 Dennis Prager is one of America 's most respected radio talk show hosts. He has been broadcasting on KABC Radio in Los Angeles since 1982, and may also be heard live on the Internet. His most recent book, Happiness Is A Serious Problem, about which he has lectured worldwide for ten years, appeared on the Los Angeles Times bestseller list for 15 weeks. It is now in paperback. He also wrote the book Think A Second Time, 44 essays on 44 subjects. He has also co-authored two major works about Judaism: The Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism and Why the Jews ? The Reason for Antisemitism, regarded by many as the most persuasive explanation of anti-Semitism written. For ten years, Prager conducted a weekly interfaith dialogue on radio, with representatives of virtually every religion in the world. Since 1992, he has been teaching the Bible verse-by-verse at the University of Judaism . From 1985 to 1995, Prager wrote and published the quarterly journal, Ultimate Issues. Since 1995, he has been writing twice-monthly The Prager Perspective. His writings have also appeared in Commentary, the Wall Street Journal, and the Los Angeles Times. His newsletter essay on homosexuality and civilization was awarded the $10,000 Amy Foundation First Prize. Mr. Prager was a Fellow at Columbia University 's School of International Affairs , where he did graduate work at the Middle East and Russian Institutes. He has taught Russian and Jewish history at Brooklyn College ; and was appointed by Ronald Reagan to the U.S. Delegation to the Vienna Review Conference on the Helsinki Accords. He holds an honorary doctorate of laws from Pepperdine Univeristy. He has made and starred in For Goodness Sake, a video directed by David Zucker (Naked Gun). His two latest films are on character and race. New York 's Jewish Week described him as "one of the three most interesting minds in American Jewish Life." Voted "one of America 's five best speakers" by Toastmasters International, Prager has a unique ability to talk about virtually every subject, take strong ethical positions, and yet be entertaining.
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