Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager

Bob Frantz guest hosts for Dennis… Bob talks masculinity on the eve of Father’s Day... Fewer responsible fathers leads to more social pathology. The Left wants to substitute the government for fathers, but that won’t work. We have half a century of history to prove it. You can’t have a thriving society without thriving families.  Both parents play a crucial role in ra...

Dennis was on Tim Poole’s popular podcast yesterday afternoon. Many of Tim’s audience were surprised how reasonable Dennis sounded. They assumed he was a right-wing bigot… A pro-abortion group makes serious threats against pro-life clinics… Republicans won a big election is South Texas. Are Hispanics moving right?  The FDA wants you vax your babies even though the ri...

Carl Jackson guest hosts for Dennis… The Democrats want you inside the Democratic Plantation. But that’s not a place anybody should want to be. Voters are beginning to recognize this. Last night’s primaries were a good indication of this.  The cause of conservatism is not being helped by Republicans who might as well be allies of the Democrats. We see this manifest in a gro...

In a school in the UK, girls can no longer wear a dress. In attempt to achieve “gender neutrality” all students must wear pants. The goal is to erase all sex differences. Better to make everyone the same… Why are we even thinking about giving Covid vaccine shots to small children? They are at very low risk.  For the first time in recorded history, we’re seeing a sudde...

Join Dennis and Julie as they discuss Dennis’ recent debate with an Orthodox Rabbi on whether people are innately good.  You are a happier person if you do not believe that people innately good.  There is a world of difference between the Left and the Right… the chasm grows daily.  Lack of religion is fueling narcissism.  It is easier to blame America than yourself...

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Today you’re a good person if you think you’re a good person. It’s that easy. Good intentions are a short cut to virtue.  You can’t make a joke about a woman without putting your career in jeopardy. The latest example happened recently at the Washington Post. Ultimately, the Post staffer who started the controversy ended...

The January 6 Congressional show trial aired last night. That there is not one true Republican on the committee should immediately discredit the entire proceeding... One more time: truth is not a leftwing value… Inflation is at 40 year high. It’s a punishing tax on the poor and the middle class. And the Democrats are responsible for it. Can you actually pursue happiness? Many say no....

Left and Right live in different worlds. Here’s a new example. The most common question Ezra Klein, NYT left-leaning columnist, says he gets at speeches and on his podcast is “should I have children in a world that’s burning up from global warming?” This is only a question for those on the Left. Last night Dennis debated the question, are people basically good? Dennis talks...

The US is, once again, alone in the fight against the Left. When Dennis says the US, he means US conservatives. Slowly, liberals might be coming on board…  Woke SF DA recalled. Tells you how bad it must be in San Francisco for this to happen… Dennis talks to Robert Spencer, Direct of Jihad Watch and a Shillman scholar at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. His new book is The Cri...

A California teen who rammed car into mother and infant child was on probation at time of incident.  The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office declined to charge the teenager with assault with a deadly weapon or attempted murder, in accordance with Gascon's policies.  Victor Davis Hanson’s latest column is The Sovietization of American Life.  Dennis is joined by Ilya S...

Join Dennis and Julie as they discuss: masking; capitalizing the “B” in black; racial terminology; is it safe for conservatives to share their opinions publicly; people that share famous names; JFK conspiracies; thanking law enforcement is a must, they see a side of life most do not; the future of the Left, America, and social media; is there hope… there IS, but there’s no...

We have always had a lot of guns. Until recently crime was down. Shootings were down. Now they’re up. Could social breakdown (software) be more important than hardware (guns)?... The Washington Post publishes an expose of “White Christian Nationalism” The writers say these Christians worship violence. The writers’ explanation? Christians favor the death penalty… Why...

In Texas a convicted murderer who had been sentenced to life imprisonment escapes and murders a family of five. Had he been executed; these innocent people would be alive. What prevents you from enjoying daily life? How do you merge the quotidian and happiness?  Issues raised include: what camp did you go in the Poconos; co-worker died last night, what can I say if I did not like the guy? Tha...

And “Experts Say.” Or “Follow the Science.” Democrats hear these terms and stop thinking. It’s no longer necessary… 17 liberal/leftist Nobel Winners in Economics told us not to worry about inflation.  Dennis talks to Naomi Wolf, noted feminist and best-selling author. Her new book is The Bodies of Others: The New Authoritarians, Covid-19 and the War Agains...

Join Dennis and Julie as they discuss Julie’s graduation from Harvard.  The NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave the commencement speech.  As Julie transitions from college to working professional… Dennis has advice.  The road to hell is paved with good intentions, but the road to heaven is paved with wisdom.  Other topics discussed: big government vs small govern...

Leftism is angry at reality. They strive to live in a controlled fantasy world. That means they must control the narrative. But reality always intrudes… The gun issue is ultimately a control issue… A woman in W Virginia saves untold lives when she shoots a man who had opened fire on a graduation party.  Of course, the story is not widely reported. It doesn’t fit the narrat...

Dennis was in Boston over the weekend. He found the people there very friendly. How is it that such nice people can elect such bad people to govern them? This remains one of the great puzzles. Niceness works in the micro. It doesn’t work in the macro. Thanks for listening to the Daily Dennis Prager Podcast. To hear the entire three hours of my radio show as a podcast, commercial-free every s...

Dennis talks to Charles Murray, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Dennis talks to Dr. Charles Krauthammer about his new book, Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics.  Dennis talks to Michael Walsh, former associate editor of Time magazine, award-winning novelist and screenwriter. His new book is The Devil's Pleasure Palace: The Cult of Critical...

What did the police do or not do at the Uvalde school? The story keeps changing and not for the better… Is our central problem a moral, social breakdown or accessibility to guns?  What gets you excited? How do you find the extraordinary in the ordinary? This is a key to happiness. Thanks for listening to the Daily Dennis Prager Podcast. To hear the entire three hours of my radio show a...

To lose a child at any age is the nightmare of any parent, but to lose your child at 9 or 10? It's too painful to contemplate… Dennis talks to Anthony Esolen, professor of English at Magdalen College in Warner, New Hampshire. His new book is No Apologies: Why Civilization Depends on the Strength of Men.  Dennis talks to Alex Epstein, energy expert and founder of the Center for Industri...

The second slaughter of innocents in two weeks. This one was in south Texas. The shooter like the Buffalo shooter was a teenager. The Dems immediately scream “gun control.” And then, somehow, blame conservatives as if everyone who believes in the second amendment pulled the trigger. Did the lockdowns — no school, very little socialization — have any mental impact on the Tex...

Dennis gave speeches over the weekend in Alaska. He loved the state and the people… During his speech in Buffalo, the President described recent examples of “white supremacists” murdering blacks. But the examples he gave had nothing to do with white supremacy. Why didn’t the mainstream media call him on these divisive distortions.  Commitment to traditional Jewish and...

Join Dennis and Julie as they discuss Julie’s senior speech at Harvard.  She spoke about condemning anti-Americanism.  Leftism reduces America to its ugliest moments.  We must stand up and fight, as President Reagan said: "If not us, who? If not now, when?" America will face a reckoning if we do not counter this “woke” movement.  Explore your own mind, it take...

Carl Jackson guest hosts for Dennis… The Democrats are selling blacks down the proverbial river. Promoting abortion as a form of birth control is just one example. In NYC more black babies are aborted than born… Can you be a Catholic in good standing and promote abortion?  Why are we allowing men to compete against women? A transgender surfer is just the latest example of a man...

Mark Isler guest hosts for Dennis… Are we getting the government the Founders envisioned? Are we getting the government we deserve? Mark explores some basic principles to answer these questions… Callers react. The Left has no moral guardrails. They will stop at nothing to get and keep power. The bad actors on the world stage like China, Russia and Iran are always looking to exploit w...