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Would you sell your soul to stay young forever? In Oscar Wilde’s famous novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, a handsome young man’s wish for eternal youth is granted while his portrait ages in his place. As Dorian indulges in a life of hedonism, his portrait reveals the grotesque toll of his moral corruption. Join Michael Knowles and Will Witt as they discuss this beloved novel and explore its insights into the dangers of vanity, immorality, and the ultimate cost of a life without virtue.

Konstantin Kisin grew up in a progressive paradise. Childcare, health services, and college were free. No one fought over race, religion, or class. Where was this utopia? And why was he so eager to leave it? Script: I grew up in a progressive paradise. The gap between the haves and have-nots was practically non-existent. The literacy rate was almost 100%. Healthcare was universal and free. No one fought over race, religion, or class. Maternity leave was generous. Childcare was free. There were no limits on abortion. So where was this paradise? No, it wasn’t Norway, Sweden, or Finland. It was the Soviet Union. Everything I just described was true, and yet, life in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the USSR, was a living hell. Yes, income inequality barely existed, but that was because everyone was equally poor. Appliances, consumer products, and fresh food were scarce. If you wanted a car, good luck. You’d be on a waiting list for ten years. Yes, women were “emancipated.” But they spent most of their time waiting in line for hours for food to feed their children. Disposable diapers were unheard of, as were vacuum cleaners. A dishwasher? Are you kidding? Healthcare was free—in theory. But you could only get decent and timely treatment if you had influence, connections, and cash to pay bribes. Everyone was educated, but there were strings attached: if you went to college, the government decided what your career would be and where you would live. Racial and ethnic strife was limited, yes. But only because the government ruled by fear and terror, imprisoning millions of people—“enemies of the state”—in a vast network of concentration camps known as gulags. These “enemies” included my great-grandparents, who met in one of these gulags. Every morning, guards would randomly select three prisoners and throw them into the icy waters of a nearby lake, to drown in front of the whole camp. New York Times reporter Walter Duranty, a Stalin apologist, once wrote, ”You can’t make an omelet without breaking eggs.” But in the Soviet Union, there were no omelets, only broken lives, broken dreams, broken bodies.

Did you know that “Nazi” stands for “National Socialism”? Adolf Hitler HATED capitalism and divided the world by race. Does that put him on the left or the right? Hear what Dennis has to say. Watch the full episode here: https://l.prageru.com/4cq1uMc

Is Western culture allowing itself to be destroyed in the name of "tolerance"? The objective truths that society has relied on for thousands of years are being questioned into obscurity. The real-world consequences have been devastating. Children are being surgically mutilated under the guise of "gender-affirming care." Flashback to when PragerU personality Aldo Buttazzoni sat down with Matt Walsh, host of "The Matt Walsh Show" and the filmmaker behind the hit documentary "What Is a Woman?" to discuss this topic.

A Jewish man is stabbed on a street in Brooklyn after his alleged attacker yelled, “Free Palestine!” A video has resurfaced of Minnesota’s Orwellian COVID protocols. The chief of London’s Metropolitan Police threatens to extradite Americans if they violate Britain’s online speech laws. And the Bureau of Labor released a new report on inflation, but can we trust these numbers?

The genius of America is that it was set up as a representative government, but increasingly, Americans are ruled over by leaders who are unelected, and very powerful. It's about time someone (else) addressed this. Watch what Vivek Ramaswamy gets right on Real Time with Bill Maher.

The 2024 Paris Olympics went off the rails with drag queens mocking the Last Supper, athletes forced to eat vegan food, and biological men winning gold medals in women's boxing. Dennis tackles the absurdity of the "woke" games, offers a solution to restore fairness in women's sports, and answers your questions on preparing for motherhood and fighting the destructive agendas of the left. Sign the petition to #SaveWomensSports: https://l.prageru.com/3yOvRhu

7 years later and the Charlottesville lie is once again being circulated around social media. But did President Trump really call neo-Nazis “very fine people” during a famous press conference following the Charlottesville riots of August 2017? The major media reported that he did. But what if their reporting is wrong? Worse, what if their reporting is wrong and they know it’s wrong? A straight exploration of the facts should reveal the truth. That’s what CNN political analyst Steve Cortes does in this critically important video.

During a recent anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian demonstration in Washington D.C., protestors burned American and Israeli flags and defaced monuments with graffiti. Aldo traveled to the nation’s capital to engage with both pro-Palestinian demonstrators and pro-Israel counter-protestors and find out what motivates these two opposing sides.

At 14 years old, Trey Lewis is cleaning up with his Clean Cruise Car Detailing business. Aldo and Trey roll up their sleeves to wash and shine a cool ride.

Born in Venezuela, Franklin Camargo and his family struggled to survive and prosper under socialism. After a family trip to the United States as a young boy, Franklin made it his goal to live in a capitalist society. Now a proud resident of the United States, he dedicates his life to speaking out against the same policies that destroyed his home country.

Douglas Murray is an investigative journalist and the author of The Strange Death of Europe and The War on the West. Douglas and PragerU CEO Marissa Streit discuss the reasons behind the unrest in the UK, why he supports Israel, and if the U.S. is headed for the same fate as Europe.

Experimenting with pills has never been deadlier because the drug supply has never been deadlier. James Fishback, founder of NEO: The New Drug Talk, explains what you need to know. Script: In the ugly history of illicit drugs, no drug is more deadly than fentanyl. Not cocaine. Not meth Not heroin. Every day, fentanyl kills over 200 Americans; rich, poor, black, white, old, young. Especially young. Fentanyl is a cheap synthetic opioid that is incredibly dangerous for two reasons: First, it’s FIFTY TIMES stronger than heroin. Just a sugar packet’s worth of fentanyl would kill over 500 people. Second, fentanyl is used to create counterfeit versions of popular prescription drugs. These fake pills look identical to the real ones—Xanax, Adderall, Oxycontin, Percocet, and others. You can’t see, smell, or taste the difference. Even agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the DEA, can’t tell the difference between the real pill and the counterfeit one. Fentanyl isn’t just deadly poison. It’s deadly poison in disguise, and most kids who die from it had no idea they were even taking it.

Is America ready to be post-racial? Xaviaer DuRousseau interviews bestselling author Heather Mac Donald about DEI, affirmative action, and BLM’s cry to “defund the police” as crime spikes in cities across the country.

Despite California spending $24 billion over the past five years, homelessness has increased by 40%. Aldo visits Santa Monica to ask residents and homeless people whether high housing costs or a lack of resources are to blame, and what they think needs to be done to fix the homeless crisis.

Wow! Bill Maher schools young people claiming they are oppressed in America on actual oppression. No country is more open, more generous, and has done more for the cause of freedom than America has.

A controversial performance during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics featured a Last Supper scene with trans people and men in drag. Are we entering a post-Judeo-Christian era, or are we reverting to a pre-Biblical pagan world? Dennis explores what this means for our culture and answers your questions about studying different languages, praying for America, and choosing a career.

Since 2019, the WEF-linked Global Alliance for Responsible Media—GARM—has worked behind the scenes to trigger a massive advertiser boycott of conservative media including Breitbart, The Daily Wire, Rumble and Elon Musk’s X by the world’s biggest brands. Editor-in-Chief of Breitbart News Alex Marlow and PragerU CEO Marissa Streit discuss how GARM dissolved just 48-hours after Elon Musk filed an anti-trust suit against the organization and what this means for free speech.

Elon Musk’s X files a major lawsuit claiming illegal advertising boycotts. Tulsi Gabbard finds herself on a domestic terrorist watchlist. An Iranian-backed attack on a U.S. base in Iraq left Americans injured. And the Japanese stock market collapse caused a major drop in the U.S. market.

Dennis weighs in on the heated debate over female boxers being forced to compete against opponents at the Olympics who were disqualified from last year’s Women’s World Boxing Championships after failing gender tests. He also answers your questions about religion, hunting for sport, Beethoven, and when conservatives must stand firm in their beliefs vs. when they should compromise to fight the left’s destructive agenda. See the rest: https://l.prageru.com/3ymMLnr Sign the petition to #SaveWomensSports: https://l.prageru.com/4dhkUEd

Many people on social media praised singer Harry Styles for "challenging traditional masculinity" by wearing a dress in his recent photoshoot for Vogue magazine. Will Witt went out to Beverly Hills to ask people if they believe it's masculine for men to wear dresses. Don't miss these responses!

If we don't believe that biological men have a significant advantage over biological women in sports, then why did women's sports ever need to be created in the first place? Let's stop fooling ourselves. Help us in the fight to #SaveWomensSports and sign our petition! ➡️ https://l.prageru.com/3WFg6RW

Flashback to our video from 2019 on the PragerU vs. YouTube lawsuit which is now more relevant than ever since a federal judge ruled that Google holds a monopoly for online search engines and text-based advertising markets.

By nearly every measure, our children’s mental health is worse than that of previous generations. Investigative journalist Abigail Shrier is the author of Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up. Abigail and PragerU CEO Marissa Streit discuss how the mental health industry has put an entire generation of young people in distress by convincing them they have unresolved emotional trauma and need therapy and medication. She explains what parents should be aware of when they send their kids to school—or even the pediatrician.

Israel has fought five wars for its survival, in 1948, 1956, 1967, 1973, and 1982. Each one of these conflicts is unique in its own way, yet there is a common theme: a relentless hatred for the existence of the world’s only Jewish state. In PragerU’s 5-Minute Video series, Israel at War, renowned historian Michael Oren shares the inspiring story of Israel’s fight to live and prosper in a hostile neighborhood.