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Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Harold Kushner: Overcoming Life's Difficulties

Posted by: Allen Estrin at 2:10 PM

Dennis talks to the best-selling author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People, Harold Kushner. His new book is Overcoming Life's Disappointments.

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Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Charles Johnson on Koran-in-Toilet Case

Posted by: Allen Estrin at 1:40 PM

Dennis talks to the great Charles Johnson of the Little Green Football blog about the Koran-in-Toilet case at Pace College. Charles has drawn national attention to this story.

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Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Dennis on Paula Zahn Now Tonight

Posted by: Allen Estrin at 12:55 PM

Dennis will be on CNN's Paula Zahn Now tonight at 8pm Eastern, 5pm Pacific to discuss his latest column: Why "Islamophobia" Is a Brilliant Term.

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Monday, July 30, 2007

We're Making Progress in Iraq

Posted by: Allen Estrin at 2:15 PM

And now is not the time to talk about leaving. This is the conclusion of two members of a liberal think tank just back from Iraq. Give the NYT credit for publishing it.

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Monday, July 30, 2007

Cheney: The Untold Story

Posted by: Allen Estrin at 2:06 PM

Dennis talks to Stephen Hayes, senior writer for The Weekly Standard. His new book is Cheney: The Untold Story of America's Most Powerful and Controversial Vice President.

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Monday, July 30, 2007

Trashing a Koran Now a Hate Crime

Posted by: Allen Estrin at 12:40 PM

At least in New York and at Pace College. But what's the crime? If it's clogging up a public toilet, okay. But if that it's that, then why is that a hate crime?

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Monday, July 30, 2007

Born and Raised in US Pole Vaulter Competes for Mexico

Posted by: Allen Estrin at 12:11 PM

This highlights a very bad trend among our immigrant population. Born, raised and educated in the US, they identify with another country.

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Friday, July 27, 2007

Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East

Posted by: Allen Estrin at 10:00 AM

Dennis talks to Michael Oren, Senior Fellow at the Shalem Center, Jerusalem and best selling author. His new book is Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East: 1776 to the Present

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Thursday, July 26, 2007

Blogging from Iraq

Posted by: Allen Estrin at 12:42 PM

Dennis talks to the best known blogger in Iraq, Omar Fadhil, who writes from Baghdad. You can visit his blog here. You can read his piece in the Wall Street Journal about how and why the surge is working here.

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Thursday, July 26, 2007

Get Ready for a Wave of Anti Iraq Movies

Posted by: Allen Estrin at 12:27 PM

Hollywood's contribution to the war effort.

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Thursday, July 26, 2007

No Smoking in Hollywood

Posted by: Allen Estrin at 12:22 PM

Disney has announced that no one will smoke in its movies. Mayhem, casual sex, drinking, all that's fine. But smoking, no way. What happens if they make a movie with Winston Churchill as a character? No cigar?...

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Wednesday, July 25, 2007

How Do the Blind See?

Posted by: Allen Estrin at 1:13 PM

Dennis talks to Ryan Knighton who teaches contemporary literature and creative writing at Capilano College in Vancouver. He started to go blind in his teens. His new book is Cockeyed: A Memoir.

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Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Hideous Crime in CT

Posted by: Allen Estrin at 12:49 PM

What makes it so hideous is that the murderers should never been on the street. They had long rap sheets filled with violent crimes. Three strikes and you're out? How about six strikes? Sick-making.

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Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Diet Drinks Make You Fatter?

Posted by: Allen Estrin at 12:11 PM

Because you think they make your thinner, so you eat more. Maybe. But the significance of this story is how flawed this study is. But it's passed off in the media as something significant.

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Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Letter to Hillary from the Pentagon

Posted by: Allen Estrin at 1:11 PM

She said in the debate that the letter accused her of being unpatriotic. Really? Where?

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