Rosie O’Donnell, Debra Messing, Ed Asner and Michael Shannon are among the dozens of artists, entertainers, and activists who have attached their names to an effort calling for a month-long protest to stop President-elect Donald Trump. “No! In the Name … Continue reading
“Too many people think of happiness as something over which they have no control, but that isn’t true. Ironically, it’s people’s definition of and expectations for happiness that undermine their own. The best shot anyone has of being happy—in any … Continue reading
The Waffle House restaurant chain fired a waitress from one of its franchises in Georgia on Saturday after she used a gun to scare away three men who robbed the branch of $200. Heather Burkinshaw-Stanley was let go just two … Continue reading
Ford President and CEO Mark Fields announced Tuesday that the Michigan-based car company is canceling plans to build a new electric car plant in Mexico. Fields told CNN’s Poppy Harlow that the decision also means 700 new jobs will be … Continue reading
Dear Dr. Hurd: We are always encouraged to “be positive,” because it is bad to be negative. However, there are many things in life that are inherently negative, such as what has happened to America over the past 8 years … Continue reading
We narrowly escaped a President Hillary Clinton and what would have amounted to a third term for Obama. Do you wonder what these so-called progressives would have done had they won? And are you aware of what they have in … Continue reading
“It’s a rare gift, you know, to feel reverence for your own life and to want the best, the greatest, the highest possible, here, now, for your very own. To imagine a heaven and then not to dream of it, … Continue reading
I wrote this in a posting last August: “We’re not facing the issues. We have our heads in the sand, and most of us point fingers to avoid talking about the real issues. We have stopped listening to each other … Continue reading
In a blathering speech yesterday, lame-duck Secretary of State John Kerry claimed Israel cannot be both a Jewish state and democratic. His comments imply a false alternative. He’s saying either you have to be a religious state or a democracy. … Continue reading
“President-elect Donald Trump took a deep bow, and thanked himself Tuesday night for a 4-point rise in an index that measures consumer confidence,” reports Newsmax. The New York-based Conference Board said the December rise was the highest since August 2001. … Continue reading
New York and the United Nations: Time for a Divorce, reads a headline. And it’s right on the money. Many who oppose the U.N. oppose “globalism.” But the issue isn’t globalism. The issue is socialism. In varying degrees, all of … Continue reading
A therapist at Psychology Today online writes, People often ask me how I think human beings are changing as a result of our addiction to technology. The fact is we are changing in innumerable ways but perhaps none more profound … Continue reading