Monday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360,” filmmaker Spike Lee weighed in on the controversy involving San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s decision not to stand for the national anthem at an exhibition NFL game over the weekend. Lee told host … Continue reading
Dear Dr. Hurd: Your article, “The Generation that Isn’t Growing Up,” speaks directly to our situation. We have a 24-year-old son who has no friends (beyond those he has met online), no girlfriend, no driver’s license, no job, nothing. He … Continue reading
In an article on children, philosopher Stephen Hicks makes an interesting case against homework for school-aged kids. Less interesting than the argument itself are the reasons Hicks provides. He writes: Everyone says that they want children to grow up able … Continue reading
Many universities are caving to fragile students’ demands for emotional protection from offensive speech. The University of Chicago isn’t one of them. In a welcome letter to the incoming Class of 2020, Dean of Students John Ellison gives students the … Continue reading
The massive coal-fired plant in Boardman, Ore., is just four years away from being shut down for good – at that point, Oregon coal production will be no more, after the state became the first in the nation to completely … Continue reading
In case you have trouble understanding politically correct logic in the era of one-party “uniparty” government, here’s the breakdown on the recent floods in Louisiana, when contrasted with Hurricane Katrina, also in Louisiana, more than a decade ago. When a … Continue reading
If you want to know what’s wrong with America, look no further than McKinney, Texas. Everything’s bigger in Texas, and now the record-setting budget for a new high school football stadium has reportedly ballooned to a whopping $70 million. Voters … Continue reading
Hillary Clinton’s top campaign aide, and the woman who might be the future White House chief of staff to the first female US president, for a decade edited a radical Muslim publication that opposed women’s rights and blamed the US … Continue reading
“Black people are resilient. We’ve overcome slavery, we’ve overcome Jim Crow. We have not been able to overcome modern liberalism and the progressive, liberal movement.” — Sheriff David Clarke Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach … Continue reading
I’m the first one to point out how corrupt most of our politicians are. But at a certain point, we have to face the complete truth. In a democracy, which we still more or less are, people get the government … Continue reading
Should colleges be free? Absolutely. But not in the sense Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton mean. Sanders and Clinton want college to be free-of-charge, an entitlement or birthright for all provided by “the government” — which means, in practice, for … Continue reading
U.S. officials wouldn’t let a plane carrying $400 million take off for Iran until three U.S. prisoners departed Iran in January, the Wall Street Journal reports. The mechanics of the exchange all but confirm accusations that the $400 million in … Continue reading