A woman once provided me with a brilliant analogy about living in an abusive relationship. I asked her how she put up with it so long. She replied, “It’s kind of like being in a room with a foul odor. … Continue reading
Category: Daily Dose of Reason
Parents: Beware the Ultimate Guilt Trip for Your Kids
I grew up in the house of altruism. My mother made it very clear that as a single mother she had sacrificed her life for her children; that she had given up her own happiness, cashed in her entire retirement … Continue reading
The Food Police Gain Ground Over the American Sheeple
Chain restaurants in the United States will be required to list calorie information on their menus starting in December 2016. Chick-fil-A said that it did not reduce calories in its menu items because it decided to start posting them. “We … Continue reading
Bernie Sanders Rides Uber…What Does This Tell Us About Anti-Capitalists?
Socialist/Democratic candidate for president, Bernie Sanders, does not like the maverick, hugely successful private taxicab service, Uber. He says it’s too “unregulated.” For that reason, he has “serious problems” with Uber. Stop and think. What does it mean to say … Continue reading
Unearned Guilt is Irrational (Ayn Rand)
The worst guilt is to accept an unearned guilt. — Ayn Rand, author of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged
Antarctica Growing, Not Shrinking, says NASA: Why Isn’t This News?
Antarctica is growing not shrinking, according to the latest study from NASA. Furthermore, instead of contributing to rising sea levels, the still-very-much-frozen southern continent is actually reducing them by 0.23 mm per year. The study – by an organization [NASA] … Continue reading
The Shamefulness of Shaming
What is “shaming”? Do you engage in it? Is shaming done to you? How much power should shame and blame have? Shaming refers to the use of moral intimidation (name calling, humiliation) in place of facts, reason or logic when … Continue reading
Does Belief in the Supernatural Make Life More Meaningful?
What psychological purpose, if any, does belief in the supernatural serve? Clay Routledge Ph.D., researcher on the subject and author of “More Than Mortal” thinks it’s about meaning in life: My research lab studies how religious beliefs contribute to perceptions … Continue reading
Gallup Poll: Black “Well Being” Down Since Obama
African Americans say that their lives are worse off during President Barack Obama’s second term than during his first four years in the White House, a new Gallup Poll released Thursday says. In a “well-being” poll conducted by Gallup and … Continue reading
Trump Says Medicare is Popular — So What?
“Ben [Carson] wants to knock out Medicare,” said Donald Trump. “I heard that over the weekend. He wants to abolish Medicare. Abolishing Medicare, I don’t think you’ll get away with that one. It’s actually a program that’s worked. It’s a … Continue reading
Government Does Not Innovate (Milton Friedman)
The greatest advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science and literature, in industry or agriculture, have never come from centralized government. (economist Milton Friedman)
“Blaming the Victim” Takes on a Bizarre New Twist
We’ve all heard the phrase, “blaming the victim.” Normally, this expression applies when one party blames another — the actual victim — for something he or she did not cause. Things have become so backwards and upside down in our … Continue reading