complacency because they believed Gazans wanted a better life. Many were working in Israel.  There are Jews who support Hamas, that’s the equivalent of black Americans being pro-...

Dennis highlights a column in the City Journal by Juliana Geran Pilon… the efforts of mainstream media, government officials, and elite universities to avoid outright condemnation of Hamas reveal a West at war with itself.  Dennis also analyzes NYT’s Bret Stephens’ latest column: The Anti-Israel Left Needs to Take a Hard Look at Itself.  Can a husband tell his overweight wife that she should lose...

Did the 6-billion-dollar prisoner swap with Iran last month help fuel the terrorist attack on Israel?  Dennis is joined by Eugene Kontorovich, Prof of International Law at George Mason. He’s a PragerU presenter, Does Israel Occupy the West Bank? He lives most of the year in Israel and is there now.  A ‘reprehensible’ anti-Israel protester chant ‘Gas the Jews’ took place outside the Sydney Opera Ho...

Hamas terrorists attacked Israel on Saturday, murdering 800 Israelis, many at a “Peace Festival.” Hamas is not a “resistance movement.” It is an antisemitic death cult… More innocent Jews were killed on Saturday than any day since the Holocaust.  Dennis replays his famous PragerU video, The Middle East Problem. It’s as true today as when it was first made. One side wants the other dead, that’s the...

Dennis and Julie ask… when did it become uncool to get old?  Wanting to look younger makes sense… but acting younger is not dignified.  You can judge a society on how they treat the vulnerable.  Julie recalls some takeaways from her visit to Oklahoma for a speech.  The truth is good… not something to fear because it’s uncomfortable.  In some cases, empathy has become toxic. Music: Straight to the...

“Or” questions help clarify life.  For example: “Would you save your dog or a stranger?” UK PM Rishi Sunak tells a British audience that a man can’t be a woman. Amazing that he has to say it, but that’s the world we live in. Better that he said it than not… Planned Parenthood is now providing hormones for kids who want to trans. Takes a 30-minute consult to get the drugs.  Don’t want to be lonely...

Germany reopens coal plants. They have been committing energy suicide with their obsession with wind and solar. Now they’re pulling back from the brink… The liberals and left live in a fantasy world. Reality has a way of intruding… A star pitcher has his career derailed by a phony sexual assault charge.  Dennis talks to Mark Helprin, Senior fellow at the Claremont Institute and one of America’s fo...

House Republican Speaker, Kevin McCarthy, is out. It only took eight Republicans to accomplish this feat. It’s hard to see this how is tenable going forward. Will every rump group who doesn’t like the Speaker now move to dipose him?... How is Pope Francis much different than Greta Thunberg when it comes to global warming?  Why is that so many attractive women don’t see themselves the way they real...

Two scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize for developing the mRNA vaccine. Has any study proven than that the vaccine actually worked? We know that many have been hurt by this new technology… Illinois governor Jay Pritzker doesn’t want any more illegal immigrants in his sanctuary state…  A Democratic congressman was carjacked in DC. Did the thugs commit crime because they needed money to buy foo...

Young people in France seem to favor severe restrictions on flying. The reason, of course: global warming. The brainwash has worked… Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed a black lesbian to the Senate. All news reports call this historic. So what? How will this woman vote? We already know…  Seth Leibsohn, fellow at the Claremont Institute and host of the Seth Leibsohn Show on AM 960 the Patriot in P...

Character matters.  “What is my nature,” is important... at least as important is “what person do I want to be.”  What will be in your obituary?  The thing we want most from others is for them to be good... but we don't apply the same demand to ourselves.  Does it matter that behaving ethically makes you feel good?  Why doesn't Dennis set his phone to silent when broadcasting?  Actions trump thoug...

Joe Biden gave a speech in Arizona bashing “MAGA Republicans.” The speech is full of demagoguery, outright lies and projection — accusing Republicans of being guilty of what he (Biden) has done. This president has been and remains the “Great Divider,” the opposite of what he promised to be 2020. It's human nature to compare ourselves to those we perceive have it better than we do. But what if we w...

Last night’s Republican candidate debate (minus The Donald) was a messy affair. Heavy on insults, lighter than it should have been on substance. Ron DeSantis, to his credit, was an exception. Dennis talks to Julie Hartman, his co-host on the Dennis and Julie podcast. She was at the debate… Another looting riot in Philadelphia… CVS is closing 900 stores. Crime is becoming too expensive. And still,...

Have Americans become meaner over the last decade? If so, why?... Dennis talks to Liz Wheeler, political commentator, and podcaster. Her new book is Hide Your Children: Exposing the Marxists Behind the Attack on America's Kids.  Is taking your spouse for granted more destructive to a marriage than having an affair?  Dennis talks to Richard Hanania, research fellow at the University of Texas and th...

Researchers in England raise a red flag. Humanity is going to end in… 250 million years. Well, that’s better than AOC’s timetable, so maybe it’s good news… Ibram X. Kendi, Mr. Anti-Racist, heads a lavishly funded new department at Boston U. Turns out, he’s done almost nothing in three years… The anti-nuclear energy forces are far greater in number and dollars than the pro-nuke forces… Dennis talks...