Coming Up In May . . .
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May 2
Glenn Sacks — Good Dads
Fathers are often portrayed negatively in movies and television. This week's guest will talk about why dads are important in children's lives. |
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May 9
Dr. Burton Folsom — New Deal or Raw Deal? (guest host)
Do you think that Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal helped our country recover from the Great Depression? We'll talk with the author of a book called New Deal or Raw Deal?: How FDR's Economic Legacy Has Damaged America . |
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May 16
Steven Milloy — Green Hell (guest host)
The founder and publisher of JunkScience.com, a co-founder of the Free Enterprise Action Fund, and a long-time columnist for FoxNews.com. Author of a book called Green Hell: How Environmentalists Plan to Ruin Your Life and What You Can do to Stop Them.
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May 23
Phyllis Schlafly — Open Line
Open Line: Phyllis discussed Obama's education agenda. In response to calls from listeners, Phyllis discussed the dangers of "early childhood education" (especially for boys), the importance of teaching your child to read by the phonics method, the dangers of education for "global citizenship," and other current topics.
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May 30
Ron Grignol — RADAR
This week's guest will speak out against domestic abuse centers. He will tell us why these centers are usually corrupt feminist enterprises that actually endanger women.
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Is America an Empire of Trust?
Phyllis talked with Dr. Tom Madden in-studio on April 4 to discuss his important book, called Empires of Trust: How
Rome Built — and America is Building — a New World. Dr. Madden received his M.A. and Ph. D. from the University of
Illinois with research specialties in medieval Europe, ancient Rome and Islamic history.
Dr. Madden explained that though Rome eventually became a conquering empire, the country started out by "building
trust along allies." The author's definition of an empire is "a state which expands beyond its borders and has control of other
peoples beyond the natives from the original state." The empire of trust is built through alliances, rather than a desire
for power. However, "people start simply giving them more . . . power . . . people begin . . . reducing the size of their militaries
because they trust the major power to defend them and also to not use the power they have capriciously."
When asked what lessons America can learn from the Roman Empire, Dr. Madden pointed out that both countries were very skeptical about
kings, though they were fascinated by the rulers of other countries. Both countries initially set up their governments so that it was impossible to set
up a monarchy at a later point — in fact, many of the founding fathers were very knowledgeable about Roman history and so tried to learn from the
mistakes of the Roman Empire, setting up systems like checks and balances.
For more information about the book Empires of Trust: How Rome Built — and America is Building — a New World, visit penguin.com or your local
bookstore.
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