Michael Medved's daily syndicated radio talk show reaches one of the largest national audiences every weekday between 3 and 6 PM, Eastern Time. Michael Medved is the author of eleven books, including the bestsellers What Really Happened to the Class of '65?, Hollywood vs. America, Right Turns,, The Ten Big Lies About America, and 5 Big Lies About American Business http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2012 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Wed, 16 May 2012 04:01:00 GMT Wed, 16 May 2012 04:01:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ A simmering controversy surrounding the "Ground Zero Cross" exposes the intolerance and absolutism behind ongoing battles over religious symbols on public property. Contrary to popular belief, it's not Christian... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2012/05/16/banning_crosses_erasing_history 13f08a04-4540-4bff-bd2d-5111392a161b Wed, 16 May 2012 04:01:00 GMT Editor's note: A version of this column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST If Mitt Romney succeeds in his quest for the presidency, the media will focus on his status as the first Mormon in the White House. But... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2012/05/09/the_last_boomer 1ef1cf76-f9be-4955-ac6e-9da21a4ec727 Wed, 09 May 2012 04:01:00 GMT Editor's note: This column was originally published in THE DAILY BEAST. Does it make sense for the government to take taxes from the big majority of Americans who never managed to win college degrees in order to... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2012/05/02/the_studentloan_scam c372b239-c7ca-4bd0-a4b2-b43ccdfbf961 Wed, 02 May 2012 04:01:00 GMT This column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST. The two candidates for president share more than their Harvard Law degrees and their fiercely competitive instincts: both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney convey an... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2012/04/25/leaders_from_nowhereand_everywhere fd716dcf-30b2-4709-bb95-ef03c90f1980 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:01:00 GMT Why now? That's the one question about the present push for the "Buffett Rule" that President Obama can't answer - at least not without exposing his own proposal as the shabbiest, sleaziest sort of partisan... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2012/04/18/the_unanswerable_question_about_the_buffett_rule fbe583ed-34bd-4b0c-900e-97d9f2654e88 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:01:00 GMT A version of this column originally appeared in USA TODAY. If, after the stumbles of the last week, the recovery resumed and the economy looked notably healthier in November, would Barack Obama deserve... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2012/04/11/can_the_gop_win_if_the_economy_improves 4f8a501b-d269-4887-a231-7b888e91e806 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:01:00 GMT Editor's note: A version of this column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST. In the last 100 years, every U.S. president who lost his bid for a second term did so because he abandoned his principal promise to the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2012/04/04/the_broken_promise_that_can_beat_obama 61693399-9b18-4c9e-9201-a3e72ba9b52e Wed, 04 Apr 2012 04:01:00 GMT A version of this column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST. As he campaigns for re-election, Barack Obama pursues a profound and uncommon honor denied to nearly two-thirds of his predecessors. Contrary to a... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2012/03/28/history_shows_odds_against_obamas_second_term 883c28a1-c077-44c7-9edf-1668a8a73134 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 04:01:00 GMT The angry, populist tone of the seemingly endless battle for the GOP presidential nomination may cripple the Republican Party in building a long-term connection with the fastest growing group of swing voters in the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2012/03/21/gop_will_lose_the_future_by_dissing_college_grads 2395e7b2-9d76-4835-934c-d139a76f8782 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 04:01:00 GMT A version of this column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST. Attempts to advance a leftwing media agenda by destroying Rush Limbaugh’s radio show will surely fail -just as efforts to advance a... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2012/03/14/in_radio_wars_left_wants_to_lower_the_other_side_rather_than_lift_their_own 5fd353ad-b036-4527-8c25-ed3dbf6475c9 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 04:01:00 GMT Must run with the tag line: A version of this column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST. Left-leaning pundits and activists who cackle gleefully at the prospect that current controversies will seriously damage... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2012/03/07/el_rushbos_apology_saving_conservatism_not_his_own_show d20c67fa-4a45-4d2e-b80b-a10e237a8e7c Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:01:00 GMT For conservatives and traditionalists, unusual good news from Hollywood-in terms of both weekend box-office results and, amazingly enough, the Oscar ceremonies. Among all new films released Friday, Act of Valor... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2012/02/29/unexpected_hopefrom_hollywood f31a83f7-998b-4380-b31d-295253047214 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:01:00 GMT Recent history shows that none of the three Republican frontrunners-not Mitt Romney, not Rick Santorum, and certainly not Newt Gingrich-can possibly win the GOP nomination, let alone defeat Barack Obama in November.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2012/02/22/for_gop_contenders_out_of_office_means_out_of_touch 753dcc4c-c893-4429-b6f1-021e51511fe4 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:01:00 GMT A version of this column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST. Mitt Romney may have won the straw poll but Sarah Palin won CPAC's heart-electrifying the Conservative Political Action Conference with one of the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2012/02/15/palin_and_romney_romance_and_resignation_at_cpac 3b295f08-14cd-4fbb-84dc-7d782edc69df Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:01:00 GMT As his formidable campaign marches inexorably toward the nomination, Mitt Romney should learn a vital lesson from the guy who beat him in his first race for public office: Senator Ted Kennedy. In 1980, Teddy lost... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2012/02/08/for_mitt_lessons_from_teddy 35502995-4cd5-471e-bd61-8e55c37b3dee Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:07:00 GMT Does Newt Gingrich enjoy an electoral advantage with movement conservatives in part because he reaps the benefits of an "adultery edge"? It would have sounded like a preposterous notion as recently as a few months ago,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2012/02/01/gingrich_romney_and_the_passion_gap 326ca04b-a717-4df4-91c0-eac883b59098 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:01:00 GMT A version of this column appeared originally in USA TODAY. With Americans telling pollsters that they disproportionately disapprove of Barack Obama's job performance in his first term, advocates of his re-election... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2012/01/25/obama_and_the_secondterm_curse 1cb2b734-35f0-45a5-994a-183d18f92ace Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:01:00 GMT A version of this column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST. Mike Huckabee, affable host at this weekend's Republican debate in South Carolina, occasionally (and effortlessly) upstaged the five presidential... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2012/01/18/the_huckabee_campaign_that_mighthave_been 77128d13-d49a-4005-95e5-c198e5f9af28 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:01:00 GMT The results from Iowa and New Hampshire bring good news and better news for the Republican Party and its prospects for November. First, Mitt Romney's success in both states all but guarantees that the GOP won't need... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2012/01/11/voters_deliver_good_newsand_better_newsfor_gop 06ce679c-a1a3-4506-a94b-0ec24baf3609 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:01:00 GMT A version of this column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST. Few of Ron Paul's enthusiastic supporters actually expect their curmudgeonly, 77-year-old champion to win election as President of the United... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2012/01/04/rise_of_paul_power_only_helps_obama 7a610a81-203e-468a-b76f-70320c7bce3f Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:33:00 GMT Yearend announcements of box office champions and film award nominees combine to illuminate dark, persistent mysteries about the motivations of moviemakers. In the process, these contrasting lists expose the stubborn... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2011/12/28/mysteries_of_moviemaker_motivations 765628f3-b2b3-41f1-973a-f67df5d64b52 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:01:00 GMT A version of this column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST. With many (if not most) GOP voters harboring a "none-of-the-above" attitude toward the current crop of presidential contenders, insiders and... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2011/12/21/dreaming_of_deadlock_and_dark_horses 938555a2-841a-490c-8f14-557102df0436 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:01:00 GMT What sort of fool or fantasist would ever suggest that "Republicans need a centrist candidate in 2012?" I certainly reject the notion of a "centrist candidate" though some angry conservatives have misinterpreted my... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2011/12/14/seizing_or_blowing_2012_victory dd829f13-bce3-4f2d-ac81-7b37358e5b98 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:01:00 GMT A version of this column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST. Encouraged by near universal disgust with both Republicans and Democrats, prominent activists hope to organize a credible third party alternative for... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2011/12/07/constitution_kills_third_party_bid 292ebb0a-9b3e-4ba2-a064-36b7976b6924 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:01:00 GMT Conservative resistance to Mitt Romney's nomination increasingly emphasizes electability as much as ideology, concentrating on his perceived weaknesses as a candidate along with his inconsistent approach to the issues.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2011/11/30/for_gop_victory-first_drop_conservative_myths 0b04631a-5062-4980-b7a6-2e094f9fe176 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:01:00 GMT If demography is destiny, the Democratic Party could be facing big trouble. A growing contrast between the two major parties centers more and more on stark differences in marital status and religious involvement -... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2011/11/23/will_demography_defeat_democrats 214a7b8c-5358-45de-b8be-99a466f9e3fe Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:01:00 GMT A version of this column appeared originally on THE DAILY BEAST. Why do so many prominent pundits and politicos on the right who embraced Mitt Romney as their champion in 2008 reject him now as a gutless,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2011/11/16/the_wrong_guy_for_the_age_of_anger f7d5da5f-8d50-4f2f-af5f-ad9be1e8b680 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:01:00 GMT Editor's Note: A version of this column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST. When the nation's most prestigious newspaper runs a misleading headline proclaiming "IT'S OFFICIAL: THE RICH GET RICHER" why should... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2011/11/09/if_the_rich_get_richer,_who_gets_hurt 8b776888-9cd3-4442-9dd4-ed7d0d697ee8 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:01:00 GMT A version of this column appeared originally on THE DAILY BEAST. With Rick Perry suddenly pushing a flat tax and Herman Cain substantively revising his popular 9-9-9 revenue plan, GOP candidates may finally refocus... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2011/11/02/drop_the_immigration_distraction bd2b8ac4-82a6-4ec0-ad76-74259c9ffa9c Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:01:00 GMT A ghost from 1968 haunts the campaign of Mitt Romney-- and no it's not the memory of his father, the late Michigan governor George Romney, who stumbled as a leading GOP contender 43 years ago. For the younger Romney,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2011/10/26/does_romney_have_a_nixon_problem 114dc0e1-de15-4af2-9274-e52c6bff8561 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:01:00 GMT Editor's note: A version of this column appeared originally on THE DAILY BEAST. Optimistic Republicans like to view the upcoming presidential race as an echo of the epic battle of 1980 (when a triumphant... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2011/10/19/the_gop_and_occupy_wall_street_party_like_68! c6507962-0805-4e59-bbca-d289481e9d12 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:01:00 GMT Considered in isolation, payroll tax cuts in the jobs bill look like a crass political stunt: reducing revenues by $240 billion next year and then magically disappearing right after the November elections. But in... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2011/10/12/what_is_barack_obamas_long_term_game_on_taxes b65eb3cd-7814-4372-86f7-942f6a88c529 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 04:01:00 GMT Editor's Note: A version of this column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST. No, the president's "Rosh Hashanah Message" doesn't count as one of the most significant state papers to emanate each year from the Oval... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2011/10/05/obamas_holiday_greeting_does_he_now_claim_hes_jewish 1736a711-b75e-49e0-9c34-71d491600ceb Wed, 05 Oct 2011 04:01:00 GMT Aside from their occasional entertainment value, GOP presidential debates serve to answer one crucial question above all: which of the candidates would do the best job in confronting Barack Obama in a series of... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2011/09/28/perry_in_peril f19576a0-ef78-49f5-8153-f74f2e3445d3 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:01:00 GMT A version of this column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST. With gridlocked Washington unable to choose between the two great economists Keynes and Hayek, some leaders of both parties are attempting to come... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2011/09/21/wimpy_logic_rules_washington 0c573d79-1510-4c5f-8437-6ebd0d0198f1 Wed, 21 Sep 2011 04:01:00 GMT A version of this column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST. Do proposed cuts in federal programs threaten to deny the downtrodden any chance for "a meaningful and productive life," as claimed by one of the most... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2011/09/14/are_poor_really_helpless_without_government 0501545e-9302-4514-a739-d4522def558e Wed, 14 Sep 2011 04:01:00 GMT Do religious conservatives operate far outside the American mainstream and represent a serious threat to our pluralistic democracy? Bill Keller, outgoing editor of the New York Times, raises that basic challenge in a... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2011/09/07/the_right_answers_on_faith-and-politics 92d4cd2e-67e9-4b2b-9da7-2ccfcbc9d47b Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:59:00 GMT Conservatives yearn for a big, clarifying electoral victory in November of 2012, but they’re already winning decisively whenever Americans vote with their feet--or their moving vans. New Census numbers show... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2011/08/31/americans_vote_conservative--with_their_moving_vans 5aa12195-11f5-47fd-9224-2288eefb4d1c Wed, 31 Aug 2011 04:01:00 GMT A version of this column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST. After President Obama's faltering, uncertain performance in the debt-ceiling crisis, and with polling showing self-described "conservatives"... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2011/08/24/conservatives_for_obama 168c852c-cf57-4c77-8db3-0188f6bfd47d Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:01:00 GMT It’s probably a good thing that coverage of the Iowa Straw Poll and Rick Perry’s announcement of candidacy upstaged the discussion about the televised GOP debate two days before. That two hour encounter... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2011/08/17/gop_should_learn_from_debate_mistakes 4680276f-3a68-4455-b6b2-a79eb95b4536 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 04:01:00 GMT Beyond the dueling sound bites and apocalyptic rhetoric of Washington's increasingly desperate battle of the budget, President Obama enjoys an automatic advantage with his relentless calls to tax the rich. These demands... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2011/08/10/the_war_on_wealth_isnt_just_stupid_--_its_wrong 2da4630a-b21c-4350-977b-1cd4e81290da Wed, 10 Aug 2011 04:01:00 GMT Now that our elected leaders have finally found a way to avert the Great Debt-Ceiling Disaster with an imperfect settlement that generally advances the conservative agenda, mainstream Republicans must prepare to... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2011/08/03/sip_the_tea-dont_swallow_the_kool_aid 9927a062-dab8-4aae-b876-006aee5f0110 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 04:01:00 GMT Thanks to California's newly-enacted "Gay History" law, William Rufus Devane King will finally receive the comprehensive classroom attention that previous generations of educators had so cruelly denied. This... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2011/07/27/the_gay_history_law_elevates_the_irrelevant 57ad75c4-6edd-4361-b47d-c75349876c11 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 04:01:00 GMT Senator Mitch McConnell's original suggestion for solving the nation's debt ceiling dilemma outraged many of his fellow conservatives and would, if enacted in its initial form, have probably produced deep disgust in the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2011/07/20/mcconnell_plan_bidding_for_survival,_not_victory 0e523775-13bb-4f1f-843b-85d9c3af8b35 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 04:01:00 GMT Sarah Palin doesn't deserve the ridicule she receives from the mainstream media, nor does she merit the adulation she inspires from her legions of fans. The over-reaction on each side feeds the super-heated response on... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2011/07/13/why_palin_gets_more_hostile_and_admiring_coverage_than_she_deserves 2b9dfde7-d108-4b14-8e2e-e53a6b36ec1b Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:12:00 GMT According to the conventional wisdom peddled by the major media, Jon Huntsman's emphasis on civility in his nascent presidential campaign counts as admirable but ill-advised. Leading commentators praise him for... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2011/07/06/huntsmans_problem_substance,_not_civility 297d01b9-8536-4d8f-96bb-c8348e5c6e60 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 04:01:00 GMT As a fateful presidential race gradually takes shape, political junkies will feel both bemused and mystified by the persistence of marginal candidates who have no chance whatsoever of caucus or primary victories. In... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2011/06/29/running_for_profit,_not_president 9cd4e013-3dba-446c-af3f-539fe98246bb Wed, 29 Jun 2011 04:01:00 GMT Educators who worry about the persistent achievement gap between white and minority youngsters ought to pay more attention to a disastrous development hidden in plain sight: the terrible (and rapidly growing) over-use... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2011/06/22/the_tv_gap_cripples_minority_kids 41ebe490-16cb-418f-86ea-c3d110612e6d Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:01:00 GMT The headline for the big GOP debate should read "ROMNEY SOLIDIFIES HIS STATUS AS FRONTRUNNER" but the appropriate sub-head may prove even more significant in the long run: "Bachmann Makes Energetic and Well-Received... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2011/06/15/winners_romney,_bachmann_and_losers_in_the_gop_debate 7ea7941e-860b-4676-b6fa-b3c79e0ef1bb Wed, 15 Jun 2011 04:01:00 GMT