My podcast co-host Robert Arlett debates Tom Carper for Delaware’s U.S. Senate seat. Watched the whole debate just now. Great job, Robert Arlett! My notes on the debate: Hilarious to hear Democrat Carper talk about the Constitution — the least … Continue reading
Here’s the thing about the Elizabeth Warren 1/1024th Indian scandal. It’s not that she lied. Of course she lied. Politicians lie. Democratic politicians lie most of all. Why? Because their method of economic organization — socialism — is based on … Continue reading
People often ask me, “What does a psychotherapist do? What happens in psychotherapy? The short answer is that a skilled therapist can help people identify what bothers them about other people in their lives, and then help them figure out … Continue reading
Wait a minute. I thought high taxes, wealth redistribution, nationalized health care and open borders for Muslims were all supposed to be GOOD for gays and lesbians. Then how do you explain this? Despite the recent decision giving gay couples … Continue reading
People occasionally confide to me that they don’t believe in psychotherapy. When I ask them to clarify, it often boils down to the idea that therapy requires “uncritical belief.” Sadly, that’s true of many things nowadays, but it’s certainly not … Continue reading
President Donald Trump sat down for an interview with Lesley Stahl for CBS’s “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday. The interview got heated when Stahl pressed the president about immigration and children being separated from their parents at the border. Trump … Continue reading
“As always, Dr. Hurd, you are magnificent in explaining what I think and feel, but not able to express it as great as you do.”
When Hillary Clinton says its time to be uncivil with opponents, and when Eric Holder says you’ve got to literally “kick” them, then it’s a concession on their part. Their concession is that it’s no longer a battle of ideas; … Continue reading
You hear these kinds of things all the time: “20 percent of the population holds 80 percent of the wealth.” Or: “The richest 1 percent now owns more of the nation’s wealth than at any time ever.” The assumption here … Continue reading
The uproar in the media and throughout the culture over Kanye West’s meeting with President Trump has nothing whatsoever to do with the content of the meeting. Kanye West is a rap music performer. He’s not an intellectual. The overwhelmingly … Continue reading
Ayn Rand had another name for what today we call “The Swamp”. That label was (and is): the mixed economy. From Rand: We are not a capitalist system any longer: we are a mixed economy, i.e., a mixture of capitalism … Continue reading
First of all, I’m not picking on millennials. I single them out precisely because their errors are more likely to be honest, and their evasions far less entrenched. And it’s a harsh fact: Large numbers of America’s up and coming … Continue reading