Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager

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 Surely You Can’t Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!  Dennis encourages his listeners not to despair. We can’t afford it… There has been some real soul-searching by liberals. Hamas is not about freedom; it’s about killing Jews… Dennis talks to Aryeh Leifert, a senior editor at PragerU based in Jerusalem. He’s also a certified Israel Tour guide. 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 single day, become a member of Pragertopia. You’ll also get access to 15 years’ worth of archives, as well as daily show prep. Subscribe today at Pragertopia dot com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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… given our resources and technology …and yet we may be the least enlightened.  Wisdom and knowledge are not related.  America must be strong… or the rest of the world is in danger.  Is Biden to blame?  The existence of evil is tough enough, but the moral confusion about it is only making things more difficult.  You should never be a sheep.  The silver lining of the horrific attack is …there were 9-11 conservatives …there may be 10-7 Zionists.  Morally we are all two people – micro and macro.Music: Straight to the Point c 2022Richard Friedman Music Publishing 100%Richard Friedman Writers 100%ASCAP (PRO)IPI128741568RichardFriedmanMusic.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 do that helped you to become a happy person? Dennis has thoughts. So do callers.  A Best Of Prager Hour Originally Aired on 6/23/23.  Issues raised include: on being a boring person and taking interest in others; what is your take on God being separate from the creation; you hate Nazis, yet do you know they wanted Europe to be European; glad you stayed a radio host and didn’t run for government; on widows who still wear their wedding bands; would that Nazi caller think it’s justified to massacre the immigrants coming into the USA now; do you have any interest in NASCAR?  A Best Of Prager Hour Originally Aired on 9/29/23.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 single day, become a member of Pragertopia. You’ll also get access to 15 years’ worth of archives, as well as daily show prep. Subscribe today at Pragertopia dot com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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-slavery.  10 – 7 may be a seed change… perhaps people will wake up to the evils of those who wish to annihilate Israel.  Liberals should separate themselves from the Left.  Students for Justice in Palestine plans ‘Day of Resistance’ celebrating anti-Israel violence on U.S. college campuses.  Biden sends aircraft carrier group to eastern Mediterranean in response to Hamas attack on Israel… but Dennis is skeptical that this will be effective.    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 single day, become a member of Pragertopia. You’ll also get access to 15 years’ worth of archives, as well as daily show prep. Subscribe today at Pragertopia dot com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 weight? Callers weigh in.  Dennis is joined by Ben Shapiro of the Daily Wire… they analyze the ongoing dispute in the Middle East.  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 single day, become a member of Pragertopia. You’ll also get access to 15 years’ worth of archives, as well as daily show prep. Subscribe today at Pragertopia dot com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 House as Jews were told to stay home and dragged away from the area.  Dennis is joined Riley Gaines, Director of Riley Gaines Center at the Leadership Institute.  There is an “extermination-ist” hatred of the Jewish people throughout history, from German to Islamic. Dennis explores… why the Jews? 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 single day, become a member of Pragertopia. You’ll also get access to 15 years’ worth of archives, as well as daily show prep. Subscribe today at Pragertopia dot com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 problem in one line… Dennis talks to Michael and Felice Friedson, the editors of The MediaLine.org, a Middle East news service, based in Jerusalem.  If you don’t see the moral difference between Israel and its enemies now, your moral compass has been smashed… Dennis talks to Michael Oren, former of Israel Ambassador to the US and renowned Middle East historian. 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 single day, become a member of Pragertopia. You’ll also get access to 15 years’ worth of archives, as well as daily show prep. Subscribe today at Pragertopia dot com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Point c 2022Richard Friedman Music Publishing 100%Richard Friedman Writers 100%ASCAP (PRO)IPI128741568RichardFriedmanMusic.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“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 (who does)? Friends and marriage are your best options. Dennis explains why both are so important to a fulfilling life.  Issues raised include: I am reading the Rational Bible, it’s well written but I have some disagreements; I am a recovering addict and was wondering if I should share this with a child; I am upset with what you said about the Pope; I am happy to have some conservative friends; I know why God made mosquitoes; the difference between kill and murder in the Old Testament. 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 single day, become a member of Pragertopia. You’ll also get access to 15 years’ worth of archives, as well as daily show prep. Subscribe today at Pragertopia dot com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 foremost novelists. His new book is The Oceans and the Stars: A Sea Story, A War Story, A Love Story.  Dennis talks to Tom Sowell, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. His new book is Social Justice Fallacies.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 single day, become a member of Pragertopia. You’ll also get access to 15 years’ worth of archives, as well as daily show prep. Subscribe today at Pragertopia dot com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.