Michael Medved
Michael Medved's daily syndicated radio talk show reaches one of the largest national audiences every weekday between 3 and 6 PM, Eastern Time. Michael Medved is the author of eleven books, including the bestsellers What Really Happened to the Class of '65?, Hollywood vs. America, Right Turns, The Ten Big Lies About America and 5 Big Lies About American Business
By Michael Medved (Jul 28, 2010)
If conservatives want to succeed in taking our government back, we need
to drop the popular but misguided slogan about "taking our country
back."
Yes, an arrogantly... more
By Michael Medved (Jul 21, 2010)
The NAACP’s intemperate denunciation of the Tea Party movement presents Barack Obama with a stunning and powerful opportunity; the fact that the president has so far... more
By Michael Medved (Jul 14, 2010)
With government at every level desperately seeking more revenue to cope with soaring deficits, citizens should evaluate all tax proposals according to two crucial principles:... more
By Michael Medved (Jul 07, 2010)
How could any sane observer above the age of 14 honestly believe that a new federal program would succeed in “wiping out” all “chronic homelessness” by 2015? Or, even... more
By Michael Medved (Jun 30, 2010)
National anger at corruption and incompetence in Washington centers increasingly on a peculiar, profoundly maddening quirk of the Obama administration: its consistent,... more
By Michael Medved (Jun 23, 2010)
The separation of Al and Tipper Gore after forty years as husband and wife produced a flood of commentary concerning what’s purportedly impossible, and possible, in modern... more
By Michael Medved (Jun 16, 2010)
At his core, Barack Obama is a leveler – an eraser of distinctions. Most Americans savor his unique ability to blur divisions based on race – after all, no other president... more
By Michael Medved (Jun 09, 2010)
June grads: Don't believe your parents or grandparents if they tell you that the time you just spent in high school or college represents "the best years of your life." If... more
By Michael Medved (Jun 02, 2010)
According to a recent Gallup Poll, some 60% of the public believes that the federal government is doing a “poor” or “very poor” job in handling the Gulf of Mexico oil... more
By Michael Medved (May 26, 2010)
Rand Paul’s amazing meltdown in his first week as the GOP Senate nominee in Kentucky raises serious questions about media conspiracies – not because the network talking... more
By Michael Medved (May 19, 2010)
In the midst of the polarizing debate on immigration, advocates on all sides of the issue can agree on one undeniable proposition: some immigrants benefit the United States... more
By Michael Medved (May 12, 2010)
Less than five years after George W. Bush wrecked his presidency through his limp response to a natural disaster in Louisiana, Barack Obama has escaped largely unscathed from... more
By Michael Medved (May 05, 2010)
With a record number of black candidates seeking Republican nominations in upcoming congressional races, the GOP may finally make progress in facing the most serious menace... more
By Michael Medved (Apr 28, 2010)
In the midst of the recent health care debates, opinion polls showed surprisingly strong majorities of Americans who agreed with the proposition that health care amounted to... more
By Michael Medved (Apr 21, 2010)
Popular politicians like Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Joe Lieberman, Mitt Romney and others have helped shatter old racial, gender and religious barriers to seeking high... more
By Michael Medved (Apr 14, 2010)
How does reducing the number of nuclear weapons in America’s arsenal make our nation stronger or safer? How does it help to deter potential chemical or biological attacks if... more
By Michael Medved (Apr 07, 2010)
Contrasting attitudes toward the United States of America characterize the great divide in this country between right and left, but the similarly crucial distinction between... more
By Michael Medved (Mar 31, 2010)
Will it be easier to persuade people that Barack Obama is wrong on the issues or to try to convince them that he is outright evil?
That’s a crucial question facing... more
By Michael Medved (Mar 24, 2010)
If you’re deeply, dangerously in debt, how can it make sense to take on an extravagant new long-term commitment, even if you claim you’ve cut back other expenses to “pay for... more
By Michael Medved (Mar 17, 2010)
If President Obama really means to wreck the U.S. economy (as many influential conservatives stridently insist) then why didn’t he finish the job when he had the chance—in... more
By Michael Medved (Mar 10, 2010)
The legislative tactic known as “reconciliation” uses a soothing word to mask an ugly reality. Far from the dictionary definition of “restoring to friendship and harmony,”... more
By Michael Medved (Feb 24, 2010)
Leftwing activists love to make the case for gay rights by associating the struggles of today’s homosexuals with the long, heroic battle for racial justice in the Civil... more
By Michael Medved (Feb 17, 2010)
Embattled partisans can’t compromise in Congress because they disagree so profoundly on the core question facing any society: how do you get people to behave constructively?... more
By Michael Medved (Feb 10, 2010)
In warfare and in political warfare, underestimating your opponent amounts to a terrible, often fatal mistake. That's why conservatives who deny or ignore the president's... more
By Michael Medved (Feb 03, 2010)
Why do huge Wall Street bonuses provoke so much more public indignation than similarly gigantic lottery jackpots?
At least financial tycoons can try to argue that their... more
By Michael Medved (Jan 27, 2010)
Barack Obama’s embarrassing new attempt to channel Harry Truman with his angry populist appeals is doomed to failure for three reasons: wrong guy, wrong Congress and wrong... more
By Michael Medved (Jan 20, 2010)
By the time you’re reading this piece, the world will know whether Republican Scott Brown defeated heavily-favored Democrat Martha Coakley in Tuesdays all-important special... more
By Michael Medved (Jan 13, 2010)
Is it hypocritical for those who demanded Trent Lott’s resignation as Senate Majority Leader in 2002 to wish for Harry Reid’s survival in the same post in 2010?
I was one... more
By Michael Medved (Jan 06, 2010)
A nasty custody case in Virginia highlights the way that the relentless push for same sex marriage threatens our core understanding of the nature of family. The desperate... more