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Why Thomas Friedman Abetted Anti-Semitism

By Dennis Prager (Dec 20, 2011)

After a lifetime of studying the left, I have concluded that leftism is a form of moral poison. It causes otherwise decent and kind people who take it into their systems to... more

Adultery, Character and Politics: My Responses

By Dennis Prager (Dec 13, 2011)

Because the issue is so important, I have decided to respond to critics of my last column on adultery, politics and character. As any reader of my columns or books... more

What Does Adultery Tell Us About Character?

By Dennis Prager (Dec 06, 2011)

With Herman Cain's announcement that he was suspending his presidential campaign because of the charges of sexual harassment and of a 13-year affair, issues are raised... more

A Response to Oregon's Governor on Capital Punishment

By Dennis Prager (Nov 29, 2011)

The governor of Oregon, John Kitzhaber, announced last week that he would not allow any more executions in his state during his time in office. Kitzhaber, a Democrat,... more

Does a Full-Time Homemaker Swap Her Mind for a Mop?

By Dennis Prager (Nov 15, 2011)

I periodically write and regularly broadcast about male-female issues because I want to help men and women, especially husbands and wives, get along better. But I have... more

Optimistic or Pessimistic About America?

By Dennis Prager (Nov 08, 2011)

Commentary Magazine asked 41 Americans to respond to this question: "Are you optimistic or pessimistic about America's future?" The responses, including my... more

Four Legacies of Feminism

By Dennis Prager (Nov 01, 2011)

As we approach the 50th anniversary of the publication of Betty Friedan's feminist magnum opus, "The Feminine Mystique," we can have a perspective on... more

Are Evangelicals or University Professors More Irrational?

By Dennis Prager (Oct 25, 2011)

Last week, The New York Times published an opinion piece by Karl W. Giberson and Randall J. Stephens, a physics professor and history professor at Eastern Nazarene... more

Why Is Class Hatred Morally Superior to Race Hatred?

By Dennis Prager (Oct 18, 2011)

The major difference between Hitler and the Communist genocidal murderers -- Stalin, Mao and Pol Pot -- was what groups they chose for extermination. For Hitler, first... more

Steve Jobs' Father Was ...

By Dennis Prager (Oct 11, 2011)

On a daily basis, I sit in awe at the amount of nonsense that pervades the world's media. The latest is the preoccupation with the ethnicity of Steve Jobs' birth... more

Thirteen Obstacles to Becoming a Better Person

By Dennis Prager (Oct 04, 2011)

This week, for the fourth consecutive year, I am conducting Jewish High Holiday services. Though not a rabbi, I spent 12 years studying in yeshivas and 35 years teaching... more

The Palestinians Want Peace -- Just Not With a Jewish State

By Dennis Prager (Sep 27, 2011)

About five years ago, I was invited by the Hoover Institution to lecture at Stanford University over the course of a week. Coincidentally, Israel's Independence Day... more

Why Young Americans Can't Think Morally

By Dennis Prager (Sep 20, 2011)

Last week, David Brooks of The New York Times wrote a column on an academic study concerning the nearly complete lack of a moral vocabulary among most American young people.... more

Lessons from 9/11? What Lessons?

By Dennis Prager (Sep 13, 2011)

In attempting to understand 9/11, the first question asked by the world's elites -- as exemplified by leading media and academics -- was, "What did America do to... more

What If the CBC Were Accused of Wanting Jews Gassed

By Dennis Prager (Sep 06, 2011)

  Imagine a Jewish Congress member accusing the members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) of wanting to see Jews gassed. How would any decent American -- on... more

Israel -- an Apartheid State

By Dennis Prager (Aug 30, 2011)

Next month, the UN-sponsored hate-Israel festival known as Durban III takes place. Under the heading "anti-racism," the great bulk of the conference, like Durban I and Durban... more

Still the Only Solution to the World's Problems

By Dennis Prager (Aug 16, 2011)

There is only one solution to the world's problems, only one prescription for producing a near-heaven on earth.It is 3,000 years old.And it is known as the Ten... more

Can Islam Be Reformed?

By Dennis Prager (Aug 02, 2011)

The question is in no way meant to be provocative, let alone insulting. But the world, including vast numbers of Muslims, needs this question answered. After having studied... more

What Will It Take to Wake Jews Up?

By Dennis Prager (Jul 26, 2011)

The citizens of San Francisco will be voting on a proposition that seeks to ban circumcision in that city. Though I am strongly opposed to the proposition, if it passes,... more

Ten Ways Progressive Policies Harm Society's Moral Character

By Dennis Prager (Jul 19, 2011)

While liberals are certain about the moral superiority of liberal policies, the truth is that those policies actually diminish a society's moral character. Many individual... more

Ingratitude, Thy Name Is South Korea

By Dennis Prager (Jul 12, 2011)

South Korea has joined with only two other countries in the world in dropping the name of the forthcoming film "Captain America" and using the subtitle, "The First Avenger."... more

Do This for 10 Minutes on the Fourth of July

By Dennis Prager (Jul 02, 2011)

Four years ago, I wrote a column titled "America Needs a July Fourth Seder." In it, I explained that "national memory dies without national ritual. And without a national... more

Why Was a Man in Panties and a Bra Allowed to Fly?

By Dennis Prager (Jun 28, 2011)

On June 9, a man boarded a US Airways flight from Fort Lauderdale to Phoenix, dressed in women's panties, a bra and thigh-high stockings.No US Airways employee at the Fort... more

How The New York Times Explains Male Sex Scandals

By Dennis Prager (Jun 21, 2011)

Anthony Weiner, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Arnold Schwarzenegger -- these are just the most recent examples of powerful men who have ruined their lives because of some... more

What Weiner Did Was Worse Than an Affair

By Dennis Prager (Jun 14, 2011)

To their credit, most Democratic Party leaders have (finally) called for New York Rep. Anthony Weiner's resignation. But among liberal commentators and millions of other... more

Accusation that Voter ID Is Racist Demeans Blacks

By Dennis Prager (Jun 07, 2011)

While dining out last week, I periodically looked up at one of the television monitors to see the score of the first game of the NBA finals. As there was no sound on to... more

On Celebrating the Death of Evil People

By Dennis Prager (May 31, 2011)

Osama Bin Laden -- a man whose purpose in life was to inflict death and suffering on as many innocent people as possible -- was finally killed, and much of the Western... more

When It Comes to Doomsdays, the Left Shouldn't Laugh at the Religious

By Dennis Prager (May 24, 2011)

It appears that the Rapture leading to the end of the world predicted by a Christian radio broadcaster for this past Saturday, May 21, 2011 did not take place. And... more

Are the Jews the Chosen People?

By Dennis Prager (May 17, 2011)

I assume that the type of person who reads columns such as this one has wondered at one time or another why, for thousands of years, there has been so much... more

How Leftism Poisoned a Psychiatrist's Mind

By Dennis Prager (May 10, 2011)

If your sister were among the nearly 3,000 people murdered in the World Trade Center on 9/11, how would you react to Osama Bin Laden's death? More specifically, if you were... more

F-Word Laced Speech Disqualifies Donald Trump from Presidency

By Dennis Prager (May 03, 2011)

The following comments were made in a public speech last week by a man considering running for president of the United States: On gas prices: "We have nobody in Washington... more

The Welfare State and the Selfish Society

By Dennis Prager (Apr 26, 2011)

In the contemporary world, where left-wing attitudes are regarded as normative, it is a given that capitalism, with its free market and profit motive, emanates from and... more

Why Don't Christians Help ... Christians?

By Dennis Prager (Apr 19, 2011)

In 1969, at the age of 21, I was sent to the Soviet Union. I was a young American Jew who spoke Hebrew and Russian and who practiced Judaism. My task was to bring Jewish... more

Moral Monsters in Afghanistan and Moral Idiocy in America

By Dennis Prager (Apr 12, 2011)

Given the preoccupation of the American media with the possible closing down of the American government, and the preoccupation of American and world media with Japan's... more

Why God Isn't Doing Well These Days

By Dennis Prager (Apr 05, 2011)

God is not doing very well these days. Here are four reasons:The first is that increasingly large numbers of men and women attend university, and Western universities have... more

Arab League Redefines Chutzpah

By Dennis Prager (Mar 22, 2011)

Many readers will recall one of the most famous headlines in modern American newspaper history -- the 1975 New York Daily News headline "Ford to City: Drop Dead."Substitute... more

The Other Tsunami

By Dennis Prager (Mar 15, 2011)

It is very difficult to hate babies. It takes a special person. As morally wrong as it is to murder innocent adults, mankind seems to have a built-in revulsion against... more

The $50,000 Orgasm

By Dennis Prager (Mar 08, 2011)

On Feb. 21, the 600 Northwestern University students enrolled in the popular Human Sexuality course taught by professor John Michael Bailey were told that if they wished to... more

Eight Reasons Not To Be Optimistic About Egypt

By Dennis Prager (Mar 01, 2011)

From the moment the Tahrir Square demonstrations against Hosni Mubarak began, optimism has dominated American reporting and commentary on what is being called the Egyptian... more

Trip to Vietnam Revives Hatred of Communism

By Dennis Prager (Feb 15, 2011)

It was difficult to control my emotions -- specifically, my anger -- during my visit to Vietnam last week. The more I came to admire the Vietnamese people -- their... more

On Visiting My Hundredth Country

By Dennis Prager (Feb 08, 2011)

A few days after this column appears, I will be visiting my 100th country -- Cambodia. I am writing this column aboard a ship on the South China Sea on my way there along... more

Put Left-Wing Speech Control in the Cross Hairs

By Dennis Prager (Feb 01, 2011)

The most common left-wing objection to the right is that it wants to control others' lives. But, both in America and elsewhere, the threat to personal liberty has emanated... more

The One Thing You Won't See on TV at the State of the Union

By Dennis Prager (Jan 25, 2011)

Tuesday, when you see President Obama give his State of the Union address, you will see four things: the president entering the hall, the president ascending the rostrum to... more

Libeling the Right: The Key to the Left's Success

By Dennis Prager (Jan 18, 2011)

Last week, following the murder of six people and the attempted murder of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona, the American people were given a vivid display of the... more

For the Left, There Are No Sacred Texts

By Dennis Prager (Jan 11, 2011)

A number of well-known spokesmen on the left have voiced reservations not only about the Republican decision to have members of Congress -- both Republicans and Democrats --... more

From Yale to the NFL: Are We Still the Home of the Brave?

By Dennis Prager (Jan 04, 2011)

Last week, the National Football League called off an NFL game because it was going to snow in Philadelphia. This has not happened before. American football is played under... more