8/19-Joseph Farah, Founder of World Net Daily

Joesph Farah will be Barry's guest tonight. Fahah is founder, editor and CEO of WND (World New Daily), and is a nationally syndicated columnist with Creators Syndicate. He is the author or co-author of 13 books, including his latest, “The Tea Party Manifesto: A Vision for an American Rebirth,” and his classic, “Taking America Back: A radical Plan to Revive Freedom, Morality and Justice,” now in its third edition and 14 printings. Farah is the former editor of the legendary Sacramento Union and other major-market daily newspapers.

8/18- Ryan Mauro

Ryan Mauro is the Founder of WorldThreats.com, National Security Advisor to the Christian Action Network, and an intelligence analyst with the Asymmetric Warfare and Intelligence Center. (http://www.awic.us/)   In 2003, he founded WorldThreats.com and became a volunteer the Reform Party of Syria, a group dedicated to bringing democracy to that country.  In 2005, he published his first book, Death to America: The Unreported Battle of Iraq, about the conflict in the Middle East. Mauro has appeared on dozens of radio and TV shows the Al Franken Show and the Right's Laura Ingraham Show. He's a frequent guest speaker at venues such as the prestigious Intelligence Summit, has broken front-page stories on Internet news Web sites, and has had articles widely published in media outlets such as Pajamas Media, FrontPage Magazine, and the peer-reviewed journal, Middle East Quarterly. Mauro holds a Bachelor's Degree in Intelligence Studies from American Military University and is seeking a Master's Degree in Political Science.

8-17 Kris Mineau, President, Massachusetts Family Institute

Barry Farber's guest tonight is Kris Mineau, President, Massachusetts Family Institute, discussing an amendment of the Massachusetts Constitution proposed by Democrats that could virtually put an end to citizen-initiated referendums in the state. 

The amendment, proposed jointly by state Rep. Byron Rushing in the House and by state Sen. Cynthia Stone Creem in the Senate, would exclude any citizen petition that deals with issues concerning a person's right to "the enjoyment of life, liberty and property, according to standing laws."

Massachusetts Family Association President Kris Mineau opposes the amendment, asserting it would have a chilling effect on the people of Massachusetts.

The amendment, proposed jointly by state Rep. Byron Rushing in the House and by state Sen. Cynthia Stone Creem in the Senate, would exclude any citizen petition that deals with issues concerning a person's right to "the enjoyment of life, liberty and property, according to standing laws."

"If the amendment passes the legislature and it goes all the way through, it would virtually eliminate the citizen's right to petition in Massachusetts," Mineau said.

"Oh yes, life, liberty or property. I can't think of a single piece of legislation that doesn't affect life, liberty or property in some way," Mineau added.

Mineau believes there's a deeper reason for the proposal. "It's absolutely the objective of the amendment's sponsors to shut out the voters. Again, this would be a disenfranchisement of the citizens. They don't believe we're sophisticated enough to make decisions that only the elite elected officials are," Mineau stated.

"That's why this November's election is so critical, both in the nation and in the commonwealth (of Massachusetts)," Mineau observed.

Although it was stated nowhere specifically, the change would appear to prevent any family issues from being brought to voters, such as a constitutional amendment that marriage is limited to one man and one woman, as dozens of states already have done.

Republican state Sen. Richard Ross, who won the special election to fill U.S. Sen. Scott Brown's statehouse seat, says he's opposed to theamendment.

"The people should have the right to have the initiative petition, and I've been a supporter of the petition process in the past," Ross said.

State Rep. Brad Hill also says he supports citizen petitions.

One of the opponents is House Minority Leader Brad Jones. The Republican state representative believes the proposal is done.

"It's a ridiculous proposal, and it's not going anywhere," Jones said.

The measure has solid support, however. Senate Bill 23 received only one dissenting vote and was reported out of the Legislature's Joint Judiciary Committee with an "ought to pass" recommendation.

The amendment states, "No proposition inconsistent with any one of the following rights of the individual, as at present declared in the declaration of rights … shall be the subject of an initiative or referendum petition."

Rushing and Creem were unavailable for comment, and the current constitutional-convention meetings have been adjourned. A clerk's office source in the state Senate said no date has been scheduled for another meeting.

But Mineau warns the issue isn't finished.

"It's not going to go away. It will be back. The ruling elite don't believe we're smart enough to decide anything for ourselves, so no, it's not dead," Mineau said.

8/16 - Herbert I. London,

Herbert I. London will be on the Barry Farber Show Monday, August 16, 2010, discussing the decline of American education.  He is President of Hudson Institute and  professor emeritus and the former John M. Olin Professor of Humanities at New York University.  And he was responsible for creating the Gallatin School of Individualized Study in 1972 and was its dean until 1992.  This school was organized to promote the study of "great books" and classic texts.   In 1989, Dr. London was one of the Republican candidates for Mayor of New York City.  In 1990 he was the Conservative Party Candidate for Governor of New York garnering more votes than any third party candidate in the state's history.  In 1994 he was the Republican Party candidate for New York State Comptroller losing in a close election.

8/13-Barry Farber Show

A master of language and a joy to hear, Barry's articles have appeared in The New York Times, Reader's Digest, and the Washington Post. Among books he has written are Making People Talk, How to Learn Any Language, How to Conceal Stupidity, and his current bestseller How to Not Make the Same Mistake Once. Like his writings, Barry's talk show brings listeners wisdom, insight, and first-hand knowledge from a cosmopolitan mind and down-home heart full of charm, sweetness, and the warmth of a deep and steady inner fire. One taste and your listeners will agree that Barry Farber is to talk radio what a fine wine is to a good meal.

8/12-Barry Farber Show

A master of language and a joy to hear, Barry's articles have appeared in The New York Times, Reader's Digest, and the Washington Post. Among books he has written are Making People Talk, How to Learn Any Language, How to Conceal Stupidity, and his current bestseller How to Not Make the Same Mistake Once. Like his writings, Barry's talk show brings listeners wisdom, insight, and first-hand knowledge from a cosmopolitan mind and down-home heart full of charm, sweetness, and the warmth of a deep and steady inner fire. One taste and your listeners will agree that Barry Farber is to talk radio what a fine wine is to a good meal.

8/11-Barry Farber Show

A master of language and a joy to hear, Barry's articles have appeared in The New York Times, Reader's Digest, and the Washington Post. Among books he has written are Making People Talk, How to Learn Any Language, How to Conceal Stupidity, and his current bestseller How to Not Make the Same Mistake Once. Like his writings, Barry's talk show brings listeners wisdom, insight, and first-hand knowledge from a cosmopolitan mind and down-home heart full of charm, sweetness, and the warmth of a deep and steady inner fire. One taste and your listeners will agree that Barry Farber is to talk radio what a fine wine is to a good meal.