A long-time reader of The Daily Dose of Reason at DrHurd.com wrote me the following, and gave me consent to post it: I wanted to comment on your recent post “Food Stamp Withdrawal”. You are 100% right. I had … Continue reading
A Delaware Coast Press reader writes that he and his wife recently retired to a beautiful home by the beach. But in spite of that, he is not happy. It doesn’t have to do with anything specific; things are fine … Continue reading
Is “elitism” automatically and always a bad thing? No. Think about it. Albert Einsten belonged to an elite group of intellects. Olympic gold medalists belong to an elite group of athletes. Thomas Jefferson belonged to an elite group of political … Continue reading
I see many examples of spouses and partners who endure consistent and systematic meanness from their significant others. This pattern is more prevalent than you might think, and the clinical term for it is emotional abuse. There are a number … Continue reading
Another day of sadness for people who love totalitarian religious dictatorships, chants of “Death to America”, billion dollar giveaways to nuke-building savages and deposed American ruler IslamoMarxist Barack Obama. But it’s a joyful day for Israel. Never Trumpers who claim … Continue reading
I am sick of people with no military experience expressing outrage over real or alleged torture tactics, like waterboarding, against open killers who seek to obliterate freedom, liberty and individual rights. Because that’s what we’re talking about here: Killers. Enemy … Continue reading
According to a Washington Post/Brookings Institution poll, when asked if the First Amendment protects “hate speech”, 44 percent say “no”, 39 percent say “yes” and 16 percent say they don’t know. Democrats say hate speech is not protected by 41 … Continue reading
Here’s a simple idea to help lower healthcare costs: Publish prices. A bipartisan group of state lawmakers in Colorado is pushing a bill to do precisely that. The Comprehensive Health Care Billing Transparency Act would allow Coloradans to see the … Continue reading
More than 2.2 million people have discontinued their participation in food stamps during President Trump’s first full year in office, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) data on food stamp enrollment. The latest USDA data shows that … Continue reading
Morally, who’s worse? The Democrats, who are actively on the side of evil Iranian mullahs? Or people like John Kasich, who fervently opposed the Iran deal in 2015 and now suddenly support it, merely because Trump has dropped it? My … Continue reading
Will Rogers said: “Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like.” And it’s true. In my experience, much of this spending, buying and impressing comes from one thing: … Continue reading
President Donald Trump announced his decision to withdraw from the Iran deal on Tuesday, keeping his campaign promise to end the agreement reached by former President Barack Obama. Another campaign promise kept. “America will not be held hostage to nuclear … Continue reading