“For the greater good” almost always means “this will be bad for you.” And it’s almost always said by someone it will be good for. “Great” just means them. [from @RealSpikeCohen, on Twitter/X] Once enough people understand this post, socialism … Continue reading
The following was shared on Facebook by Sherry R. Condon Brumgard, who wrote: “A moment to assure one’s self of one’s sanity! We all need them from time to time. Never give in to despair! ❤️” The following was written … Continue reading
I’m a huge fan of Ayn Rand. In her famous novel, Atlas Shrugged, she showed what happened if the “men of the mind” — the innovators, the capitalists, the ones who take all the risks and build our prosperity — … Continue reading
We need the word and concept “sovereign” back in our vocabulary. It will make Google and Facebook censors crazy. Biden (or the next puppet) will foam at the mouth at “sovereign” like they presently do over “MAGA” or “Trump.” Sovereign … Continue reading
“I can’t believe what you say, because I see what you do.” — James Baldwin Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Charleston SC). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and links, and engage in back-and-forth discussion … Continue reading
When Einstein gave lectures at U.S. universities, the question students asked him most was: Do you believe in God? And he always answered: I believe in the God of Spinoza. Baruch de Spinoza was a Dutch philosopher considered one of … Continue reading
A meme says the following: Whenever one person stands up and says, “Wait a minute, this is wrong,” it helps other people do the same. So simple, yet so true. “I can’t disagree with the nutjobs. I’ll lose business. I … Continue reading
Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself … Continue reading
“When you’re dead, you don’t know you’re dead. The pain is felt by others. The same thing happens when you’re stupid.” (unknown) Stupidity is basically not an intellectual defect, but a moral defect. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer Follow … Continue reading
Ayn Rand: “Freedom … comes down to a single question: Do you consider it moral to treat men as sacrificial animals and to rule them by physical force?” It appears that at least half of the country will answer this … Continue reading
Today’s culture is mostly nihilism. Nihilism means destruction for its own sake; for the sheer pleasure and attention-grabbing of it. Nihilists are sociopolitical, philosophical sociopaths. They take; but they offer absolutely nothing. Truth and justice eventually catch up with the … Continue reading
Pope Francis fancies himself a moral leader. Yet he supports famine-inducing Marxism; woke censorship; BLM-like racist supremacy; and anti-semitism. He lectures Americans for their alleged lack of empathy and refusal to ban guns and fossil fuels, while he embraces all … Continue reading