RTIR Magazine

View Article  Obama’s New Faith-Based Intiative—Can Church Groups Do a Better Job of Solving America’s Problems Than the Government?

Barack Obama surprised Democrats and Republicans alike when he announced his support for expanding President Bush’s “Faith-Based Initiative.” This policy ...   more »

View Article  From How Much They Flip-Flop to How Healthy They Will be; How the Science of Astrology Can Help Us Judge the Candidacies of Barack Obama and John McCain

Most of us think of astrology as a diversion — something we might read in the newspaper to amuse ourselves ...   more »

View Article  And the Spin Goes On…What Will It Take for Presidential Candidates to Tell the Truth?

The 2008 presidential election ought to be defined by a slew of important issues. However, instead of addressing them, it ...   more »

View Article  A Treasonous Supreme Court? The Court’s Future: What’s at Stake in Election 2008

As Americans get ready to go to the polls for this historic election, voters want effective leadership. One of the ...   more »

View Article  Can Obama Save America’s Economy? This Expert Says Bottom-up Prosperity is the New Economic Solution

As one of the first to predict the recent housing crash, former Wall Street executive John Talbott can spot economic ...   more »

View Article  Jewish Pride, Christian Arrogance, and Muslim Exclusivity Are Destroying Our Societies; Religious Myths that Condone Murder and Torture

The 6th Commandment of the Bible states, “Thou Shalt Not Kill.” But as world-renowned religious scholar Carl Schowengerdt points out, ...   more »

View Article  Islamaphobia: Who’s Trying to Paint Obama as a Muslim and Why?

Your listeners have heard some people argue that Barack Obama is a Muslim who put his hand on the Koran ...   more »

View Article  Is McCain Snarky … Obama Wonky? This Guest Analyzes the Presidential Candidates’ Persuasion Styles

What can we do to see past the presidential candidates’ sound bites to explore the issues that lay hiding there? ...   more »

View Article  Is ‘Redneck’ Really Offensive?; Opinionated Southerner Gets Your Audience Talking
Former Navy commander and college professor Hawk MacKinney is a dream guest: Glib, opinionated and with a molasses-like southern charm, ...   more »
View Article  Former Marine, Halliburton Employee in Iraq and Humorist; Interview Political Impersonator Mike Westhead
Politics and humor are not odd bedfellows. Hear political one-liners and dead-on impersonations of “The Rock” Obama, George Bush and ...   more »
View Article  Could the 2008 Election Be Rigged?; Hacking into Voting Machines is so Easy, “Even a Chimp Can Do It!”
This November, millions of Americans will be casting votes in the most pivotal election in decades. Election experts Abbe Waldman ...   more »
View Article  Castro, Cuba, and Capitalism; How the Next American President Can Turn Our Communist Neighbor Into a Free Market Paradise
The United States’ embargo against Americans doing business in Cuba is nearly 50 years old. In a fast changing world, ...   more »
View Article  The Olympics Are Focusing Our Attention on China and Tibet; How One Activist is Working with Dave Matthews, John Mayer and Others to Support Tibet & the Dalai Lama.
With the Beijing Olympics just around the corner, the world is focused on the Chinese occupation of Tibet and the ...   more »
View Article  This Millionaire Says People Who Don't Pay Taxes Shouldn't be Allowed to Vote!
Al Parinello makes no apologies for being wealthy. In fact, he says that the rich are the most-hated, most-discriminated-against minority ...   more »
View Article  How Much Do Listeners Know about the U.S. Constitution?; Quiz Them for ‘Constitution Day’... Sept. 17
The U.S. Constitution embodies Western Civilization’s concept of “equality” — Do other civilizations? What’s the difference between “Concentrated Power” and ...   more »
View Article  Is ‘Redneck’ Really Offensive?; Opinionated Southerner Gets Your Audience Talking
Former Navy commander and college professor Hawk MacKinney is a dream guest: Glib, opinionated and with a molasses-like southern charm, ...   more »
View Article  The Democratic National Convention is Aug 25—28; This Political Expert Takes You Behind the Scenes on the Convention Floor in Denver
All eyes are on Denver this month for the culmination of the most exciting Democratic primary campaign in decades.

For ...   more »
View Article  As Seen On FOX News, ABC and NBC; Are You in Good Hands?; Interview the ‘Super Lawyer’ Who Takes on Big Insurance Companies and Wins!

Attorney Frank N. Darras wants to make sure your listeners are properly protected when it comes to life, disability and ...   more »

View Article  Who Has the Highest Emotional Intelligence: McCain or Obama?

The term “emotional intelligence” first emerged in the ‘90s. Since then, numerous studies have shown that a high EQ — ...   more »

View Article  Election 2008: Selecting a President in Times of Crisis

As the U.S. struggles with terrorism, a costly war, a health care crisis, an aging infrastructure, high gasoline prices and ...   more »

View Article  Timely Show for a Presidential Election Year; Can Our Nation Survive Another Bad Commander-in-Chief?

This year’s presidential primaries have certainly been exciting, as diverse new players — a minority candidate, a female front-runner and ...   more »

View Article  How and Why a Secret Foreign Policy Initiative Drives the High Gas Prices

In many parts of the country, a gallon of gas now costs more than a gallon of milk. And the ...   more »

View Article  This Researcher Exposes the Junk Science and Fraud of the Global Warming Myth

Could global warming be a hoax perpetuated by people who use fear and intimidation to push their own political agenda? ...   more »

View Article  This Researcher Exposes the Junk Science and Fraud of the Global Warming Myth

Could global warming be a hoax perpetuated by people who use fear and intimidation to push their own political agenda? ...   more »

View Article  Art Not Guns: It’s No Fairy Tale; How Art Is Bringing Peace from Cambodia’s Killing Fields to Post-Apartheid South Africa

Artists taking on Apartheid, criminal gangs and dictators? This sounds implausible, but it’s true! And, when the forces of creativity ...   more »

View Article  $4 Gas Has America Over a Barrel; How Drug Pusher-Like Tactics Got Us There and What to Do About It

Skyrocketing gasoline prices are on the minds of all of your listeners, many of whom are staying close to home ...   more »

View Article  YOUR AUDIENCE CAN BE A PART OF TRACKING THE STARK REALITIES OF A DANGEROUS WORLD

The terrorist strategy is cunning and far-reaching, with the lives of millions of people at stake. Your audience will love...   more »

View Article  You Can Do Well Financially No Matter Who's Elected in November

Let this ex-garbage man teach your audience how to do well in any economy.  No matter who they are or ...   more »

View Article  Former Marine, Halliburton Employee in Iraq and Humorist; Interview Political Impersonator Mike Westhead

Politics and humor are not odd bedfellows. Hear political one-liners and dead-on impersonations of “The Rock” Obama, George Bush and ...   more »

View Article  Could the 2008 Election Be Rigged? Hacking into Voting Machines is so Easy, “Even a Chimp Can Do It!”

This November, millions of Americans will be casting votes in the most pivotal election in decades. Election experts Abbe Waldman ...   more »

View Article  It’s a BIG Year for Mind Control; Dirty Tricks Politicians Use to Steal Your Vote

Think you’ll cast your vote in November based on careful review of the issues? Think again! Chances are, you’ve already ...   more »

View Article  What Role Will Hugo Chavez Play in the November Election?

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has already injected himself into the American political process. In the months leading up to the ...   more »

View Article  What Role Will Hugo Chavez Play in the November Election?

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has already injected himself into the American political process. In the months leading up to the ...   more »

View Article  A World Without Bosses? One Leading Activist Says That’s a Good Thing

What’s your idea of utopia? A self-managed society? Not working for a boss? It’s here now. And thanks to a ...   more »

View Article  Political Apathy Is Dangerous; Why the Greatest Threat to America is NOT bin Laden but Joe Six-Pack

One good thing to come out of this extended political campaign is that more people are voting. According to professor ...   more »

View Article  This Expert Says None of the Presidential Candidates Understands China—and That Could be a Big Problem

The next president of the United States is going to have to get up to speed quickly on a lot ...   more »

View Article  Hidden Clues in America's Symbols; What Do They REALLY Mean?

Take your listeners way beyond the "National Treasure" movies and find out what the REAL secrets are in The Untied ...   more »

View Article  Its History Is Turbulent but Its Future Looks Bright; Envisioning China’s Future by Understanding Its Past

China, once a pariah, is today an economic powerhouse whose global influence increases with each passing year. Understanding China’s transition ...   more »

View Article  Obama, Clinton, McCain...For What Physical Ailments Are the Presidential Candidates at Risk?

If you’re following the U.S. presidential campaign, you might not be paying much attention to how the various candidates stand, ...   more »

View Article  D-Day… Flag Day… Independence Day Historian Quizzes Listeners about Summer’s Most Patriotic Events

• Why do we celebrate June 14 as Flag Day?

• When, and by whom, was that holiday declared?

• What was similar ...   more »

View Article  Why Businessmen and Women, and Not Diplomats and Soldiers, Spread Freedom

It’s long been argued by George W. Bush that the overthrow of Saddam Hussein and the presence of U.S. troops ...   more »

View Article  Why a Woman or a Black Man Will Not Be Elected President

Our current presidential election is filled with the excitement and anticipation of a woman or black man possibly being sworn ...   more »

View Article  This Attorney and Former Urban Planner Reveals How the Government Has Made Racism Worse

This Attorney and Former
Even though we would like to believe otherwise, racial tension in America still exists some 40 ...   more »

View Article  Why Obama, Clinton and McCain Can’t Stop the Fighting in Iraq

Everyone wants to know how the candidates plan to stop the bloodshed, but what if peace was impossible for any ...   more »

View Article  Expert Reveals Why Boycotting the Olympics Would be Stupid!

Many people—including presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, the Dalai Lama and Richard Gere— are calling for a U.S. ban on the ...   more »

View Article  From Sand Dunes to Indoor Ski Slopes; How American Gas Dollars Built Dubai’s Desert Disneyland

For most people Dubai conjures up images of grandeur and wealth. After all, the Arab city is home to the ...   more »

View Article  Hot Button Issues Have Created a Global Quagmire; How a Democratic World Government Could End War and Stop Climate Change

What humanity needs now is a directly-elected world government, and that can be achieved in a decade if a credible ...   more »

View Article  Are We Headed for a One World Government? This Guest Says Yes but It Can be Stopped!

Leah LaChapelle believes the world is controlled by only a few people who want to govern the entire population. The ...   more »

View Article  Former Commando of the Israeli Defense Force Reveals; The Deadly Mistakes America is Making in the War on Terror

The U.S. has invested millions into high-tech equipment in the fight against terrorism, but is ill-equipped to prevent a fanatic ...   more »

View Article  Could the Olympics Bring About Human Rights Change in China?
The Olympic torch is illuminating China’s human rights abuses and leading many around the world to speak out. Historically, the ...   more »
View Article  Power, Money, Weakness and Sex: Why Politicians and Other Leaders Let Us Down
From Capitol Hill to corporate boardrooms to churches, every day we wake up to another headline about the downfall of ...   more »
View Article  Does Princess Di Still Speak to the World? Find Out What Diana Wants the World to Know from the Medium Who Continues to Hear from Her
Eleven years after Princess Diana’s fatal car crash her fans are still searching for the answers.

Experienced medium, Marcia McMahon...   more »
View Article  Was Willie Nelson Right? Will They Cancel the Election? Get the Inside Scoop NOW!

Interview a guest so controversial (and funny) she’ll be an immediate hit with your audience. Volga X (a pseudonym) is ...   more »

View Article  Modern Islam is Akin to Nazism; Which Presidential Candidate Will Keep the U.S. Safe from It?
According to author Michael Cappi, Islam has had one goal since its founding in the 7th century: the subjugation ...   more »
View Article  Cuba After Castro — What’s Next in our Caribbean Backyard?
The nearly 50-year-old U.S. embargo on Americans trading with Cuba has stood witness to the dissolution of the Soviet Union, ...   more »
View Article  2008 Elections: The Hottest Presidential Contest Ever; Why This Millionaire is Encouraging Democrats NOT to Vote

With thousands of new voters registering, and hundreds of thousands more turning up to vote in presidential primaries and caucuses ...   more »

View Article  Can the U.S. Economy Pull Out of a Recession Nosedive? Ask the Man Who Predicted the Real Estate and Credit Meltdown

Talk of the economy and concerns over the recently recognized U.S. recession have become the focus of the 2008 presidential ...   more »

View Article  The Next Terrorist Attack May STOP the November Elections!
Another 9/11 event is on the horizon... a nuclear suitcase bomb that may strike before the presidential election— allowing Bush ...   more »
View Article  Are Members of the Military Exposing Government Secrets?
Trevor Paglen, an expert on clandestine military bases, has collected over 60 patches worn by contractors and military personnel ...   more »
View Article  Politics in Your Morning Cereal? Have a Handful of Corporations Hijacked What You Eat?
Every morning millions of people start of their day with a bowl of cereal, but now they are paying more ...   more »
View Article  Obama, Hillary and McCain Promise it…Washington Insider Reveals Why Change May Be Harder Than We Think
Change, change, change; it’s the presidential candidates’ mantra. But do any of them really have what it takes to change ...   more »
View Article  Are We in a Recession? Will the Dollar Come Back? Wall Street ‘Nostradamus’ Answers Your Listeners’ Economic Questions
In this age of uncertainty, everyone wants to know whether it’s going to be a bull or bear market, which ...   more »
View Article  How the Chinese Could Bankrupt America!
Could the “repo man” come knocking on the door of the good old U.S.A.?

Ken Mease will explain why the ...   more »
View Article  A New Take on Politics for the 2008 Elections; Abortion, Death Penalty, Euthanasia, and War; On Issues of Violence and Killing, Both Parties are Right and Wrong
Movements against war and against abortion have mobilized millions of people for decades. Yet, no matter how you vote, you’re ...   more »
View Article  The American Immigrant Story Seldom Told: From Growing Up in a Refugee Camp to Finding Hope in the U.S.
Politicians and TV pundits talk endlessly about how we should change America’s immigration policy. But the voices of immigrants are ...   more »
View Article  Gun Control... Environmentalism... Families... Pop Culture; What The Simpsons Can Teach Us about America
America’s silliest show is also probably the most telling of our cultural heritage. The Simpsons regularly takes jabs at education, ...   more »
View Article  Already in Their Pocket This Candidate for Congress Says Obama, Clinton and McCain Belong to Special Interests
Both major parties are in bed with special interests, and the love affair between politicians and lobbyists has placed America ...   more »
View Article  It’s the Economy Stupid! Who Will Be Better for the Economy: A Republican or Democrat President?
Once again the economy is the battle cry for both Republican and Democrat candidates for president. The see-sawing stock market, ...   more »
View Article  From Collapsed House Prices to Busted Banks and Massive Layoffs; What the Coming Global Recession Could Mean to YOU
Is this the future?:

• You won’t be able to move, because the worth of your house plummeted.

• Countless companies in ...   more »
View Article  The Selling of the President 2008; Marketing Expert Reveals How Candidates Pitch for Your Vote

Is choosing a presidential candidate akin to buying a bar of soap or an automobile? Marketing expert Mark Stevens will ...   more »

View Article  Save Time, Save $$$ Last-Minute Tax Tips from Tax Icon John Hewitt and His Liberty Tax Team
The countdown is on to one of life’s ultimate deadlines — Tax Day.

Do your listeners know:

• The most common ...   more »
View Article  Immigration is a Hot Topic: The Secret Reason Why the Government Wont Secure Our Borders
What would happen if the government actually secured our borders from illegal immigration? As investment expert Jason Hartman will explain, ...   more »
View Article  What the Government Won’t Tell Us about the War on Terror
Former FBI agents Kathleen Puckett and Terry Turchie have witnessed the war on terror from the inside, and they don’t ...   more »
View Article  Lock ‘em Up and Throw Away the Key:How Businesses, HMOs, Politicians, Bankers and Others Profit by Mass Incarceration
Prisons are springing up around the country like crabgrass because the inmate population has grown from 300,000 to 2.3 million ...   more »
View Article  Gas, Food, Rent, and Clothing; How to Make Your Expenses Tax-Deductible!
It’s that time of year again, when we make out our checks to the Internal Revenue Service for the privilege ...   more »
View Article  Is There Hope for Democracy in Burma? The World’s Most Beloved Democratic Leader Inspires Her Country While Under House Arrest
In this U.S. election year, it’s unthinkable that the winner of a presidential election would be sentenced to house arrest ...   more »
View Article  Nonpartisan ‘Integrity Analyst’ Weighs In On Presidential Politics: Who Has the Right Stuff?
This year, more Americans say they are evaluating presidential candidates based on character. But what exactly is character, and its ...   more »
View Article  Is The U.S. One Nation Under God? Should Politics and Religion Mix? Does a Candidate’s Faith Matter?
The Founding Fathers very carefully wrote the term separation of Church and State into our Constitution. Yet:

• Romney’s Mormonism, Huckabee’s ...   more »
View Article  Ruthless Dictators and Phony Elections: How Democracy Became a Cover for Human Rights Violations around the Globe
Democracy has recently become a hallmark of legitimacy for human rights violators and ruthless tyrants. Dictators like Pervez Musharraf and ...   more »
View Article  There’s a Tax Form for Everything! How Hitting the Jackpot Affects Your Tax Returns
Whether you gamble for the fun or the thrill of it, the IRS is watching. Hitting the lottery or a ...   more »
View Article  Why the U.S. Should Boycott the Summer Olympics in Beijing
It has been almost 30 years since the U.S. decided to boycott the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics. With the Cold ...   more »
View Article  Reverend and Documentary Filmmaker Exposes; The Real Reason American Churches are Losing Their Flocks
Rev. Steven Martin is a religious leader and filmmaker who creates films on topics ranging from religion in Nazi Germany ...   more »
View Article  It’s Not Just Something the Democrats Offer; How to Bring the Power of Hope to Your Life
If you had to pick the two words that have dominated the Democratic presidential primary so far, the hands-down winners ...   more »
View Article  Spring Training is in Full Swing; How the Government Got Many Ballplayers Hooked on Performance-Enhancing Drugs
Historically, many African American men have been deprived of the educational and economic opportunities afforded to their non-minority counterparts. So ...   more »
View Article  Former FBI Agents Reveal How to Defeat Terrorists without Threatening Civil Liberties
The civil liberties the Constitution guarantees are a cornerstone of the United States. They protect us from random government searches, ...   more »
View Article  Mother Mary Reveals Why America Can’t Afford to Let It Be: She Sold Her House to Bring Back the Constitution
Many people complain about the state America is in today but that’s about all they do. Mary T. Ficalora — ...   more »
View Article  We Know Genocide is Occurring There; What You Can Do to Help End the Human Suffering in Darfur
The genocide in Darfur, Sudan, is at a critical juncture today. After years of unsuccessful diplomatic efforts to end it, ...   more »
View Article  Was Dick Cheney Involved with an Escort Service? Scandals and Sexcapades of the Washington Powerbrokers
From out of the long and storied tradition of the muckraker comes Wayne Madsen. Like all the great investigative ...   more »
View Article  Cross-Cultural Insights Into the World’s Next Super Power; Why China is NOT Headed for Democracy

As China threatens to dominate the world marketplace, Westerners prepare for what seems will be China’s inevitable transition to democratic ...   more »

View Article  The All-Time Biggest Lies Ever Told in a Presidential Race; Can We Trust Presidential Candidates to Tell Voters the Truth?
Now that the primary season is winding down, political
campaigning has reached a fever pitch.

Between all the mudslinging, attack ...   more »
View Article  BLACK MONDAYS Worst Decisions of the Supreme Court

Foreword by Justice Thurgood Marshall

Leading constitutional-law scholar Joel D. Joseph presents the worst Supreme Court decisions in the Third ...   more »

View Article  From Collapsed House Prices to Busted Banks and Massive Layoffs What the Coming Global Recession Could Mean to YOU
Is this the future?:

• You won’t be able to move, because the worth of your
house plummeted.

• Countless companies in ...   more »
View Article  The Nature of Desire in the Bush Years
What is it with the Right Wing’s push-me-pull-you obsession with sex? Stripper-turned-author Stephen Elliot says that despite the government’s use ...   more »
View Article  Our Present Tax Systems are Welfare for the Rich
Benjamin Franklin wisely observed, “In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.” Tax attorney Mitchell Roth, The ...   more »
View Article  What Will Happen When U.S. Troops Leave Iraq?
Sometime after the next presidential election it is likely that the U.S. will withdraw its troops from Iraq after
having ...   more »
View Article  6 Reasons Faith Fails
As a syndicated columnist, author and scholar of theology and philosophy, Bruce A. Smith has an uncanny ability to speak ...   more »
View Article  Clinton? Obama? Huckabee? Giuliani? Numerologist Predicts Who Will Win the Democratic and Republican Nominations
They’re off and running! With primaries and caucuses being held left and right (more than 20 of them on Feb. ...   more »
View Article  Presidents’ Day is Feb. 18; What Made Ronald Reagan the Greatest Leader
In a USA Today/Gallup poll taken a year ago, 64 percent of respondents ranked Ronald Wilson Reagan either outstanding or ...   more »
View Article  Iran and the U.S. Are On a Collision Course; Why We Urgently Need to Understand Iran
The Bush administration seems unwavering in its desire to bomb Iran. Shouldn’t we try to learn about this country instead ...   more »
View Article  Americans Are Fed Up with the War and Economy; Why We’ll Soon See a Return to ‘60s-Style Activism
As she travels across the country, Louise Dunlap, Ph.D., has detected a groundswell of discontent from people who want ...   more »