Accountability is an ethical issue. But it’s also a psychological one. When you go through life never being held accountable, it impairs you psychologically. You might have otherwise been a decent, rational person. But when everyone walks around on eggshells … Continue reading
Category: Daily Dose of Reason
If Some People Hate You — It May Be a GOOD Thing
In psychology, it’s a truism: You can’t get everyone to like you. A lot of people will say, “Sure, that makes intellectual sense, but I don’t feel it.” A lot of people are, frankly, anxious, neurotic or lacking in self-esteem. … Continue reading
Is Creepy Joe Biden Running for President? NEW PODCAST has a Prediction!
Creepy Joe Biden as President? DrHurd.com Podcast co-host Rob Arlett — who ran President Trump’s 2016 campaign in Delaware and ran against U.S. Senator Tom Carper in 2018 — has a prediction. You heard it at DrHurd.com first! Check out … Continue reading
NBC Lied? Impossible!
PJ Media: NBC News Reporter Caught Lying about Michael Cohen Testimony on Trump and WikiLeaks NBC lying? Impossible! The media doesn’t lie! We’re dealing with depraved, deranged people, both in the Democratic Party and their hacks in the media. And … Continue reading
The ONE Way to Beat North Korea
The problem: How can you believe a dictator even once he claims to have denuclearized? Deals didn’t end the Cold War or WW II. Superior firepower did. That’s all we need. Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael … Continue reading
“Medicare For All”: Democrats Now Endorse Communism
Reason Magazine: More Than 100 House Democrats Endorse Medicare for All Plan That Would Eliminate Private Health Insurance in Just Two Years Even during Obama’s terms, this would have been a stretch for most Democrats. No more. They’re all Commies … Continue reading
Reason: Socialism’s Kryptonite
Socialists and Democrats have no objective case for their policies. If they did, they would be rational. They’d be angry at President Trump, Republicans and other dissenters, of course. They’d be critical. But they wouldn’t be physically attacking people for … Continue reading
Senator Feinstein: You Created These Little Monsters
On his talk radio show Monday, Rush Limbaugh addressed the viral video of an encounter between California Sen. Dianne Feinstein and a group of children pushing democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s far-left and logistically impossible “Green New Deal.” The situation, … Continue reading
The Argument from Intimidation (Ayn Rand)
Note: Ayn Rand identified a very important tactic used by irrational people in intellectual and political discussions. I find the same tactic is often used in personal and business discussions, as well. The Argument from Intimidation dominates today’s discussions … Continue reading
The Death of Critical Thinking
Critical thinking does not require intelligence so much as intellectual honesty. Of course intelligence matters, as it does with everything. But the most important factor is honesty. It’s not just an honesty with others. It starts as an honesty with … Continue reading
Value, Then Excel (van Gogh)
“Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well.” – Vincent van Gogh Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under … Continue reading
The Bride of Islam
“Trump team decides ISIS bride will not be allowed back in the US” [New York Post 2-20-19] Honest people make mistakes and correct errors all the time. But some mistakes are so bad, they could never be innocent. Let her … Continue reading