Here are three of the best lines from President Donald Trump’s Inaugural Address yesterday: “We will no longer accept politicians who are all talk and no action – constantly complaining but never doing anything about it.” It’s a shot at … Continue reading
Bye Bye, Barack. And thanks for nothing. Actually, thanks for a whole lot less than nothing. Thanks for telling the inventors, achievers and innovators of history that they “didn’t build that,” when they did. Thanks for blaming Americans for the … Continue reading
Colleges are charging students, parents and the government tens of thousands of dollars per year. What kind of things are going on at colleges? Undoubtedly, a lot of good goes on. But so does a lot of trash. In fact, … Continue reading
Nearly seven in 10 Americans say President-elect Donald Trump’s use of Twitter is a bad idea, an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll reveals. Here are the poll highlights: 69 percent agreed that his use of Twitter is bad because “in an … Continue reading
President Barack Obama announced his plan to free Chelsea Manning (who changed his name from Bradley) after leaking classified military documents to Wikileaks and being sentenced to 35 years in prison for his crimes. Once in prison, Manning went on … Continue reading
American allies are reportedly outraged and shocked at Donald Trump’s comments that NATO is no longer relevant. It calls into question the entire status quo, even going back to the end of World War II, some say. Let’s review what … Continue reading
“We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and links, … Continue reading
Donald Trump’s feud with civil rights icon John Lewis is highlighting the president-elect’s willingness to attack any and all political rivals even with his inauguration less than a week away. The Republican billionaire slammed the Democratic congressman — and his … Continue reading
According to USA Today, with a median household income of $40,581, millennials earn 20 percent less than post World War II baby boomers did at the same stage of life, despite being better educated, according to a new analysis of … Continue reading
Q: Would you offer your observations and some action people can take to stay calm, rational and effective in stressful and emotional interpersonal situations? I think many people lack these tools. I consider myself very learned in this area and … Continue reading
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” — Viktor Frankl
George Takei played Sulu on the original Star Trek series. He’s also an outspoken and openly gay man. You would think a gay man would not stand up for an ideology, religion or political movement whose most fervent and consistent … Continue reading