This loon wants to spend $40 trillion on freebies to be paid for by a private sector she plans to decimate. Is this stupidity — or evil? She matters, because we are only one or two elections away from a … Continue reading
On Twitter last night, a battle emerged between Republican Congressman Steve Scalise and supporters of socialist Democratic Rep. Ocasio-Cortez. [The story is here.] Ocasio-Cortez wants to raise tax rates to 70 percent, to redistribute wealth from those who create and … Continue reading
Comedian Kevin Hart refused to host the Oscars (at least as of this posting) after politically correct elites demanded he apologize for past jokes about gay people. The jokes are from years ago, and involved mocking himself for fear of … Continue reading
Men are from Mars. Women are from Venus. Dr. John Gray wrote the book — literally — more than twenty-five years ago. The premise? Men want to find solutions to problems. Women want to vent. Men and women fight because … Continue reading
Is free will a myth? No way. How do we know? Because I am free to think we have free will; and you, if you disagree, are free to think we do not. The definition of free will is thinking. … Continue reading
“I have found that when you love life, life will love you back.” (Arthur Rubenstein) In other words, your life is yours to shape. You are its driver. Life does not owe you anything. There’s nothing whatsoever that you’re entitled … Continue reading
Today President Trump tweeted: Border Security and the Wall “thing” and Shutdown is not where Nancy Pelosi wanted to start her tenure as Speaker! Let’s make a deal? The Democrats will never make a deal with President Trump. Not on … Continue reading
“I have as much authority as the Pope, I just don’t have as many people who believe it.” — George Carlin Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and … Continue reading
According to one school of psychology, we all have an ideal self and an actual self. The actual self consists of what we actually think, do, and feel. The ideal self is our conscious or subconscious evaluation of who we … Continue reading
I’m tired of the argument, “The money for the border wall is better spent on health care, education, and welfare.” First of all, the border has to do with national security. Our Constitution requires the federal government to provide for … Continue reading
Term limits for Supreme Court justices misdiagnoses the problem. The incorrect diagnosis with such a “cure” is that a life-time term is too long. If justices have shorter terms, goes the reasoning, then we’ll have fewer problems. But that’s not … Continue reading
Why does propaganda sometimes stick — and sometimes not? Consider the Catholic kids who got strict Catholic dogma in the 1940s and 1950s. Most of them moderated or turned away from Catholicism altogether. While the nuns succeeded in teaching them … Continue reading