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Michael Medved
Michael Medved is a nationally syndicated radio talk show host and bestselling author. His daily three hour show reaches 200 stations across the country and an audience of 4.7 million placing him, for ten years in a row, on the Talkers Magazine list of the top ten political talks shows in the United States. Michael’s columns on politics and media appear regularly in the Wall Street Journal, The Daily Beast and USA Today, where he is a member of the Board of Contributors.
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Wasting Money, Ignoring Issues
Political conventions waste vast sums of money that could be used more effectively to promote desperately needed reform. Donors provided at least $65 million for the GOP convention I recently attended in Cleveland, but four nights of repetitive, partisan speeches did little to inspire voters with hopeful conservative strategies for change.
Did they get a...
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Running Mate Resemblances
Senator Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton’s choice for Vice President, bears a striking resemblance to Donald Trump’s running mate, Governor Mike Pence.
Both are deeply religious—Kaine is a committed Catholic, Pence an Evangelical Christian. Both have sons currently serving on active duty in the Marine Corps. Both have served in Congress, as well as running...
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Running Mate Resemblances
Senator Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton’s choice for Vice President, bears a striking resemblance to Donald Trump’s running mate, Governor Mike Pence.
Both are deeply religious—Kaine is a committed Catholic, Pence an Evangelical Christian. Both have sons currently serving on active duty in the Marine Corps. Both have served in Congress, as well as running...
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Both Candidates Hide Health Concerns
Many Americans feel desperately dissatisfied with their choices in this presidential campaign, but they may take some comfort in the thought that serious health issues could yet sideline one, or both, of the major party contenders.
Neither Hillary Clinton nor Donald Trump has released comprehensive medical records to address serious concerns about the...
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Both Candidates Hide Health Concerns
Many Americans feel desperately dissatisfied with their choices in this presidential campaign, but they may take some comfort in the thought that serious health issues could yet sideline one, or both, of the major party contenders.
Neither Hillary Clinton nor Donald Trump has released comprehensive medical records to address serious concerns about the...
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Michael’s New Book: The American Miracle
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AT KEY TURNING POINTS IN HISTORY, AMERICA CATCHES EVERY BREAK
The history of the United States displays an uncanny pattern: at moments of crisis,...
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Michael’s New Book: The American Miracle
ON SALE OCTOBER 25th!
Pre-order available at:
iBooks Google Kobo Amazon
Barnes & Noble Powell’s BAM
Hudson Booksellers IndieBound Walmart
AT KEY TURNING POINTS IN HISTORY, AMERICA CATCHES EVERY BREAK
The history of the United States displays an uncanny pattern: at moments of crisis,...
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Should Government Block “Fat Shaming”?
Complaints about EU bureaucrats interfering with every aspect of British life helped spark the recent Brexit vote in the UK. But English officials are even more intrusive – and more ridiculous – at home.
The new mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, kept a campaign promise by banning ads on public transit that he called “fat shaming.” The first censored image...
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Should Government Block “Fat Shaming”?
Complaints about EU bureaucrats interfering with every aspect of British life helped spark the recent Brexit vote in the UK. But English officials are even more intrusive – and more ridiculous – at home.
The new mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, kept a campaign promise by banning ads on public transit that he called “fat shaming.” The first censored image...
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Lessons from Presidents who Lived Past 90
Of the 43 individuals who have served as president of the United States, only six lived to celebrate their ninetieth birthdays – John Adams, Herbert Hoover, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush. Reviewing this list raises two points that connect to the current presidential campaign.
First, four of the nonagenarian six served as...
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Character Still Counts
In choosing the next President, character matters more than ideology. An individual of low character and troubled temperament won’t keep campaign promises, no matter how appealing, and won’t be able to work with others to achieve those goals, even if he tried. What’s more, a president with a tendency toward immature emotionalism will be ill-equipped to...
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Character Still Counts
In choosing the next President, character matters more than ideology. An individual of low character and troubled temperament won’t keep campaign promises, no matter how appealing, and won’t be able to work with others to achieve those goals, even if he tried. What’s more, a president with a tendency toward immature emotionalism will be ill-equipped to...
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Beyond Gripes and Gloom
Is American greatness a relic of the past or a reality of the present?
If Republicans fumble this fundamental question and become the party of gripes and gloom, they will blow their chance of 2016 victory and imperil the party’s long-term survival. The American people might feel deeply dissatisfied with governmental gridlock and political corruption, but...
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Beyond Gripes and Gloom
Is American greatness a relic of the past or a reality of the present?
If Republicans fumble this fundamental question and become the party of gripes and gloom, they will blow their chance of 2016 victory and imperil the party’s long-term survival. The American people might feel deeply dissatisfied with governmental gridlock and political corruption, but...
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Elie Wiesel’s Less-Celebrated Role
When Nobel Peace Prize-winner Elie Wiesel died at age 87, the whole world honored him for his noble work in building Holocaust awareness through his novels and personal testimony, for his political activism in fighting genocide in around the world, and for his efforts to support a secure, humane state of Israel.
Less well known is his crucial and profound role...
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Elie Wiesel’s Less-Celebrated Role
When Nobel Peace Prize-winner Elie Wiesel died at age 87, the whole world honored him for his noble work in building Holocaust awareness through his novels and personal testimony, for his political activism in fighting genocide around the world, and for his efforts to support a secure, humane state of Israel.
Less well known is his crucial and profound role as...
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