Jihadist group the Islamic State [ISIS] on Tuesday claimed to have executed American journalist James Foley in revenge for US air strikes against its fighters in Iraq. The Islamist group released a video showing a masked militant purportedly beheading the … Continue reading
According to the Washington Post, a looter in Ferguson, Missouri, expressed pride and admiration for looters and said their actions are justified. “I’m proud of us. We deserve this, and this is what’s supposed to happen when there’s injustice in … Continue reading
Missionaries who fall ill from deadly diseases, such as the American doctor who contracted the Ebola virus in West Africa, should not return to the United States and should have to “suffer the consequences,” Donald Trump told “Fox & Friends” … Continue reading
A DrHurd.com reader comments: There’s a big difference between unconditional love and unconditional approval. That seems to be lost in much of the discussion surrounding our feelings about or toward others these days. Many people falsely believe that if they … Continue reading
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
The following appeared in the New York Post online on 6/23/14: Hillary Clinton insists she isn’t “well-off” and now daughter Chelsea, according to a recent interview, claims she couldn’t care less about money. “I was curious if I could care … Continue reading
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government … Continue reading
I apologize ahead of time for the quote I’m about to cite. It’s one of the most decisively evil things I’ve ever read. The first ten words say it all. Don’t reason in the mind. Just obey in the spirit. … Continue reading
What does it mean to accuse someone of being on an “ego trip”? Let’s start with the concept of “ego.” In the original Greek definition of the term, “ego” basically refers to the self, or “I.” In the Freudian version … Continue reading
Dear Dr. Hurd, I was wondering if you could provide some advice as to my dilemma: I’m a 25-year-old adult who is still living with his mother, but contrary to most young adults out there, I’m not depending on her … Continue reading
My articles on psychology and human affairs all rest on one implicit premise: That free will exists, not as an article of faith, but as an observable, provable fact. Not all writers in psychology, and not all biologists, agree. Biologist … Continue reading
“He’s trying to get something for nothing.” It’s usually said with an air of disapproval — and not without good reason. However, people who seek something for nothing are naive and foolish, more than anything else. They’re at war with … Continue reading