Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager

Truth is the most important value. Nothing works without truth as its base… Colleges across the country are conducting separate graduations, dividing students by race and sexual identity… Children’s hospitals promote “gender affirming care.” Tragic.  Is working from home a plus or a minus for most people? Callers present strong arguments on both sides of the question.  In Deuteronomy, Moses tells...

Has anybody thought of this? EV’s are much heavier than gas-powered vehicles. Thus, they are much deadlier in a crash situation; i.e. more people will die. Even the Biden Administration acknowledges this. They just don’t care… Truth is not a left-wing value. The NY Times has no compunction about lying about Tucker Carlson… or anyone else.  A NJ high school student committed suicide after being fal...

Dennis and Sue’s beloved Otto died, and while Dennis laments society equating animals and humans… he reflects on this palpable loss.  The experience made Dennis realize that people choose pain to live a fuller life.  Thinking about one’s own death… helps one to live a fuller life.  Inspired by G.K. Chesterton, Julie shares the significance of stories, fairy tales, and mythology… how they shape cou...

The case for sending your kid to a public school is getting weaker and weaker as the schools continue to push their woke nonsense on students. The case for homeschooling, in contrast, is getting stronger and stronger. Callers weigh in.  If you can’t be mind-directed, then all advice is useless. Yes, you can talk yourself into a happier state of mind.  Issues raised include: you never mention humor...

One hundred Harvard professors have united to protect freedom of speech. This is good news, That it needs to be done is bad news… No more “boys” and “girls” in a Vermont school district. Why would any parent keep their kid in these schools?  Tucker Carlson made his first public statement yesterday. He was oblique about his future plans but was clear that he will make his voice heard… Parents have...

We can only speculate about the reasons why Fox fired Tucker Carlson, their most popular host. Tucker has not made any comments about the dismissal and neither has Fox. The best theory: Tucker refused to be controlled by management. He was too much his own man… A British man runs as a woman and — surprise — wins. As a man, “she’s” an also ran (pun intended)… Dennis talks to Mary Harrington, column...

Joe Biden has decided to run for a second term... Dennis talks to Larry Elder, friend, fellow talk show host, and now candidate for the Republican nomination for President.  Dennis talks to Vivek Ramaswamy, candidate for the Republican nomination for President and tech entrepreneur. His new book is Capitalist Punishment: How Wall Street Is Using Your Money to Create a Country You Didn't Vote For…...

The most famous dog in the world, Dennis’s bulldog, Otto, the “co-host” of the Fireside Chat, passed away this weekend… Shock report: Tucker Carlson and Fox News have parted ways… Academic research fraud is now a real problem… It’s now clear that the 51 “spy” heads who said Hunter Biden laptop story was “Russian disinformation” was orchestrated by the Biden campaign …Kamala Harris is worried about...

Are you free to share your political views with friends or coworkers without consequence?  It’s fine if you don’t come out, but at the very least don’t repeat or confirm the nonsense coming from the Left.  Is the Right more tolerant than the Left?  Topics Include: understanding the opposite sex; traveling and speaking; mirror of body, mirror of mind, mirror of character; gambling; The Four Sons; d...

Mark Davis guest hosts for Dennis… Either Republicans hang together or we will hang separately? Let’s fight it out during the upcoming primary season, but once it’s resolved —however it’s resolved — everybody needs to support the winning candidate. Are the Dems really pinning their hopes on octogenarian Joe Biden? Or would they really prefer to move on?... Yes, we want to preserve the beauty of th...

Colorado proudly announces that it’s a transgender tourism state. Want to change your sex? Come to the mile-high state… The President is going to honor insurrectionists at the White House… Do we need to study the cardiovascular impacts on teenagers who have been castrated as a result of “gender affirming care”?… Dennis talks to Alex Epstein, author of Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Re...

Is there a dress code for the office anymore? Is this lack of formality and standards another sign that our civilization is in decline? Callers weigh in.  Did your spouse leave for a same sex partner? If so, how did you react? Callers have stories.  Fox News has agreed to pay Dominion almost $800M to settle the voting machine company’s lawsuit against the network. Someone should sue The NY Times a...

Dennis agrees with Elon Musk: Artificial Intelligence is something we should be wary of. Caution is advised as we push forward in this area… Dennis talks to Richard Barnett, the man who became the face of the January 6 riot. He was photographed with his feet on Nancy Pelosi’s desk. He faces over 40 years in prison. He tells Dennis his story.  Dennis reflects on his interview with Richard Barnett l...

Hundreds of teens rioted in downtown Chicago this weekend. The city’s incoming mayor says we shouldn’t “demonize” the thugs. They’re not responsible for what they did… Don’t buy Anheuser Busch and Nike products. They are working to destroy our society and our children.  The new mayor of Chicago declares that we shouldn’t condemn the rioters, we should condemn the corporations who are making a prof...

Most people believe what they want to believe… and do not believe what they do not want to believe.  Julie recalls her visit to her eye doctor where she was honest about hiding the truth of her consumption.  Dennis asks the question: what do you believe that you do not want to believe?  The reason most people in the U.S. believe that people are basically good is because Americans have had it good…...

Authorities have arrested a 21-Year-Old “gun enthusiast” for leaking defense department intelligence about US efforts in Ukraine. Had this been a Trump War, he would be hailed as a hero. Since it’s a Biden war, he’s a traitor… Feminists are animated by anti-male loathing, not a commitment to women… In Ireland, Biden announces that the world is ending soon… The Left destroys everything it touches....

Amala Ekpunobi guest hosts for Dennis… Amala reflects on what it was like to “transition” from leftism to conservatism… Why are we letting children make permanent life-changing decisions about their lives? They’re children, for goodness sake.  A Florida State professor fabricated crime statistics to make racism appear worse than it really is. It’s hard work to make the US look racist.  There is so...

Bob Frantz guest hosts for Dennis… Republicans must hang together or — to paraphrase Ben Franklin — they will hang separately. The Democrats, to their credit, never deviate from their chosen candidates. The Republicans must do the same or 2024 will not turn out well.  Anheuser Busch has seen sales plummet after they announced that they had made a man who pretends to be a woman one of their influen...

Mark Isler guest hosts for Dennis… Mark considers how far and fast the country has fallen in the first two years of the Joe Biden presidency… Callers weigh in.  Republicans are going to continue to get bullied and buffaloed by the Democrats until they return fire. Metaphorically, we’re talking eye for an eye.  What is the good of having principles if you don’t honor them? Mark relates his own pers...

Julie Hartman guest hosts for Dennis… A major intelligence leak has embarrassed the US and exposed weaknesses in Ukraine’s military efforts against Russia… China is rattling sabers at Taiwan. How serious is this action? Why should we care about Taiwan?  The Left has resumed their smears of Justice Clarence Thomas. This time they’re trying to get him on private jet trips with a close friend and pro...

For Julie and Dennis being authentic is of tantamount importance… and it takes a great deal of effort.  It’s an insecurity to not be “real.”  Is there truth in advertising?  On the day Solzhenitsyn was arrested, in 1974, he released the text of “Live Not by Lies,” an essay regarded by Julie as one of the most substantial writings of the 20th century.  Can you think of a Left-wing public broadcast...

Dennis talks to Adam Nicolson, English historian. His new book is God’s Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible. A Best of Prager Hour. Originally broadcast June 26, 2003.  Can you have fun without some sort of artificial stimulation? The answer, of course, is yes. But it's not as obvious as many might think. A Best of Prager Hour. Originally broadcast February 10, 2023  Issues raised incl...

Carl Jackson guest hosts for Dennis… The rule of law died in America this week. A former president was arraigned for an unspecified crime… Carl explains how the classic five stages of grief are the key to understanding the future of the conservative movement.  We can moan and groan all we want about the Dems and their tactics, if we don’t focus soon how we’re going to win in 2024, we will lose. Do...

Former President Donald Trump was arraigned yesterday in NYC. But for what? The charges are not clear. This is a political hit job and nothing more. Our justice system is now an international embarrassment… Dennis talks to Voddie Baucham, dean of the School of Divinity at African Christian University in Lusaka, Zambia. His most recent book is Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelica...

We have reached a point where “it can’t happen here” is happening. The charging of a former president and leading candidate on manufactured charges is the stuff of the Soviet Union.  Ask yourself this question: what do you want to believe? Now these questions: is that why you believe what you believe? Does your belief have a close connection with reality or is it merely wish fulfillment?... The De...