Imagine if you chose to invite some people over to your house. In exchange for helping you clean up your yard, you make them your special brand of fried chicken. Or in exchange for washing your car or painting your … Continue reading
Category: Daily Dose of Reason
Why Do So Many People Ask, “Why Me?”
When having a stressful day, or when a lot of things go wrong — perhaps seriously wrong — all at one time, many people ask themselves the question, “Why me?” Or, “Why is this happening?” To me, the interesting thing … Continue reading
Medicaid Spending Skyrockets: So Much for “Affordable Care”
Medicaid spending will double in the first ten years of full implementation of Obamacare, according to Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates. The cost of the Obamacare subsidy that the U.S. Treasury will pay on behalf of people who earn under … Continue reading
Adrian Peterson and Corporal Punishment
Adrian Peterson is now coming back to the Minnesota Vikings two days after he was charged with child abuse for using a wooden switch to spank his 4-year-old son, and the star running back said Monday he is not a … Continue reading
Refusal to See (Rand)
The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody had decided not to see. — Ayn Rand
“Dark Money” in Campaigns: Code for Censorship
The U.S. Senate, this past week, blocked an attempt to advance an amendment to the Constitution for the government to further restrict the funding of political campaigns. “We have had in this country a flood of very, very dark money … Continue reading
Washington Post Poll: Women Not Standing by their Man Obama
According to The Washington Post, 50 percent of women now disapprove of the president compared to 44 percent who approve, a near reversal of his support among female voters in the 2012 exit polls when he had 55 percent support … Continue reading
Does Psychiatry Promote Conformity?
Some people dislike dissension and approve of conformity. And the psychiatric profession has been known to get into the act. A few examples: In his 2010 book The Protest Psychosis: How Schizophrenia Became a Black Disease, psychiatrist Jonathan Metzl explored … Continue reading
The Progressives Go to “War”
No matter what he says or thinks, Obama is not at war with any American enemy. And there’s no remote possibility he will defeat that enemy or reduce any threats to our physical safety and well-being. Why? It’s the progressive … Continue reading
Thirteen Years Later
I published this article at DrHurd.com on 9/12/01, under the title “9/11: The Day America Grew Up.” How little we have learned, as ISIS comes banging at our door. Let’s hope this is what future historians write about yesterday’s events. … Continue reading
How the Unemployed Spend Their Days: Revealing Research
When a family member financially supports an unemployed loved one, the family member will often say things like: “He’s not even looking for a job. I’m providing for his basic expenses — and then some — and I don’t see … Continue reading
Texas vs. California and Economics 101
The national unemployment rate officially sits at 6.2 percent. However, the same government statistics state that a record number of people have simply given up, exiting the labor force altogether. A record 92,269,000 Americans 16 and older did not participate … Continue reading