From time to time I am asked to address or write about hypocrisy. Recently a DrHurd.com reader asked if hypocrisy is the chasm between our professed ideals and our actions. He went on to suggest that a person without hypocrisy … Continue reading
Look at his own words, and judge for yourself. A free people [claim] their rights, as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate. When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty. Tyranny is … Continue reading
This past week, the U.S. Supreme Court released its decision in the highly-publicized case of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby. The Court sided with Hobby Lobby (a family-owned business and employer) in a narrow 5-4 ruling, which declared family-owned corporations are … Continue reading
One of the most positive characteristics of good mental health is a sense of humor. Even as early as the 13th century, physicians and philosophers described the health benefits of laughter. Clinical psychologist Rod A. Martin, Ph.D., of the University … Continue reading
Senator Rand Paul has preached the political peril of being too close to financiers as he gears up for a likely 2016 presidential bid. “We cannot be the party of fat cats, rich people, and Wall Street,” the Kentucky Republican … Continue reading
Letters like these make my day: “Dear Dr. Hurd: I was always taught in school and in church to be selfless when it comes to others’ needs and what they are thinking. But as I enter my mid-70s, I have … Continue reading
In 2013, Bill Maher famously said, “In 1968, it was 51 to 1, people on disability to people who worked. In 2001, not that long ago, it was 23 to 1. Now it’s 13 to 1. 13 to 1, who … Continue reading
Cognitive psychology has shown that the mind best understands facts when they are woven into a conceptual fabric, such as a narrative, mental map, or intuitive theory. Disconnected facts in the mind are like unlinked pages on the Web: They … Continue reading
The Pentagon, even though it’s shrinking the military, is facing a personnel crisis. In short, most of the young people are too obese, have too many tattoos, and are hooked on prescribed drugs, such as medication for “attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.” … Continue reading
“There awwta be a law requiring … businesses to provide family leave with pay.” That’s the latest proposal to hamper the private economy and individual / private property rights in favor of a political leader’s need for applause and to … Continue reading
Dr. Hurd – You have a great way of pointing out the errors in an argument that make them self implode. We live in crazy times. It seems as though many people understand what is important and what is not, … Continue reading
The “Making Caring Common” project at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education surveyed 10,000 middle and high school students about what was more important to them, “achieving at a high level, happiness, or caring for others.” Almost 80 percent of students … Continue reading