I heard a really interesting question this morning: If gender is socially constructed, with no objective basis, then why isn’t race just a socially constructed idea, as well? Just as criminals eventually trip on their falsehoods or crimes, intellectual charlatans … Continue reading
Monday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”, in reference to Donald Trump, Jr.’s appearance on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity” last week, host Joe Scarborough called the show hosted by conservative commentator Sean Hannity “state-run television.” No, Morning Joe. Sean Hannity is not … Continue reading
“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” — Jimmy Dean Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles … Continue reading
In a commencement speech he gave during his son’s graduation ceremony last month, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. wished his audience bad luck, betrayal, loneliness, failure, pain and unfair treatment, among other misfortunes. He explained that he would want … Continue reading
Politicians, media and academic elites on the left are frequently caught calling ordinary people “stupid”. We saw it with the passage of Obamacare, and we saw it with various remarks made after Donald Trump’s election to the presidency. Right now, … Continue reading
Late Monday the Seattle City Council voted unanimously in favor of a personal income tax on its top earning residents. Individuals with incomes in excess of $250,000 and those filing jointly with incomes in excess of $500,000 would be subject … Continue reading
“Extremist” is a term I will never use. Here’s why. When you call someone “extreme”, you’re calling them consistent. To assume that consistency is automatically and always bad is totally wrong. Think about people in your personal life. Do you … Continue reading
A nice, enterprising man I know operates a produce stand. The other day, a woman asked him if he had any local fruit. He told the woman the fruit he sells grows on a farm just 25 minutes away. “25 … Continue reading
“There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.” — Sam Walton Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” … Continue reading
So many people are in search of “Utopia”, even if they don’t always know it. You don’t have to be religious. And you don’t have to be political, either. Utopianism is associated with both of those areas, but it’s ultimately … Continue reading
Muslim groups in Malaysia and Indonesia have called for a boycott of Starbucks because of the coffee chain’s support for LGBT rights. Malaysian group Perkasa, which supports a hard-line form of Islam and nationalism, this week called on its more … Continue reading
“The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.” — Albert Einstein Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and links, and engage in back-and-forth discussion with … Continue reading