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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.
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Larry Elder (Dec 28, 2001)
A student, for an assignment, looked up the word "democracy" in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th Edition. The following definition appears:
1. a: government... more
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Larry Elder (Dec 21, 2001)
NBA Denver Nuggets coach Dan Issel, after another tough loss at the buzzer, walked off the court toward the locker room. A fan, however, taunted the white coach, calling... more
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Larry Elder (Dec 13, 2001)
Because of the September 11 terrorist attacks, December 7, 2001, the 60th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, became especially significant. Many children never bothered to ask... more
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Larry Elder (Dec 06, 2001)
As we undertake the War against Terrorism, President Bush should simultaneously announce a "War against Chutzpah."
New York Rep. Nita Lowey, the Democratic Congressional... more
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Larry Elder (Nov 29, 2001)
So, here's the movie pitch:
There's an average-looking guy seeking a lifelong female companion, who adamantly adheres to one rule -- no cigarette smoking. He meets,... more
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Larry Elder (Nov 23, 2001)
University of California Regents recently voted to change their admissions criteria. Previously, the UC system (consisting of nine universities) chose half of its incoming... more
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Larry Elder (Nov 15, 2001)
Oh, those Clintons!
On September 17, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-New York) appeared on "Dateline NBC." Where, Dateline asked, was Chelsea on that fateful day?... more
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Larry Elder (Nov 09, 2001)
Hold the Red Cross accountable!
The headlines seemed unmerciful. Red Cross CEO Bernadine Healy, on the job only two years, suddenly announced her retirement. According to... more
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Larry Elder (Nov 01, 2001)
Why did 19 Islamic extremist terrorists attack America on Sept. 11, 2001? Why do so many hate America? Here's how some American children answered those questions.
Josh,... more
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Larry Elder (Oct 25, 2001)
"I don't have the knowledge to blame a government," said Bakhtiar Khan, an Afghan man in his mid-twenties. "I don't know about politics, but for our problems I blame the... more
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Larry Elder (Oct 18, 2001)
Care to revisit, post-Sept. 11, the issue of racial profiling?
"Civil rights activist" Al Sharpton, during the Harlem presidential debate between Al Gore and Bill... more
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Larry Elder (Oct 11, 2001)
They sought to issue a joint statement of condemnation of the terrorist attacks. Nineteen Christian and a dozen Muslim delegates -- members of the clergy, scholars and... more
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Larry Elder (Oct 04, 2001)
Question: When does an economic "stimulus" package, well, stimulate the economy?
In prosecuting this war against terrorism, the president and Congress now face a softening... more
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Larry Elder (Sep 21, 2001)
We "need to understand the mind of a terrorist," goes the refrain. No, we do not need to understand the mind of a terrorist so much as we need to understand the mind of an... more
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Larry Elder (Sep 13, 2001)
No more Mr. Nice Guy.
This reflects, quite properly, the sentiment of most Americans in the wake of the horrific terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center and the... more
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Larry Elder (Sep 10, 2001)
"Society pushes you back into the same pile of s--- you came out of." Chino, a "hardened gang member," offered this excuse as his rationale for joining a gang.
Gang... more
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Larry Elder (Aug 31, 2001)
"There are practically no people of color at the top," said NAACP President Kweisi Mfume. "There aren't any African-Americans who can green-light a show, hire and fire a... more
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Larry Elder (Aug 24, 2001)
Two years ago, NAACP President Kweisi Mfume called the television networks -- ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox -- "the most segregated industry in America." Mfume said, "There has to be... more
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Larry Elder (Aug 17, 2001)
President George W. Bush just approved funding for limited embryonic stem-cell research. And he recently praised the 11-year-old Americans with Disabilities Act. Bad... more
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Larry Elder (Aug 09, 2001)
"What's he really done in life?"
A Montgomery civil rights worker posed this question about Martin Luther King III -- the eldest son of legendary civil rights leader... more
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Larry Elder (Aug 03, 2001)
As Congress debates "fixing" the Ponzi scheme we call Social Security, consider a few things:
Congress established Social Security with a little-known loophole, allowing... more
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Larry Elder (Jul 22, 2001)
What is Gary Condit? Ideologically speaking, that is.
Representative Condit, D-Calif., reportedly confessed to a romantic affair with missing Federal Bureau of Prisons... more
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Larry Elder (Jul 12, 2001)
You own a busy restaurant. Agile waiters and waitresses carrying hot food and coffee deftly avoid colliding with each other as they scurry from table to table. Good... more
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Larry Elder (Jul 06, 2001)
The modern welfare state: Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, farm subsidies, and other so-called assistance programs for the needy, the downtrodden, and the sick -- funded... more
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Larry Elder (Jun 30, 2001)
Did Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill commit a "gaffe" of epic proportions? Former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert B. Reich certainly thinks so.
In an interview with Financial... more
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Larry Elder (Jun 22, 2001)
Don't say price controls. Call it price mitigation. Call it price-hike avoidance mechanisms. Anything but price controls.
In announcing a complex plan to avoid price... more
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Larry Elder (Jun 15, 2001)
That irrepressible, lovable Hustler publisher Larry Flynt has done it again.
The rabid Clinton defender offered $10 million for a nude photo of Jenna Bush, President... more
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Larry Elder (Jun 07, 2001)
Why don't they preach what they practice?
Non-conservatives dominate the mainstream media. In the media magazine Content, a poll showed that nearly 75 percent of... more
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Larry Elder (Jun 03, 2001)
Whatever happened to the presumption of innocence? California Attorney General Bill Lockyer apparently missed that lesson in law school.
As Californians face rolling... more
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Larry Elder (May 24, 2001)
"America's Greatest Problem: Not Crime, Racism or Bad Schools -- It's Illegitimacy," reads Chapter 5 from my book, "The Ten Things You Can't Say in America." Absentee,... more
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Larry Elder (May 18, 2001)
Ebony, a monthly black magazine, puts out an annual list of the "100+ Most Influential Black Americans."
First, the magazine's criteria. Influential means, "1. Does the... more
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Larry Elder (May 10, 2001)
I'm confused.
Director Spike Lee calls racism America's "No. 1 problem." So he makes a film called "Bamboozled," which argues that white network executives intentionally... more
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Larry Elder (May 03, 2001)
"Can I please have some more arsenic in my water, Mommy? More salmonella in my cheeseburger, please."
So begins a Democratic National Committee commercial attacking George... more
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Larry Elder (Apr 26, 2001)
" ... Here, the environment is not an issue -- it's an ethic. It's protecting creation." In criticizing President Bush's environmental policy, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi,... more
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Larry Elder (Apr 19, 2001)
The shooting of a 19-year-old black, unarmed man by a Cincinnati police officer brings the number to 15 -- 15 black males killed by the Cincinnati police since 1995.
The... more
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Larry Elder (Apr 12, 2001)
The reparations for slavery movement got an airing on a recent "60 Minutes." America, argue several "black leaders," owes reparations to blacks for the enslavement and forced... more
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Larry Elder (Apr 05, 2001)
An "energy crisis" in California? Say it ain't so.
In 1996, California legislators deregulated the wholesale price of electricity.
At the time, however, the... more
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Larry Elder (Mar 29, 2001)
Hollywood racist?
A Los Angeles Times front-page article -- "Diversity in Oscars Still Elusive" -- yet again sounded the alarm. Times writer Lorenza Munoz says, "Last... more
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Larry Elder (Mar 22, 2001)
Reparations for slavery? To David Horowitz, the president of the Center for the Study of Popular Culture, the movement represents the Super Bowl of all shakedowns. He took... more
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Larry Elder (Mar 13, 2001)
Media bias, anyone?
On Jan. 22, 1993, Peter Jennings of ABC News reported on Bill Clinton's first initiative as president: "President Clinton keeps his word on abortion... more
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Larry Elder (Mar 01, 2001)
Hollywood positively, unequivocally, without reservation condemns gay bashing. But Republican bashing; now that's different.
When popular radio talk-show host Dr. Laura... more
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Larry Elder (Feb 22, 2001)
The occasion: Black History Month. The setting: A hotel in the Bay area community of Emeryville. The forum: The Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, with 400 blacks in the... more
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Larry Elder (Feb 15, 2001)
Sometimes you can't tell whether you're reading the sports pages or the crime report.
Shortly before the Super Bowl, all-pro defensive player Ray Lewis stood trial for... more
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Larry Elder (Feb 08, 2001)
Why now?
Opponents began yelling immediately after President George W. Bush announced his plan to encourage federal funding of so-called faith-based programs. Bush said,... more
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Larry Elder (Feb 01, 2001)
Put up or shut up, Mr. Cheney. About same-sex marriages, that is.
Liberal Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., issued this challenge to the vice president. When asked about... more
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Larry Elder (Jan 25, 2001)
Now we know. Rev. Jesse Jackson's admission that he fathered a child out of wedlock helps to answer the big question. Why does the so-called black leadership fail to fight... more
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Larry Elder (Jan 18, 2001)
Follow the bouncing double standards.
President George Bush nominates to the Supreme Court Clarence Thomas, a black man, formerly the head of the Equal Opportunity... more
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Larry Elder (Jan 12, 2001)
It's too late, Mr. Vice President Gore, much too late.
Last week, Gore addressed the Congressional Black Caucus, a group still seething over the "stolen" election. Gore... more
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Larry Elder (Jan 04, 2001)
Someday, many of their critics will apologize. Who am I talking about?
Two economists, who happen to be black, Thomas Sowell and Walter Williams.
For over 30 years,... more