The immigration debate seems to boil down to this: Do illegal immigrants come first? Or does America come first? Those who argue that immigrants come first are disingenuous and completely dishonest. They claim to care about helping the needy, and … Continue reading
Category: Daily Dose of Reason
To John Kerry, Any Knowledge at All is a Dangerous Thing
Obama’s Secretary of State, John Kerry, yesterday said the following: “Remember this: No country is immune from terrorism,” he said. “It’s easy to terrorize. Government and law enforcement have to be correct 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, … Continue reading
Kaepernick’s Glorified Temper Tantrum
Monday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360,” filmmaker Spike Lee weighed in on the controversy involving San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s decision not to stand for the national anthem at an exhibition NFL game over the weekend. Lee told host … Continue reading
How to Set Your Do-Nothing Millennial Free in 4 Simple Steps
Dear Dr. Hurd: Your article, “The Generation that Isn’t Growing Up,” speaks directly to our situation. We have a 24-year-old son who has no friends (beyond those he has met online), no girlfriend, no driver’s license, no job, nothing. He … Continue reading
The Generation that Isn’t Growing Up: What’s Going On?
In an article on children, philosopher Stephen Hicks makes an interesting case against homework for school-aged kids. Less interesting than the argument itself are the reasons Hicks provides. He writes: Everyone says that they want children to grow up able … Continue reading
University of Chicago: A Brave Lone Wolf For Free Speech
Many universities are caving to fragile students’ demands for emotional protection from offensive speech. The University of Chicago isn’t one of them. In a welcome letter to the incoming Class of 2020, Dean of Students John Ellison gives students the … Continue reading
Environmentalism Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry
The massive coal-fired plant in Boardman, Ore., is just four years away from being shut down for good – at that point, Oregon coal production will be no more, after the state became the first in the nation to completely … Continue reading
The Lessons We Won’t Learn From Louisiana’s Floods
In case you have trouble understanding politically correct logic in the era of one-party “uniparty” government, here’s the breakdown on the recent floods in Louisiana, when contrasted with Hurricane Katrina, also in Louisiana, more than a decade ago. When a … Continue reading
Wonder Why America’s In Trouble? Check Out McKinney, Texas
If you want to know what’s wrong with America, look no further than McKinney, Texas. Everything’s bigger in Texas, and now the record-setting budget for a new high school football stadium has reportedly ballooned to a whopping $70 million. Voters … Continue reading
It Takes a Muslim
Hillary Clinton’s top campaign aide, and the woman who might be the future White House chief of staff to the first female US president, for a decade edited a radical Muslim publication that opposed women’s rights and blamed the US … Continue reading
Black People’s Current Challenge (Sheriff David Clarke)
“Black people are resilient. We’ve overcome slavery, we’ve overcome Jim Crow. We have not been able to overcome modern liberalism and the progressive, liberal movement.” — Sheriff David Clarke Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach … Continue reading
Why Are Politicians and Government So Corrupt?
I’m the first one to point out how corrupt most of our politicians are. But at a certain point, we have to face the complete truth. In a democracy, which we still more or less are, people get the government … Continue reading