I know that some people think Glenn Beck is just flat-out wacko. But I have actually listened to what he says (not relied on the media to "tell me" what he says), and while I don't agree with him 100%, I have to admit that he makes a lot of sense in many areas. Yes, in some ways he's shrill and overly dramatic and an alarmist... yet on certain topics he makes just as much sense, if not more, than the other talking heads out there. And that's coming from a guy (me!) who listens to and reads stuff from all sides of the spectrum, not just the stuff that reinforces what I already think.
I'm not a big reader, aside from the daily papers. But two of the more interesting books out recently (not the "classics" like "Tale of Two Cities" or something like that) are Killing Lincoln and Killing Kennedy, both by Bill O'Reilly (with research by Martin Dugard).
And speaking of books, a fellow forum member just sent me a copy of Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal by Ayn Rand. I'll have to make the time to read it... I know about Ayn Rand and what she believed in, but have never read any of her work. That has to change.