Yes but not because he is Jewish. What makes him a necon is that he was at one time a liberal and actually I recently heard him call himself a "JFK Liberal". He distinguishes "JFK liberalism" from "the left". Although when it suits his purposes, he also includes JFK among "the left". His hawkish foreign policy views is also a characteristic of neocons. Another neocon trait I heard today on his show is his attitude toward religion. He is a big believer in the American citizenry hewing to traditional strict religiosity, but the thing that in my opinion makes it a neocon attitude is that this applies to the masses, while it's not so important for the elites. He reminds me of David Brooks in this regard, another prominent neocon.

Headline today: Judge rules against NYPD Stop and Frisk policy. Who is protesting Stop and Frisk? The left, of course. Has Prager raised a single concern about the policy? He fears government power but he has no problem with thousands of people being wrongfully detained by police officers.

for a good number of people, it means they never got over Brown v. Board .

oh absolutely, that is a glaring contradiction. I remember a government study came out regarding the famous Erin Brockvich case, it said that the cancer rates in Hinckley, CA were not any worse than the rest of the state. The LA Times wrote it up and Dennis embraced it wholly. I read the story, it was a good story, balanced, etc. The study looked credible, as far as I could tell. But that's me, I'm a rational person and I approach these kinds of things rationally. Dennis on the other hand HATES science, government (it was a state of CA study), and the "liberal media". So it made no sense that he would, as you say, take this as gospel. He claims to be skeptical, but when it supports his view it becomes a matter of faith, not reaso

He's waxing hyperbolic about the plastic bags now. He made a reasonable pragmatic point about germs from reusable bags, but he got more and more worked up and ended up talking about fascism and evil. Sorry, Dennis, going from the ban on plastic bags to fascism and evil is hardly "rational." Now what about the CIA working with the NYPD and spying on Americans in New Jersey? Any concerns about that?

Headline today "New Jersey approves NYPD/CIA surveillance". Another day, another big government spying program that Dennis Prager doesn't question, let alone fear. Remember the unstated Prager motto: "Trust the government!"

Some things he does NOT mean by the government: the police, the military, the massive national security apparatus, He has never on his radio show or in his columns questioned those institutions, he has nothing but affection for them. Every expansion of their power has met with his unthinking approval, as well as every multibillion dollar appropriations. No, dont fear any of that, fear instead bans on plastic bags, and increases on cigarette taxes. Those are the real paths to tyranny. Did you know, the first thing Hitler did was ban Happy Meals?

Cory Booker will be ok. The corporate media will adore him even more than they already do. With their help, his inevitable track to national politics will even more inevitable. He will appear on Meet the Press plenty of times and say all these warm fuzzy things about Repuplicans and they will return his affections. He will dance with David Gregory and Karl Rove. Most importantly, corporations will now give him even more money than they already do. He will learn from this mistake and learn to do what Obama does, talk tough about corporations but when it comes to actual governance, he will carry their water. And when he is through with his Senate career, he will land a real nice job at a bank.

You got it!

Headline today "Senate panel votes to extend government surveillance powers." This is controversial legislation, it is being challenged in court. Who is challenging it? Not Dennis Prager. I've never heard him ask a single question about its expanded surveillance powers, despite his claim to fear big government. No, this is being challenged mostly by the left, along with a handful of conservatives. Not radio conservatives like Dennis Prager, not neoconservatives, not GOP party hacks, but actual conservatives who actually believe what they say about fearing government.