Fraters Libertas

Happiness Hour(s) of Power

Last night, my wife and I were fortunate enough to be able to attend the latest and greatest AM1280 The Patriot Forum. This time the guest of honor was Dennis Prager. I have never had a chance to hear Dennis speak in person before and was very impressed. He's an intellectual powerhouse who's not afraid to bring some much needed moral clarity to issues of the day. He demonstrated this last night by fielding questions on a wide array of topics and answering them in a thorough, insightful, and thought provoking manner. All of this was done pretty much off the top of his head, which made his performance all the more impressive.

When you think about the lineup of hosts that The Patriot offers to listeners each day, comparisons to the '27 Yankees are in order, especially the middle of the order. Prager, Medved, and Hewitt (when he's not off shilling his book) provide nine straight hours of intelligent, entertaining, and informative talk radio that cannot be rivaled. Other stations may be able throw a power hitter or two at you (I hear this "Rush" guy isn't half bad), but they can't touch the consistent quality provided by the titanic trio.

If you have not attended a Patriot Forum before, I encourage you to check the next one out. Michael Medved will be in town at the classy St. Paul Hotel on April 7th and tickets are on sale now. For thirty bones you get a ticket to the shindig and a copy of Medved's new book Right Turns: Unconventional Lessons from a Controversial Life. As usual, the boys of the Northern Alliance will be in attendance. Considering the location, I would expect that you'd be able to find us in the St. Paul's beautiful bar (one of my personal favorites) before and after the event.