Larry Elder is a best-selling author and radio talk-show host. To find out more about Larry Elder, or become an "Elderado," visit www.LarryElder.com Larry hosted, for 15 years, the longest-running afternoon drive-time radio show in Los Angeles, beginning in March 1994. "The Larry Elder Show," a top-rated daily program from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on KABC 790, became a nationally syndicated daily talk show for ABC Radio Networks on Aug. 12, 2002. Now Larry is seeking airwave dominance over the morning hours, broadcasting from KABC from 9 a.m. until noon. Known to his listeners as the "Sage From South Central," Larry sizzles on the airwaves with his thoughtful insight on the day's most provocative issues, to the delight, consternation and entertainment of his listeners. In his best-selling book "The 10 Things You Can't Say in America," Larry skewers the crippling myths that dominate the public agenda. Larry punctures all pretension, trashes accepted "wisdom" and puts everyone on notice that the status quo must be shaken up. In his second book, "Showdown: Confronting Bias, Lies and the Special Interests That Divide America," Larry again takes on the Nanny State, "victicrats" and the politically correct. His latest book, "What's Race Got to Do with It? Why it's Time to Stop the Stupidest Argument in America," is being praised as an important, groundbreaking must-read for the future of race relations in America. Elder also writes a nationally syndicated newspaper column, distributed through Creators Syndicate. Larry was also host of the television shows "Moral Court" and "The Larry Elder Show." Larry created, directed and produced his first film, "Michael & Me," a documentary that examines the use of guns in America. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder 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) Thu, 10 May 2012 04:01:00 GMT Thu, 10 May 2012 04:01:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ National Public Radio's Kai Ryssdal recently talked about the weak economy. His guests, two reporters from The Washington Post and The New York Times, acknowledged the obvious -- that the economy is underperforming.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2012/05/10/obamaloving_media_spin_the_economy 36864ada-ccc6-4a50-97ba-95da28e0b936 Thu, 10 May 2012 04:01:00 GMT A well-regarded Republican strategist at a private gathering recently warned, "And just wait until they play that Mormon card." By "they," he meant the Obama campaign and its complicit media... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2012/04/26/if_mormonism_is_fair_game_so_is_jeremiah_wright e3944d1f-4895-41d8-ac5e-43a42d3987e8 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:01:00 GMT Calling America's criminal justice system "racist" is not confined to "civil rights leaders" like the Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. Then-Sen. 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Is it that the victim... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2012/04/05/the_media_downplay_murder_when_its_blackonwhite_and_blackonblack 1d2db14e-ecbf-428a-bf1a-80d2aa5c8cbe Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:28:00 GMT "Blacks are under attack," said the Rev. Jesse Jackson, irresponsibly turning the Florida shooting death of an unarmed black teenager, Trayvon Martin, at the hands of Hispanic neighborhood watch volunteer George... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2012/03/29/creators_oped 6c01998c-3896-4728-a22e-89039c33c976 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:01:00 GMT "I am a refugee," my anesthesiologist told me after I had awakened from my third surgery in 12 years -- one to repair a muscle tear in my left shoulder and two for the same disc in my lower back. "I am... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2012/03/22/creators_oped 0d8beca4-16ff-4b9e-8189-65063e7bca2b Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:01:00 GMT "Meet the Press" host David Gregory asked his panel "where civility has gone in our public discourse." Incredibly, one panelist urged people to be more "mature" and not "poison the atmosphere." I say... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2012/03/15/creators_oped 87a1435b-9088-4992-982d-eff6285fe7e6 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:01:00 GMT "A firestorm of outrage from women after a crude tirade from Rush Limbaugh," said NBC anchor Brian Williams. This was followed by a reporter who said: "In 2012, the personal is political. What began as a debate... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2012/03/08/creators_oped 3825506c-3c10-4786-b178-7d6fa46406d9 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 05:01:00 GMT Public Television touted the Bill Clinton documentary as a long-awaited warts-and-all piece. USA Today called the two-parter a "solid and even-handed account ... of a remarkably skillful politician with an immense... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2012/03/01/creators_oped f18c5b39-9c05-4c78-a873-78db512ec2ee Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:01:00 GMT What if actor Clint Eastwood gave an interview in which he explained why, in the 2008 presidential election, he voted for John McCain: "I voted for McCain because he was white. 'Cuz that's why other folks vote for... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2012/02/23/creators_oped 5b4b29ca-5587-4921-9ac0-3b35785376e7 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:01:00 GMT Whitney Houston died at the age of 48. Most articles about her death said something like, "Houston struggled with drug and alcohol problems for years ..." But Houston also struggled with something else that... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2012/02/16/creators_oped 368a5307-f2ae-48a8-9dc9-fcf1307d14ae Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:01:00 GMT "Which of our Hispanic leaders would you consider to serve in your Cabinet?" A woman attending the last Republican debate in Florida asked this of the four Republican rivals. Oh, for crying out loud! Ethnic-based... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2012/02/09/creators_oped abc1fca4-e676-40c5-a254-9d17c219fc3f Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:01:00 GMT Forgive Republican candidate Mitt Romney for his alleged failure to adequately explain why he paid "only" 14 percent of his income in taxes. The honest answer -- "Well, because my accountants couldn't figure out how... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2012/02/02/creators_oped 2f0a1594-0451-4534-84c1-ff6267ff987a Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:01:00 GMT The Republican re-embrace of former Speaker Newt Gingrich says a lot about whom he sees as his opponent -- and it isn't just President Barack Obama. It's the media. If not for major media's embrace, Obama would... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2012/01/26/creators_oped 80fde4e3-1f57-4f55-9bd9-714f0cc29009 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:01:00 GMT Why does President Barack Obama enjoy a no-fly zone on gay marriage? The Republican presidential contenders, with the exception of libertarian Ron Paul, have never supported gay marriage. Barack Obama, on the other... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2012/01/19/creators_oped 8c6c7f60-93ae-4c21-80f9-17fcdeee060b Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:01:00 GMT Consider the following hypothetical. Fox News, during the 2008 presidential campaign, learns about a long-ago arrest of a relative of Sen. Barack Obama. Fox calls Obama. It makes an offer Fox assumes he cannot... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2012/01/12/creators_oped e5114e60-c4f2-49b0-b61f-af6c24d5cb11 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:01:00 GMT If libertarian Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him. Paul, as expected, did well in Iowa. His strong third-place finish is substantially better than he did in 2008, and his... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2012/01/05/creators_oped d7c60b7b-05eb-4d38-8775-735abc232804 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:01:00 GMT They're coming for your children! They're coming for the womenfolk! Then they're coming after you! Norman Lear, the famous television show producer, offered this hysterically paranoid assessment of the allegedly growing... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2011/12/29/norman_lears_leftwing_paranoia_about_the_right c9f3e772-c8d2-4310-ae6d-bd9790786a65 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:01:00 GMT As "Person of the Year," Time magazine named "The Protester." The subhead read, "From the Arab Spring to Athens, From Occupy Wall Street to Moscow." Well, yes, but what about the lack of American black protesters?... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2011/12/22/creators_oped 46ebdcc6-a167-4900-a470-d4cc36efbe12 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:01:00 GMT The next best thing to calling a Republican "racist," "sexist," "homophobic," or "Uncle Tom" (where appropriate) is to call him "out of touch." Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is the latest wealthy Republican... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2011/12/15/creators_oped a961f6aa-91c4-46e5-a549-ffe110b75a34 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:01:00 GMT Herman Cain is out. He "suspended" his campaign for the Republican nomination for president this week after a fifth woman made allegations against him. This time, an Atlanta woman claims she had a 13-year-long affair... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2011/12/08/creators_oped 0aac4e10-c203-410d-a78b-a97a8054498f Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:01:00 GMT When Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., announced his intention not to seek re-election after a 32-year career, not one of the nightly news broadcast network anchors found time or space to mention either Frank's central role... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2011/12/01/bulletproof_barney_frank_retires_--_liberal,_gay,_untouchable dcc768b5-92a4-4320-8ed1-fb8386fa63f2 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:01:00 GMT There ain't no such thing as a free lunch. Everything demanded by the Occupy Wall Streeters -- whether "free" health care, a "world-class education" or a "guaranteed living-wage income regardless of employment" status... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2011/11/24/hey,_occupy_wall_street_wealth_isnt_a_civil_right b59f08e0-50e9-49ad-9cf7-d421b9c9434a Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:01:00 GMT I just interviewed MSNBC "Hardball" host Chris Matthews about his new book, "Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero." You know things didn't go well when, a few minutes after the interview concludes, Matthews' booker emails my... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2011/11/17/a_little_hardball_with_chris_matthews_about_john_kennedy 77cdaef0-27c3-485f-b6b5-afe502e4cf1d Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:01:00 GMT "He's got it coming to him," said Ben Bradlee, former editor of The Washington Post. "You can't do that in this town anymore. Probably could do it 50 years ago, but you can't do it now." The "he" was Herman Cain. The... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2011/11/10/cain_under_fire_--_no-fly_zone_over_clinton,_jfk_sexcapades 22336dd4-3eb9-467b-a9d7-a21517506fe1 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:01:00 GMT Charles Krauthammer of Fox News: "Do you think that race, being a strong black conservative, has anything to do with the fact you've been so charged (with sexual harassment)? And if so, do you have any evidence to... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2011/11/03/media_awol_on_sexual_indiscretion_--_when_jesse_jackson_was_front-runner 748a45b8-25bf-4060-8bce-6a71f720b8c4 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:01:00 GMT "Don't touch me!" the man in the wheelchair shouted to stop me from placing my hand on what used to be his left arm."I'm sorry -- I was just -- ""I know what you were doing," he said calmly. "You were showing me you... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2011/10/27/occupy_wall_street_demands_life_without_hardship 891a20ec-5e8f-4ab1-8587-35bb4af3176d Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:01:00 GMT The Occupy Wall Street folks tell us to blame Wall Street for the nation's financial troubles. Notice the no-fly zone over President Barack Obama. Where are the anti-President Barack Obama signs or the verbal... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2011/10/20/hey,_occupy_wall_street_what,_no_anti-obama_signs ae27bfea-1dc0-4523-a7d6-a5658c5df85f Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT What to do about Herman Cain? This question goes not to the Republican Party, where "establishment" candidates like Mitt Romney privately dismiss Cain as lacking the experience, gravitas and resources to beat... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2011/10/13/herman_cain_to_blacks_divorce_the_democratic_party fd7ee569-4b3a-46ef-93a2-e9a898d130f3 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:01:00 GMT "The way I think about it is, you know, this is, uh, you know, a great, uh, great country that had gotten a little soft, and you know, we didn't have that same competitive edge that we needed over the last, uh, couple... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2011/10/06/obama_scolds_nation_youve_gotten_soft cc2c65e9-285f-4bd3-9a78-7e31769496e7 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:01:00 GMT Why did the Obama administration, after dragging out the various court challenges to ObamaCare, suddenly step on the gas? The administration surprised court watchers by passing up a chance to slow down ObamaCare's... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2011/09/29/supreme_court_might_kill_obamacare_before_election_--_if_obamas_lucky cdf0e56c-6ef9-410c-921d-c4c65ef1894d Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:01:00 GMT Two and a half years into the Obama presidency, why does the economy still sputter? The first and most popular line of defense, of course, remains to blame it on the George W. Bush administration. ... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2011/09/22/obamas_economy_--_running_out_of_excuses bf437c00-d2b9-4918-9212-185edde49f90 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 04:01:00 GMT Sept. 11 unified America. But President George W. Bush "squandered" this shared sense of purpose. We still hear this drivel, mostly from the left, 10 years after the terror attacks. But how did Bush blow this alleged... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2011/09/15/september_11_unanimity_did_gw_bush_squander_it 5ad340d6-74a2-4907-be18-dcb0402b0a29 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 04:01:00 GMT The tea party, according to Rep. Andre Carson, D-Ind., a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, would "love to see us as second-class citizens" ... and "some of them in Congress right now with this tea party movement... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2011/09/08/rep_allen_west_threatens_to_resign_from_congressional_black_caucus bbc72d16-f61e-4d13-ae6f-a9f606d0ff99 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 04:01:00 GMT The Irish cabdriver complained almost nonstop during our half-hour drive to the Belfast International Airport. He especially worried about the job prospects for his 20-something son and, for that matter, about those for... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2011/09/01/the_welfare_state_too_many_takers_--_not_enough_givers b67eed2d-b968-4ddb-8050-d7edc2496cbe Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:01:00 GMT "I'm not afraid of anybody. ... And as far as I'm concerned, the tea party can go straight to hell." -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif. Waters' list of insults, vulgarities and blame-whitey scapegoating easily makes her... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2011/08/25/kerosene_maxine_to_tea_party_go_to_hell! 05c4046f-e248-4cd4-8e9e-eb67444250ef Thu, 25 Aug 2011 04:01:00 GMT Just when you thought the disgruntled-about-Obama lefties gave up on the "let's replace Obama with Hillary" nonsense, it's back like "Rocky VI." Maybe even in 3-D.Check out this recent newspaper subhead: "President... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2011/08/18/hillary_in_12!_--_the_stupid_left-wing_case_for_dumping_obama 69e7f926-8134-4155-9595-306b4c845d4a Thu, 18 Aug 2011 04:01:00 GMT Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney wants to be president. And a plurality of Republican voters want him to be president. Recent polls show Republican nominee Romney beating President Barack Obama. Three big issues,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2011/08/11/mitt,_apologize_for_romneycare_--_or_forget_the_nomination c0876eb1-58fe-4160-b5a9-ad1ddd81695d Thu, 11 Aug 2011 04:01:00 GMT So, who "won" the debt ceiling standoff? President Barack Obama -- for two reasons. First, the tea party-influenced GOP stopped his job-killing bucket list: higher taxes, more "stimulus," union card check, and cap and... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2011/08/04/obama_won_debt_debate_--_he_just_doesnt_know_it 75db3c70-fd34-4367-a463-1f5a55dcc34e Thu, 04 Aug 2011 04:01:00 GMT To hear Democrats tell it, two things cripple the chance for a budget deal: the dastardly tea party, and the GOP's failure to understand that its beloved Ronald Reagan was actually militantly pro-tax. Gag me. The same... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2011/07/28/democrat_budget_plan_attack_the_tea_party_and_misquote_reagan e71a83c5-1b69-4505-9ee8-7f5c3092944c Thu, 28 Jul 2011 04:01:00 GMT For those who voted for President Barack Obama expecting him to bridge America's "racial divide," a question: "How's that working for you?" Black U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, says "the minority community"... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2011/07/21/congresswoman_sheila_jackson_lee_--_and_the_race_card a1a15610-bdd6-4d83-b3fc-3447c5afcbcc Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:01:00 GMT 1) Incredibly weak recovery: President Barack Obama's tax/spend/regulation policy -- "stimulus"; continuation of TARP; bank, insurance company and auto industry bailouts; "quantitative easing"... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2011/07/14/ten_reasons_why_even_american_liberals_should_root_for_the_gop dccf6f1d-98ed-4dfa-af79-7de326980a2b Thu, 14 Jul 2011 04:01:00 GMT "When the chief justice read me the oath," President Franklin D. Roosevelt said to a speechwriter, "and came to the words 'support the Constitution of the United States,' I felt like saying:... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2011/07/07/time_magazine_we_dont_need_no_stinking_constitution f18933b5-416c-47f5-a448-774470be0814 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:01:00 GMT Ronald Reagan did nothing. Barack Obama saved the nation from total collapse. How else to explain the absence of jobless pitchfork-wielding Americans storming the White House? How else to explain the contrast... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2011/06/30/economy_reagan_gets_no_credit,_obama_gets_no_blame d6adbae7-5b37-47a2-a5c0-fec535df162b Thu, 30 Jun 2011 04:01:00 GMT The White Man made him do it. Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan recently unmasked the reason for President Barack Obama's unpopular, non-congressionally authorized, War Powers Resolution-violating decision to... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2011/06/23/farrakhan_the_white_man_made_obama_bomb_libya abf31a3f-5ac8-45a3-b6aa-e742760258dd Thu, 23 Jun 2011 04:01:00 GMT On Jan. 21, 2009, President John McCain took office. We strongly editorialized against McCain's election. After all, it was he who said, "The issue of economics is not something I've understood as... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2011/06/16/now_what,_president_mccain_a_what_if_editorial 7f43b1b9-ef7d-4824-baad-cf7d8ab18109 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 04:01:00 GMT