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Category: Daily Dose of Reason
Something Even Worse than the Ebola Virus
If you didn’t realize it sooner, you can certainly see it now: Watching the American government respond to the Ebola outbreak is an utter fiasco in progress. It’s a reminder of how we cannot actually trust the federal government to … Continue reading
Ben Affleck’s Revealing Defense of Islam
The recent televised debate between actor Ben Affleck and talk show host/comedian Bill Maher reveals a lot. Both are staunch, hard-core Obama supporters. Affleck was insisting that Islam is a religion of peace, while Maher was arguing that Islam itself … Continue reading
Occupy Hong Kong May Be America’s Future
The Chinese fascist Communist government is at it again. Opponents of dictatorship are protesting in Hong Kong, and the Chinese government does not like it one bit. News outlets like Time.com and CNN.com refer to the protestors as “Occupy Hong … Continue reading
What the Secret Service Scandals Tell Us About Obama
Whenever we see an instance of bad, reckless or irresponsible driving on the road, most of us think, “How inconsiderate. How selfish!” I tend to think just the opposite. Irrational and potentially dangerous behavior on the highway — dangerous for … Continue reading
The Real Reason Not to Panic about Ebola
The headlines read: Man falls ill with Ebola after arriving in Texas from Liberia. A reader and Facebook friend of mine wrote on her timeline: I’m not panicked about this, because I think the reason this disease spreads so far … Continue reading
What’s the “Messiah” Complex — And Why Do People Fall For It?
What leads to murderous mayhem? What is a “Messiah” complex, and why do so many fall for it, even if not always in extreme forms? Whether it’s Osama bin Laden, the leaders of the up and coming terrorist group ISIS, … Continue reading
What the Heck is Self-Esteem, Anyway?
A fellow psychotherapist writes, “I am wondering what your thoughts are with regard to famous cognitive psychotherapist Albert Ellis and his expressed hostility toward the concept of self-esteem, at least as he understands (or misunderstands) the term. As a psychologist, … Continue reading
Not Sure About Climate Change? RFK Jr. Wants You in Prison
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., says he wants a law to punish politicians who dissent from man-made climate change theory — and calls them “contemptible human beings.” Kennedy made the remarks in an interview with Climate Depot at a climate march … Continue reading
Jihad Comes to Oklahoma
We’re told that ISIS violence in the Middle East (threatened here in the U.S.) is because of an arbitrary, almost accidental and thoroughly causeless propensity for violence. It certainly has nothing whatsoever to do with religion, our leaders insist. Yet … Continue reading
School Brainwashing in the Age of “Common Core”
A Daily Dose of Reason reader wrote to me about his 11-year-old son. He came home with a social studies project to pick the “best” one of [President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s] FDR’s four “freedoms.” I encouraged my son to choose … Continue reading
America: No Longer the Home of the Whopper
Burger King Worldwide Inc.’s deal to buy Tim Hortons and move its address to Canada will proceed, a day after the U.S. Treasury Department announced plans to crack down on corporate inversions. [Source: Bloomberg News] Have you ever heard the … Continue reading