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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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“50% Divorce Rate” Again Exposed as a Lie
Many sources still cite the long-discredited, utterly bogus statistic that half of all marriages end in divorce, but the Washington Post recently reported on analysis by Flowing Data that once again exposes the lie.
Among all Americans, nearly two-thirds of marriages last until one of the partners dies – there has never been a 50% divorce rate, and the rates...
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The Wrong Way to Attack Hillary
Hillary Clinton deserves criticism for many aspects of her candidacy, including her push to expand government’s role in our lives and to pull back from America’s leadership in the world. She’s also open to ethical questions over her reckless use of a secret e-mail account, dubious donations received by the Clinton Foundation, huge speaking fees from Wall...
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The Myth of “Harmless” Pot
A massive new study sponsored jointly by Duke University, the University of California at Davis and other research institutions shows that marijuana is hardly a harmless diversion.
The long-term focus on heavy users shows that those who smoke marijuana four times a week or more suffer serious consequences in terms of economic and career success. About a third...
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Porn: Harmless Diversion or Crippling Addiction?
In an alarming cover story, TIME magazine is warning Americans about a new epidemic that’s devastating adolescent and young-adult males, and that’s the spread of pornography addiction.
Because the internet is flooded with free porn, and young men can access it on many mobile devices in total privacy, this destructive habit is poisoning the intimate lives of...
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An End to Hollywood’s Religious Blindspot?
The year is still young, but 2016 already looks like a big success in terms of faith-friendly films from Hollywood.
MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN features Jennifer Garner in the finest performance of her career in a true story about a mother struggling to maintain her Christian beliefs as her daughter battles a desperate illness. GOD’S NOT DEAD 2 follows up on the...
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No Real Diversity
The University of Missouri has become the latest academic institution to require all students to take three credit hours of “Diversity Intensive” instruction: classes that emphasize “inequities” facing racial, sexual, national and disability groups that have been designated as disadvantaged minorities.
While students can benefit from a broad education...
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No Plausible Path to Victory
Public-opinion polls show Hillary Clinton consistently crushing Donald Trump in trial-heats but some Trump true-believers insist he could somehow still win.
In Politico, computer modeling showed he’d first need to double the percentage of black voters won by Mitt Romney – which might be possible without Obama on the ballot. Second, he’d need to do at...
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The Folly of Making Unnecessary Enemies
When our children were still in preschool, we tried to teach them an important lesson: don’t pick fights with your classmates, and don’t start pointless feuds with your teachers. Apparently, Donald Trump hasn’t learned that lesson.
After a press conference, his campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, grabbed and pushed reporter Michelle Fields. Instead of...
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Can Anyone Replace Trump
Which dictionary definition of the word “conservative,” as either an adjective or a noun, applies comfortably to Donald Trump?
Is he “traditional in style or manner; avoiding novelty or showiness”? (Please stifle your laughter).
Does he count as “cautiously moderate”?
Would he even describe himself as an individual who is “disposed to preserve...
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Resist the Third Party Temptation
Prominent conservatives gathered privately in Washington to hear arguments for leaving the Republican Party if Donald Trump wins the Republican Presidential nomination. Some of the participants, including leading office-holders, wanted to provide a third party option for those who are unwilling to vote for either Trump or Hillary Clinton.
While I share the...
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Blame Uncertainty, Not “Amnesty” for Rubio’s Fall
Conventional wisdom says Marco Rubio’s co-sponsorship of immigration reform in 2013 doomed his presidential candidacy, allowing opponents to smear him as advocating “amnesty.”
Actually, the reform bill never authorized amnesty but did provide a difficult path to legal status – a position that most Republicans, and even bigger majorities of the general...
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White House “Diaper Agenda” Exposes Liberal Lunacy
With much fanfare, the White House announced a new “diaper agenda” complete with a speech by the president and a demand for $10 million in taxpayer funds. The new program means to address the newly discovered “diaper divide” in which “nearly 1 in 3 families reportedly struggle to afford diapers for their babies.” Presidential aide Cecilia Munoz...
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DIANE MEDVED: You support Trump? Here’s my Reply
BY DIANE MEDVED
Recently someone I respect sent me a newsy email in which he casually mentioned that he supported Trump.
It was as if a giant elephant just fell into the room. “How could you possibly support Trump?” I asked, agog.
I do try to understand; I read articles with quotes from Trumpites, and they say the GOP front-runner expresses their...
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Nancy Reagan: A Better Era for Conservatism
The funeral today of Nancy Reagan at age 94 reminds everyone of a better, more inspiring era of American conservatism. Yes, the Reagans both worked in Hollywood and they established themselves as popular celebrities long before they ever ran for office. But they used their celebrity status on behalf of numerous conservative causes prior to Reagan’s entry into...
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Misdirected Anger Pollutes Our Politics
Surging populist campaigns by Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump have convinced many observers that 2016 represents a “year of anger” but no one can agree on what, exactly, the American electorate is supposed to be so angry about.
On the right, activists say people are furious because Barack Obama has “fundamentally transformed” our society and the...
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Why Do We Choose the Leaders We Hate Most?
Major polls seem to agree that the two most unpopular politicians in the country are Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, but (unless something changes quickly) the public may be forced to choose between these reviled figures in the November election.
The latest Wall Street Journal poll shows 49 percent of Americans holding “strongly negative” views of Mr....
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