Conservative Ben Stein Says “Tax The Rich”

Ben Stein has had the most unique career. He played the teacher in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, hosted Win Ben Stein’s Money on Comedy Central, co-created one of the best shows ever, Fernwood Tonight, and was a speechwriter for Richard Nixon. He’s also an economist. He’s a conservative Republican and yet believes in a progressive tax code where the rich pay more.  And he’d like the rich to pay more right now. He discussed this on radio with me the other night.

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Rabbi Marvin Heir On Why Bin Laden Photos Should Be Released

Rabbi Marvin Hier of the Simon Wiesenthal Center made a strong case with me on radio for releasing the photos of Osama bin Laden. For one thing, we have seen many photos of victims, but not the perpetrator. My argument is that we don’t need our government to treat us like children and protect us from what we might see. In the digital age, it is likely the photo will leak out, anyway, so let’s have full disclosure.

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Ralph Nader Says Obama Needs A Challenge From The Left, But It Won’t Be Him This Time

Ralph Nader has no intention of running for president in 2012, but he makes an argument that President Obama, although likely to be reelected, could use a challenge from the left to pull him that way. His book, Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us, is out in paperback. Posits that the wealthy can save the country much better than the government can. He was on radio with me Tuesday night.

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Can Gary Johnson Make The Republican Party More Appealing?

Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson skipped the “exploratory committee” phase of the campaign and is running for the Republican nomination for president. He has been compared to Congressman Ron Paul in that he has many non-traditional positions for a Republican. For Governor Johnson, it’s all about cost-benefit analysis. He often visits my radio show and is always up for talking about the issues. He refused to even comment on other candidates and potential candidates, and side issues like the birther controversy. I wanted to know how he can square himself with the Republican Party and how they can square …

Tennessee State Senator Stacey Campfield Defends His “Don’t Say Gay” Bill

Tennessee State Senator Stacey Campfield is promoting what is being called the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which would prevent teachers in grades K-9 from bringing up anything to do with homosexuality.  Campfield claims, in spite of what educators are saying, that teachers are spreading the gospel of the gay in classrooms around his state. But when he came on radio with me, he couldn’t give any specifics.  He’s been pushing this for seven years, but only now, with Republicans running both houses in his state, is he getting his bill out of committee.  Of course, if you are worried about …

Jesse Jackson Says Donald Trump Is “Using His Celebrity To Be Hurtful”

Jesse Jackson came on radio with me Wednesday night to urge Donald Trump to stop playing the birther game. There are serious issues that need to be addressed, says Jackson, and Trump is not using his visibility for good.  We also discussed how President Obama is doing, and where Rev. Jackson thinks the president can improve his message. Say what you want about Jesse Jackson; he has always advocated for the poor, and spoken out on injustice.  As a two-time presidential candidate (1984 and 1988) whose presence on the campaign trail resulted in millions of new voters registering, Jackson is …

Radio Interview With Congressman Mo Brooks Defending Calling Democrats “Socialist”

Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks referred to Democrats as “socialist” on the House floor and was asked by Rep. Keith Ellison to rescind the comment. Brooks did, only so he could get on with his speech; however, Brooks does believe that many Democrats want to take us down the road of socialism. I pointed out to him that, while he may not have meant it that way, he full well knows that the word “socialist” resonates with his constituency the same way “communist” and “totalitarian” does, and that it is often meant derisively. As an economics major at Duke, and with …

My Interview With Andrew Breitbart

Conservative flame-thrower Andrew Breitbart stepped into my studio for an interview Monday night to promote his book, Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the World. It would be an understatement to say that I have not been a fan of Andrew’s and have often taken him to task on Liberaland. While I raised many of the issues for which I’ve criticized him, I also wanted to get to know him and understand how his mind works. Some of the chat room denizens thought I was too soft on him as a result. However, it isn’t always my style …

My Interview With Russell Simmons

I have long admired Russell Simmons both for his political advocacy and for his message of social and personal consciousness. As someone who worked for the election of President Obama and who wants him to succeed, Simmons is the perfect person to, as he puts it, “tug at his coattails” to motivate a progressive vision. In particular, there is a need to create awareness for the needs of the poor, as Simmons wrote in a letter to the president.

The rich are already at the table, as are the Democrats, the Republicans, the Tea Party and the unions, the business …

My Donald Trump Interview

Donald Trump kept his word to me that he would do my show, and it’s the first time I’ve had the opportunity to interview The Donald.  After discussing a number of other issues, including whether he’s prepared to divest his interests and give full financial disclosure should he run for president, and how he’s changed position on certain issues over the years, we got into the inevitable birther issue.  My questioning was based on facts gathered at factcheck.org (run by the Annenberg School at Trump’s alma mater). Trump claimed the document was not signed by anyone in government (not true) …