
Thomas Merton wrote, “Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone — we find it with another.” How you interpret this quote, if you agree, will determine whether love brings you joy … Continue reading
Thomas Merton wrote, “Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone — we find it with another.” How you interpret this quote, if you agree, will determine whether love brings you joy … Continue reading
Feminist opponents of President Donald Trump protest in the streets because Trump said lewd things about a woman’s body when he didn’t know he was being taped. Yet imagine what would happen if President Trump, or one of his supporters, … Continue reading
North Korea fired a ballistic missile into nearby seas on Sunday, drawing a joint rebuke from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump. Abe, speaking at a briefing with Trump in Florida, said the missile test “can … Continue reading
“We have in this country a large ‘hate-America left,’” author David Horowitz recently said. “It dovetails with the Democratic Party. It’s a party of hate.” “The spirit of the whole Democratic Party looks on people that disagree with it as … Continue reading
“Attendance [at magic school] is now compulsory for every young witch and wizard,” he replied. “That was announced yesterday. It’s a change, because it was never obligatory before. Of course, nearly every witch and wizard in Britain has been educated … Continue reading
“Discussions are always better than arguments, because an argument is to find out WHO is right and a discussion is to find out WHAT is right.” I don’t know who said this. But it’s far more profound and accurate than … Continue reading
Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, almost didn’t make it. Vice President Mike Pence had to cast the deciding vote for her confirmation by the U.S. Senate. The objection involved the nominee’s support of charter schools. All … Continue reading
Everywhere you turn these days, someone claims someone else’s ideas are “dangerous.” Latest example: Santa Clara University students hoping to form a chapter of Turning Point USA were denied by their peers after claims the nonprofit organization stands against “humanity.” … Continue reading
The rage and controversy over President Trump’s so-called “Muslim ban” rests on a single premise: That everyone has a right to become a United States citizen. According to the collectivist/socialist/Communist paradigm, it is indeed the truth. The Communist ideology holds … Continue reading
Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. — C. S. Lewis Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended … Continue reading
Why do so many people on the left side of political matters express “fear” whenever you disagree with them? A reader told me “[A girl] I was friends with in high school (who ended up getting a PhD from Berkeley … Continue reading
A disturbing wave of seven suicides and likely drug overdoses has swept through Columbia University so far this school year — and students say cutthroat academics and inadequate campus counseling programs are in large part to blame. The student deaths … Continue reading