There are others in the business, whom I learn absolutley nothing from and with no original thoughts at all. I'm glad they're there, I think, but rarely listen to them. Rush is a must.
On the state of the human condition, I like Walter M Sterling.
http://waltersterlingshow.com/services/listen-walter-m-sterling-show/
Love it....
Started listening to him way back in 1997, during the Clinton Crime Regime.
Seems a lifetime ago already.