The most famous words of Franklin Roosevelt, America’s longest-serving president, were, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” One wonders if
Gay Pariahs, Unvaccinated Pariahs, the Left, and the Truth
Last week in an interview on Newsmax, I said: “During the AIDS crisis, can you imagine if gay men and intravenous drug users, who were the vast majority
Is Stealing Wrong?
To most readers of this column, the question is absurd. The reason is not because the question is, in fact, absurd; it is because most readers of this column
The Left Is Evil – And Liberals Keep Voting For Them
As I have noted repeatedly, liberalism and leftism have virtually nothing in common. In fact, leftism is the enemy of liberalism — as a handful of liberals
As America Has Become More Secular, It Has Become Less Free
Here is something any honest person must acknowledge: As America has become more secular, it has become less free. Individuals can differ as to whether
Why Freedom is in Serious Jeopardy
There are many ways in which to divide humanity — the decent and the indecent, the happy and the unhappy, the cowardly and the courageous, those who lead and
Colorblind is the Moral Ideal
There is little that reveals the immorality and dishonesty of the Left more than its labeling the term “colorblind” racist. Here are just a few of
The Cost of Our Afghanistan Withdrawal
How does a leader decide what to do? The most logical response is: “Cui bono?” — “Who benefits?” — from the decision. If some policy benefits your
Imagine No Big Cities
Remember John Lennon’s silly song, “Imagine”? Well, here’s my (much shorter) version. Imagine if some of the biggest cities in America seceded from
‘This Is Manifestly Not Saigon’ – and Our Society of Lies
I wrote about the moral, diplomatic, international and American tragedy of abandoning Afghanistan a few months ago, so here I will address only the comment by
What’s Ripping American Families Apart?
In my last column, I published comments written by New York Times subscribers about how proud they were of their children for deciding not to have children of
What is the Best Thing Most Americans Can Do to Make The Country Better?
Some think tank or polling organization should ask 1,000 Americans: What is the best thing most Americans can do to make the country better? Presumably,
Be Safe: Don’t Visit Your Dying Parent. Don’t Leave Your House. Don’t Get Married. Don’t Have Children…
As many observers have noted, staying safe has become a religion. “Safetyism,” as it is sometimes called, like all religions, places what it values — in this
The Middle East Dispute Is About Religion, Not Land
If you’ve seen videos of recent attacks on Jews in New York City, Los Angeles, London and elsewhere, you may have missed a very revealing aspect of those
Are We To Be the World’s Greatest Force for Good or Not?
America is going through convulsions that may destroy it as the country we and the world have known for more than two centuries. For all its flaws —
Affluence + Secularism = Boredom = Leftism
Just as physicists look for equations to explain the natural world, I have always thought it useful to look for equations to explain human nature. For example
Whites Aren’t Hated for Slavery
In Why the Jews?, my book on anti-Semitism, there is a chapter on anti-Americanism. My co-author, Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, and I long ago understood that many
Dennis Prager Video: Is Communism Moral?
Capitalism has produced freedom and crushed poverty. Communism has produced poverty and crushed freedom. So why is there still a debate as to which system is
Why the Left Ignores the Killing of a Pakistani Immigrant Uber Driver
On March 23, Mohammad Anwar of Springfield, Virginia, a 66-year-old immigrant from Pakistan earning his living as an Uber Eats driver, was killed by two girls
Mask-Wearing Represents Fear and Blind Obedience, Not Science
When I see people walking outside, often alone with no one anywhere near them, wearing a mask, my primary reactions are disappointment and sadness. I am
The American Civil War Is Over Judeo-Christian Values
Conservatives often speak of Judeo-Christian values and how the current civil war in the United States and the rest of the West is essentially a battle between
The Human Need To Feel Important
If one were to draw up a list of human needs, food and shelter would be at the top. With great respect to Freudians, sex would not be No. 2. The
Most American Schools Are Damaging Your Child
I have been telling parents for decades that sending a child to almost any college is playing Russian roulette with his or her values. But it is a
The Denial of Evil
One of the most highly regarded books of the 20th century was Ernest Becker’s “The Denial of Death.” Winner of the 1974 Pulitzer Prize, the book is regarded as
Given How Flawed Human Nature Is, America Has Been a Remarkable Moral Achievement
Given how flawed human nature is, America has been a remarkable moral achievement. This is the truism that separates the wise man from the fool.