The Michael Medved Show, 12pm-3pm on KTTH

The title of U.S. citizen: A distinction that matters

A federal judge in New York threw bureaucratic plans into turmoil when he blocked the Trump administration's decision to add a simple and appropriate question to the census for 2020.

8 years ago

Surprising facts about American immigrants

In December, 2018, the non-partisan Pew Research Service finished a major study of foreign-born Americans that provides useful background for today's immigration debates.

8 years ago

To hold power, GOP must win state-by-state battles

To retain power in the Senate and Electoral College, the GOP needs a more positive, pragmatic problem-solving approach to broaden the party's base.

8 years ago

Hollywood thanks Satan for shoddy work

Christian Bale won a recent Golden Globe award for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical for playing Dick Cheney in "Vice," and on claiming his prize he said, "Thank you, Satan for giving me inspiration for playing this role."

8 years ago

Impeachment dreams, national nightmares

Democratic impeachment dreams will inevitably collide with a Constitution that makes removal of a president all but impossible.

8 years ago

Medved: ‘The Upside’ is Kevin Hart’s best dramatic performance

Michael Medved says "The Upside" features Kevin Hart's best dramatic performance, and is a highly watchable film about two very different characters.

8 years ago

Coen brothers’ ‘Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ evokes great John Ford films

The Coen brothers 'Ballard of Buster Scruggs' is very funny and dark, and evokes the spirit of classic John Ford films.

8 years ago

‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ doesn’t live up to all the enormous acclaim

'If Beale Street Could Talk' has strong performances and is artistic, but does not live up to the hype.

8 years ago

‘Vice’ is a waste of talent and makes no attempt to understand Cheney

"Vice" misuses some of the finest actors in the business, and simply portrays everyone in the film as monsters without any attempt to understand them

8 years ago

‘Fake history’ worse than ‘fake news’ on immigration

The problem for immigrants today isn't their "low quality"; it's the efforts by multi-culturalists on the left and restrictionists on the right to block their healthy progress.

8 years ago

‘It’s a Wonderful Trump’ spoof raises a serious question

Sure, President Trump could do more to bring the country together. But you can't explain our present polarization as the work of a single individual.

8 years ago

‘Green Book’ is ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ in reverse, and an acting triumph

Michael Medved believes "Green Book" may land a second Oscar for Mahershala Ali, as it looks at Dr. Don Shirley as he tours the South in the sixties.

8 years ago

The New York Times slimes Hanukkah

The New York Times recently challenged its Jewish readers by featuring a provocative, but deeply misguided column titled, “The Hypocrisy of Hanukkah.”

8 years ago

Caravans and shutdowns are both unpopular

Both President Trump and Democrats and Congress are making a mistake when it comes to the threat of a shutdown -- it's time for everyone to sit down and compromise.

8 years ago

‘Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle’ is beautiful but deeply disappointing

As a technical achievement, 'Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle' is impressive, and yet it's uncertain who this disturbing movie is made for.

8 years ago

An occasion that was powerfully, unashamedly Christian

The National Cathedral funeral service for the late President George Herbert Walker Bush was as noble and remarkable as the good man it honored.

8 years ago

Turning critics into admirers

A graceful gesture from the late George H.W. Bush highlighted his ability to turn his harshest critics into admirers.

8 years ago

Voters prefer divided government

Voters want the chief executive to work with the other side, and not lurch off in scary, abrupt, starkly partisan new directions.

8 years ago

Overcoming false charges of racism

In the last Senate contest of this election cycle, Democrats tried -- but failed -- to destroy an incumbent Republican with unfair charges of racism.

8 years ago

Medved: ‘Creed II’ is a Rocky sequel that delivers

You can jump into Creed II without watching the first film. It's hard to imagine anybody being disappointed in this sequel. It certainly delivers.

8 years ago

Medved: ‘The Front Runner’ is one of the best political films ever

"The Front Runner" has no heroes or villains, and is the precise antidote to today's partisanship. It tells the story of Gary Hart, a senator from Colorado who always had rumors swirling around him while running for office.

8 years ago

The demographic division that matters most

The demographic division that counts most in presidential elections has nothing to do with race, gender or income: it involves state boundaries that determine votes in the Electoral College.

8 years ago

Hurting the press, the president and the country

Jim Acosta, the aggressively arrogant reporter for CNN, posed a recent question illustrating the biggest problem with the press.

8 years ago

Placing race and gender over ideals and achievements

In the midterm elections, Democrats won control of the House of Representatives while focusing more on the ethnicity or gender of the new legislators than on their ideas or agendas.