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I’m looking for my brothers. Can you tell me where they are grazing their flocks?

I grew up a Seventh-Day Adventist. My father was employed by the church as a preacher and as a theologian until I was 14. At age 18, I left Christianity. I wandered for a few years until embracing Judaism at … Continue reading

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Floating On Balloons

My favorite dreams are about floating on balloons (always balloons that I make and attach to a chair, not commercial hot-air balloons). I think it was in 1992 — I was about 26 — that I had the best dream … Continue reading

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David Brooks Discusses His New Book, The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement

Dennis Prager interviewed David Brooks today about his new book. Dennis: “What’s the best childhood?” David: “An orderly childhood and firmly attached. You don’t have to be a super mom and dad to raise a decent kid. You’ve got to … Continue reading

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The Welfare State Makes People More Selfish

Dennis Prager writes: Last year, President Obama addressed a large audience of college students on the subject of health care. At one point in his speech, he announced that the students will now be able to remain on their parents’ … Continue reading

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Inner City Black Life in America

From DennisPrager.com: “Bob Herbert of the New York Times writes that blacks have to take responsibility for the deterioration of the black family. Coming from a liberal like Herbert, this is quite an admission…” Bob Herbert writes in the New … Continue reading

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