Should Public Know Personal Lives of Media Stars?

The Hollywood Reporter newspaper, referencing Dennis, asks Shepard Smith of Fox News, my least favorite Fox personality, if media personalities, who have more power than most politicians, should have their personal lives scrutinized. Of course, Smith scoffs at the question.
 
 

Scott Walker Must Live

If the Governor of Wisconsin doesn't fend off the unions in this coming recall election, it will presage very bad things.
 
 

The Next Decade-George Friedman

Dennis talks to George Friedman, CEO and founder of Stratfor, a private intelligence company, about his new book, The Next Decade: Empire and Republic in a Changing World 
 

Douthat: How the Government Destroys Its Rivals

Like private charity.  Written by one of the Times' two not-liberal columnists. Very much worth reading and citing.  

 
 

RI Community Upset by Young Atheist's Law Suit

Really, can’t the parents step in and say, "listen, our sixteen year-old daughter, this is unwise and we’re not going to let you do it"? Of course, there’s always a foolish judge who’s willing to play along. The whole thing is sad and pathetic on multiple levels. That the girl has received hate mail is, of course, terrible.



 
 

President Panders to College Students

The President desperately needs "the youth vote." So, he panders to them with yet another unworkable, hard to decipher scheme to keep tuition costs down; the same costs the federal government have driven up with its grants and loans! He assumes that students are not smart enough to figure this out. He may be right.
 
 

Sixteen Prominent Scientists: No Proof of Man-Made Global Warming

Of course, they are, one and all, science-hating scientists and/or stooges of industry. How else can you explain it?

 
 

NC Death Row Inmate Mocks Victims’ Families and State

Sadly, everything he writes about the death penalty and life in prison, as twisted as it is, is true.
 
 

NY Times: How Could S. Carolina Do Such a Thing?

They call Newt a racist demagogue and mischaracterize (to point of lying) other things he’s said. Aside from that, they're big fans.
 
 

Doubting Man-Made Global Warming Dangerous Ignorance

Does this woman even know that reputable scientists disagree?
 
 

Krauthammer: Republicans, Quit Helping Obama

The always-thoughtful Washington Post columnist thinks Republicans are making a serious mistake focusing on Mitt Romney's taxes and how he made his money. This plays right into Democrats' hands. Republicans take heed! 
 
 
 

WSJ: Why Not Keystone?

Why not the Keystone pipeline? Why not thousands of high-paying jobs? Because the President is worried about the planet overheating in 100 years. 
 

Man Seeks God-Eric Weiner

Dennis talks to Eric Weiner about his new book, Man Seeks God: My Flirtations with the Divine  
 

Losing My Cool

http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/.a/6a00d834518cc969e20133f242a01d970b-500wiDennis talks to Thomas Williams. Losing My Cool: How a Father's Love and 15,000 Books Beat Hip-hop Culture.
 
 

Rich Man, Poor Man-Adam Carolla

Dennis talks to Adam Carolla about his new book, Rich Man, Poor Man.