Here’s the thing about “deals”: You can’t trade a deal for a principle. For instance, you don’t make a deal with a crook. You don’t tell the crook, “OK, you can have half my bank account and just one of … Continue reading
Beware The Art of the Deal
Category: Daily Dose of Reason
Democrats: Give Me Your Clueless, Dependent and Socialistic Sheep
A leaked memo from the left-wing organization, the Center for American Progress Action Fund, admits that passing an amnesty for the nearly 800,000 illegal aliens shielded from deportation by the President Obama-created Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is … Continue reading
Should America Not Have a Billionaire President?
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren on Oprah 2020: “I Don’t Know” If America Wants Another Celebrity Billionaire President, according to a headline. Does being a billionaire disqualify you from being a President? Elizabeth Warren seems to think so. Actually, the status … Continue reading
The Thing About Oprah for President …
Oprah for President? Lefties are swooning with excitement as they look to sample one another’s reactions. So far, so good. Here’s the thing about Oprah for President. The woman made her career on two things. One: entrepreneurship. She created a … Continue reading
The Disingenuousness of DACA
DACA stands for “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals”. Basically, it’s a policy that no matter what immigration law is, or has been, that it should be ignored in order to let children and young people pursue the American Dream. Now … Continue reading
Entitled Millennial Mindset Reaches the Figure Skating Arena
Outspoken figure skater Ashley Wagner was not chosen to represent the United States at the Pyeongchang Olympics next month just hours after ripping into the judges’ scores at the U.S. National Championships. The three-time U.S. champ finished in fourth place … Continue reading
President Trump Is Not Crazy, And He Doesn’t Have to Prove It
“Lawmakers briefed by Yale psychiatrist on Trump’s mental health: report” says a scary headline. Frightened yet? You won’t be. Not once you learn the absurdity of the specifics. More than a dozen lawmakers last month met with a Yale University … Continue reading
Climate Change Hysterics Are the Intellectual Equivalent of Child Abusers
Al Gore on Twitter: “It’s bitter cold in parts of the US, but climate scientist Dr. Michael Mann explains that’s exactly what we should expect from the climate crisis.” I thought tweeting was evil? Oh, no. I forgot. Only when … Continue reading
What Happens When People Don’t WANT to Change?
Psychotherapy and psychological counseling refer to a process of self-change. However, not everyone wants to change. Even people in therapy don’t always want to change. Of course, psychotherapy clients want relief from their symptoms, depression, anxiety, and other painful emotions. … Continue reading
The New Face of the Democratic Party: “Strike Fear” in the Hearts of Dissenters
Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., the deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee, caused a stir on social media Wednesday when he posed with a book promoting the violent “Antifa” movement. In a post on Twitter, Ellison said that he found … Continue reading
The Real Reason Feminists Don’t Care About Women in Iran
Why do feminists remain silent on the plight of women persecuted by male theocratic dictators in Iran? Think about what feminism is. Feminism is not a form of individualism. The feminist “ideal” would not lead to liberty and meritocracy. Feminists … Continue reading
Iran: You Can’t Make “Deals” With a Dictatorship
Events in Iran show how it’s impossible to make peace with a dictatorship. The people who have to live under that dictatorship, and don’t like it, have no choice but to face facts. But America’s hapless leaders, when they made … Continue reading