I am so sick of hearing people refer to America’s “oil addiction.” An “addiction” refers to the abuse of a harmful and dangerous substance. There’s nothing harmful and dangerous about oil. It’s quite literally the lifeblood of civilization. Most of … Continue reading
I’ve always liked the old proverb, ‘If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there.’ Whenever I hear it, I immediately want to follow it up with something like, ‘So you’d better be ready for whatever … Continue reading
I keep hearing Republican politicians–most notably the presidential and vice-presidential candidates–talking about the need to “keep government small.” Excuse me? Do they think government as we know it is small? It’s HUGE. It controls most of the health care field; … Continue reading
Hurricanes and natural disasters are things to be survived and endured. They’re not political footballs. At least, they shouldn’t be–but now they are. This is the result of a society which has–in very large numbers–succumbed to the illusion that some … Continue reading
“A quick note to say thanks for your column in the Delaware Coast Press. I just returned from Bethany Beach [DE] where sounds from the bandstand drew me. As I stood in the rear I thought of your article, and … Continue reading
John McCain’s choice for Vice President is less fascinating than the means by which he apparently chose her–and the reasons people applaud him for it. Like Obama, she wasn’t chosen because she was perceived as the best person to become … Continue reading
“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.” –Winston Churchill Obama’s proposals to sit down with overt killers and terrorists and “make peace” with them bring to mind Churchill’s wise comment. Obama is not … Continue reading
“A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine.” (Thomas Jefferson) How true. How could Thomas Jefferson see this–all those years ago–while neither of our major … Continue reading
Dear Dr. Hurd: I saved your article from last year about facts vs. fears. I still read it from time to time, but I can’t seem to get past my biggest fear: Flying in an airplane. Every little bit of … Continue reading
One of the last monarchs in the declining days of the Roman empire, as the invading Turks drew closer, said the following about his youthful, would-be monarch son: “My son deems himself a great and heroic prince; but alas! our … Continue reading
Presidential candidates often lose because, in the end–and in clear hindsight–they don’t want it badly enough. Michael Dukakis wanted to be President–only not as badly as George H.W. Bush, who won. George H.W. Bush wanted to be reelected President–only not … Continue reading
Obama promised to pick a running mate who is ready to be President. By the standards of a liberal Democrat, he did just that. But the question remains: Is Obama ready to be President? His own running mate did not … Continue reading