Most psychiatrists and psychologists insist there’s no such thing as laziness. Everything is depression, they claim. Others say there’s no such thing as depression, and that it’s all laziness. What’s the truth? Is there such a thing as being lazy? … Continue reading
Dear Dr. Hurd, While waiting in line recently, a woman and I were having a casual conversation. In response to my question, she said she was a Job Coach and worked with students with ED, then further defined the acronym … Continue reading
The recent Obamacare “repeal and replace” debacle shows the truth once and for all: Most Republicans are socialists, too. Granted, they’re not ideological socialists. Neither are most Democrats, aside from the Bernie Sanders types. They support socialism when it’s convenient, … Continue reading
Sigh. Here we go again. Here’s the story: ISIS have thrown a young man to his death from a rooftop and pelted him with rocks after discovering he was gay. The barbaric mob released pictures of the public execution in … Continue reading
Have you noticed how everything the government touches eventually results in a crisis? There’s the health care crisis. And health care is mostly run/managed/paid for by the government, particularly when you consider Medicare, Medicaid, the now-entrenched Obamacare and all the … Continue reading
Democratic leader in the U.S. Senate, Chuck Schumer, acted like an ass in a Manhattan restaurant recently when he learned a Democratic friend and colleague’s wife, the daughter of the founder of CBS, voted for Donald Trump. He was dining … Continue reading
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” — Abraham Lincoln Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and … Continue reading
As events in London showed this past week, Islamo-fascist terrorism is not going anywhere. The striking thing, this time, is how many people talked about a lack of any emotional reaction to the butchery. People have become so poised and … Continue reading
A lot of depression arises from a chronic feeling that one is a victim. A victim of what? The emotions never really specify. The fact that you feel like a victim of some unnamed, unidentified “cause” creates a sense that … Continue reading
Here’s the question I hear almost nobody asking. And nobody, especially Paul Ryan, will answer it. What’s wrong with simply repealing Obamacare? Why can’t Republicans put forth a bill to repeal Obamacare? They did it when Barack Obama was still … Continue reading
The reason Obamacare won’t die, and that Ryancare can’t win, is that you cannot reconcile socialism and liberty — not in medicine, and not anywhere. Liberal Republicans reportedly won’t accept an all out repeal of Obamacare for the same reason … Continue reading
The Prime Minister has said the “Islamist” attack on Parliament was not “Islamic” and Islam is a “great faith”. And yet virtually every terrorist act occurs in the name of this “great faith.” And if the faith is so great, … Continue reading