The political equivalent of cotton candy: all fluff, no substance and sickeningly sweet. Listen to tons of NEW podcasts HERE! Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and … Continue reading
In his homily at Tuesday morning Mass, Pope Francis reflected on the blessing of fertility and the dangers of going down the path of self-imposed barrenness as some modern nations have done. The Pope reminded his congregation in the chapel … Continue reading
Millennials say in large majorities that they would rather live under socialism than capitalism. Unfortunately, nobody bothered to tell them what socialism is. And they won’t read anybody who does. The best way to find out what socialism is? Look … Continue reading
I’m confused. All I hear is that President Trump’s proposed tax bill includes “tax cuts for the rich”, as if tax cuts, especially for the rich, are automatically always bad and immoral. If tax cuts are automatically always bad and … Continue reading
“Economic security is national security,” said President Trump today. Absolutely right. Because economic security can only happen if there’s economic liberty. If there’s no economic liberty, there’s no prosperity, there’s no way to build a strong defensive force, and there’s … Continue reading
Despite all the contention today, nearly everyone agrees that society is in a state of decline. The question is: Why? My own answer to that question is the slow, tortured death of reason. A rational culture, like a rational household, … Continue reading
A majority of voters think that FBI Special Counsel Robert Mueller has a conflict of interest due to his ties to fired FBI Director James Comey, according to a poll released Friday. The Harvard CAPS-Harris poll, first reported by the … Continue reading
Today’s example of the demise of reason: Career politicians fretting about the negative impact of tax cuts. Returning money to wealth producers–its rightful owners–is NEVER an economic problem, and is NEVER an injustice. They don’t care about economics or justice. … Continue reading
US Senator John McCain, who is fighting an aggressive form of brain cancer, was in a military hospital Wednesday to treat “normal side effects” of his therapy, his office said. The 81-year-old former prisoner of war and 2008 Republican presidential … Continue reading
The Roy Moore loss would have been a loss regardless. Why? Because it was a lose-lose from the get-go. First of all, I know nothing about Alabama state politics. But why couldn’t the governor of Alabama simply have inserted a … Continue reading
We hear a lot about “making America great again”. The question has to be asked: What made America great in the first place? What did we get less and less of to make America less great, and what do we … Continue reading
“Perhaps only people who are capable of real togetherness have that look of being alone in the universe.” — D. H. Lawrence Listen to tons of BRAND NEW podcasts HERE! Just Posted! Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under … Continue reading