Timeless Wisdom: The Need for Heroes and Why We Have Too Few

On Today's Show: Dennis talks to Bo Lidegaard, the editor in chief of the leading Danish newspaper Politike. His new book is Countrymen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Today's Show: Part 12 of the weekly series: The Problem of Happiness.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Today's Show: Young people, and especially boys, need figures they can look up to. Dennis explains why we have so few heroes and what we have to do to find more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Today's Show: What does the Left seek to achieve? Power, certainly. The bigger the government, the more power the elites on the Left have. But there’s something else: the left seeks to break down all the Judeo-Christian norms and institutions that Western civilization has so carefully built up over the centuries. When those fall, only moral chaos will remain.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Today's Show: Dennis uncovers the touchstone of all liberal thinking. Marshaling example after example, Dennis makes a persuasive argument that emotions rule the liberal mind in the area of public policy. The consequences have been dire.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Today's Show: We are often told that leading a religious life is a richer, fuller way to live. But is this just a cliche? And if it's not, why is the religious life better than the alternative? Audio pulled from Rosh Hashanah Day - 2017See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Today's Show: Dennis talks to acclaimed World War II historian, Barrett Tillman. His new book is Forgotten Fifteenth: The Daring Airmen Who Crippled Hitler's War Machine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Today's Show: Part 11 of the weekly series: The Problem of Happiness.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Today's Show: Dennis discusses the importance of raising children in today’s complex world in his eloquent and inimitable style. Children should be allowed to remain innocent as long as possible, Dennis contends. Parents should do everything in their power to ensure this. But it’s not easy to be a parent today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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