In the elder days of artBuilders wrought with greatest careEach minute and unseen part,For the Gods are everywhere–Longfellow In other words: Practice excellence–because what you make or do is what it is, regardless of how you spin it, to yourself … Continue reading
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Human Nature?
(The following are the comments of DrHurd.com reader Robert J. Seyko, of Laurel, MD, on the recent death of Michael Jackson): Ayn Rand (or Nathaniel Branden, or Michael Hurd) would have a field day in the life and death of … Continue reading
Will “Cap and Trade” Make America a Ghost Town?
Congress and the President are working hard to reduce the output of industrial civilization. This, at a time when the economy has stopped growing, and is actually declining. Incredibly, they are doing so in the name of “economic growth.” They … Continue reading
Teaching, Thinking and Doing
You may have heard the cynical phrase, “Those who can, do–and those who cannot, teach.” I never bought that. I understand some of the sentiment behind the statement, but I can’t denigrate teaching if it’s done properly (as it rarely … Continue reading
The Legalized Mafia of Government
Advocates of national health insurance discredit a recent study suggesting that socialized medicine will cost $3 trillion per year, to start, rather than “only” $1 trillion per year. They discredit the study becuase, they say, it was conducted by private … Continue reading
Freedom in America at a Crossroads
Republicans are the party of Big Government. Democrats are the party of Huge Government. Big Government–meaning government intervention in the economy, subsidizing of private business, and micromanaging regulation of business–fails every time it’s tried. When Big Government fails, this provides … Continue reading
Complain, Complain
If you think about it, complaining usually makes no sense. To “complain” means to repeatedly state a fact that something is negative. But if you can do something to alter that negative fact, there’s no point talking about it–simply change … Continue reading
The Antidote to Envy
A reader emails that she’s resentful and unhappy over other people’s success. Rich people, TV stars, neighbors who are thriving in business ‘ she feels they all are bringing her down with their accomplishments. Well, dear Reader, ‘imitation is the … Continue reading
The Limits of Morality–As We Know It
A world in which everyone takes care of everyone else, and nobody takes care of himself–is a world that will perish. A world in which everyone takes care of him- or herself is a world from which everyone benefits. If … Continue reading
Not the “Change” Poor Mr. Obama Had In Mind…
With respect to Iran, Barack Obama is another Jimmy Carter–with one important difference. When Iran blew up back in the 1970s, Jimmy Carter could at least rationalize that the people wanted the religious dictatorship to replace the U.S.-backed Shah. Today, … Continue reading
The Economy is not a “Patient”
I don’t understand this metaphor of the “ailing American economy.” It’s the metaphor of the economy as a sick “patient.” People take one of two positions. One position is for government, as “doctor,” to intervene and cure the patient. The … Continue reading
Absolutely Sure
Absolute certainty IS possible. This is self-evident. If it weren’t, then you’d be forced to claim: “I’m absolutely certain that absolute certainty is impossible.” Or, you’d be forced to claim: “I’m certain that I can be certain of nothing.” At … Continue reading