Two UCLA economists say they have figured out why the Great Depression dragged on for almost 15 years, and they blame a suspect previously thought to be beyond reproach: President Franklin D. Roosevelt. After scrutinizing Roosevelt’s record for four years, … Continue reading
Category: Daily Dose of Reason
The Best Years of Your Life (Albert Ellis)
“The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.” — … Continue reading
Child “Executive Functioning Issues” — The New ADHD?
Hi Dr. Hurd, I have a “reader question” for you. I work as a mental health clinician in a school-based setting, and over the past couple of years, I’ve seen the term “executive functioning” thrown around quite a bit. However, … Continue reading
Why Entitlement Is the New American Syndrome
When you want somebody to do something for you, you’re COUNTING on their self-interest, whether you know it, or think so, or not. Just the other day, a man approached me and acted like he was entitled to a session … Continue reading
Why the REAL Establishment is the Democratic Party
A lot is made these days of the Republican Establishment. But we forget that the real establishment is the party in charge of nearly everything– the Democratic Party. The Democrats control the executive branch. They have for eight years and, … Continue reading
The Meaning of Life (Bob Newhart)
“All I can say about life is, ‘Oh God, enjoy it!” — Bob Newhart
It Takes One to Know One, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney is an idiot. But most of us already knew that. He’s calling Donald Trump a “phony” and a “fraud” who is playing Americans for “suckers.” This may well be true. But if it is true, we will not … Continue reading
One More Time: Why Substance Abuse is Not a Disease
Recently, I wrote an article saying that alcoholism and substance abuse are not diseases, but problem behaviors. A disease, I wrote, is something that — regardless of the cause — progresses inside your body, and that only passive submission to … Continue reading
REAL Capitalism Will Wash the “Cronies” Away
In an “Open Letter to the Republican Establishment” former U.S. Labor Secretary (under Bill Clinton) Robert Reich thunders his disapproval at crony pseudo-capitalists in the Republican Party. He writes: You’ve tried to lift your share prices artificially by borrowing money … Continue reading
Nobody is Coming to Rescue You, America
“VOTING…Is deciding which criminal gets to steal everything you have.” So the saying goes. And it’s true. But why is it true? In a democracy, the majority responsible for the election results get what they deserve. And, as this saying … Continue reading
Shallow (L.M. Montgomery)
As a rule, I am very careful to be shallow and conventional where depth and originality are wasted. — Lucy Maud Montgomery (author of Anne of Green Gables and other titles)
P.C. Gone Wild: Marco Rubio Wants Islam on Gun Ranges
Senator Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) condemned a recreational gun range that banned Muslims from their facility, during a presidential forum with Fox News host Megyn Kelly. One member of the audience asked Rubio about the incident, where a Muslim-American army … Continue reading