I am so sick of reading stories about how somebody enraged “the black community”, “the Hispanic community”, “the LGBT community”, or “the women’s community”. What does it mean to say “the community” of some demographic group is enraged? Does it … Continue reading
It’s a rare moment when we don’t experience an emotion. But is it based in fact, or is it just a reaction (right or wrong) to some stimulus around us? When you experience an emotion, it’s important to identify it … Continue reading
Last week on BBC’s “Hardtalk,” actress Jane Fonda was asked by show host Stephen Sackur if inside her she had a “sense of regret” for her 1972 visit to North Vietnam at the height of the Vietnam War. Fonda denied … Continue reading
Problems in relationships and business usually boil down to one thing: Bad judgment. Judgment – good or bad – is in terribly short supply nowadays. Like the overabundance of selections on TV and the Internet, we’re saturated with options and … Continue reading
Feminists coo over their victory at forcing Boy Scouts to accept girls. But aren’t they conceding that the Boy Scouts were superior to the Girl Scouts all along? We have to stop being so afraid of the insane and the … Continue reading
An Arizona restaurant was forced to close its doors indefinitely this week after a politically charged Facebook post the eatery’s owners wrote prompted mass criticism from social media users. Here’s what the post (that later went viral) said: The restaurant … Continue reading
President Trump touted his executive order on Obamacare that attempts to lower premium costs for younger Americans and others while cutting off federal subsidies to insurance companies, saying their “windfall” has ended. “Health Insurance stocks, which have gone through the … Continue reading
President Donald Trump will not re-certify to Congress Iranian compliance with the landmark nuclear deal signed in 2015 under President Barack Obama, but will keep the agreement itself in place. Bad idea. It’s a middle ground approach, typical of Republicans … Continue reading
Nancy Pelosi let the cat out of the bag recently when she said, “They’re going to say, ‘You give them bump stock, it’s going to be a slippery slope [on gun control/gun bans].’ I certainly hope so,” she told a … Continue reading
Rants & Ruminations: Brand new podcasts! Harvey Weinstein — Cut It Off! Boy Scouts of America: Grow a Pair! The Missing Leadership of the NFL Universities are Caving to the Snowflakes Join Dr. Hurd and cohost Robert Arlett, — … Continue reading
A regular reader emails that he is having difficulty coming to terms with his girlfriend’s sexual history. He says that they are very much in love, but that he obsesses over her past with other men. He asks if it’s … Continue reading
I received a kind email from a reader who enjoyed my recent column where I suggested that how you feel is determined by how you think. She asks if that concept doesn’t open the door to rationalization and fooling yourself. … Continue reading