In the years leading up to World War II, any history book will tell you that the mainstream, and the most enlightened, of the population held that Hitler was not any kind of worldwide threat. He merely wanted to protect … Continue reading
It’s a rare day when a client doesn’t ask me about bringing up kids to be responsible about money matters. I’m in the interesting position of having talked to hundreds of people about their childhoods while simultaneously observing how they … Continue reading
Losers are not people who lose. You can be right, principled, full of integrity — and still lose, in some context. A loser is someone who knows what he thinks, means, believes or wants — and waffles, or caves, under … Continue reading
Regular readers of this column know that I have written over and over that love is not sacrifice. When you love someone, you want them to be happy. When someone loves you, you want them to do something for you … Continue reading
The housing depression/slump is over, right? Obama solved it. Before Obama, we had an unfettered free market for housing. This led banks and lenders to become crazy and greedy, which is man’s natural state absent government intervention. Thanks to Obama, … Continue reading
Dr. Hurd is one of the most well written and philosophically correct commentators making content currently.
Patricia Arquette was awarded her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Boyhood. “To every woman who gave birth, to every taxpayer of this nation. It’s our time to have wage equality once and for all … Continue reading
Dear Dr. Hurd, I have enjoyed all of your essays. I have adopted the following view: There are only entities, actions and attributes. For instance, there is no entity government. There are only individual sovereigns exercising their natural powers. (for … Continue reading
It’s easy to blame everything on bad politicians. However, as the late comedian George Carlin used to point out, voters are the ones who put them in there; and keep putting them in there. Politicians will do what they do … Continue reading
“Some of the biggest challenges in relationships come from the fact that most people enter a relationship in order to get something: they’re trying to find someone who’s going to make them feel good. In reality, the only way a … Continue reading
Red is the color of Communism or — the term I prefer — collectivism. With talk generated by the popular television series “Orange is the New Black” about prison reform, the one question never asked is: Why are more than … Continue reading
People often say to me, “Why am I feeling down? Why do I feel sorry for myself?” It’s a perfectly reasonable observation, but it doesn’t get to the heart of why some people cope better than others. The key to … Continue reading