Have you noticed how everything the government touches eventually results in a crisis? There’s the health care crisis. And health care is mostly run/managed/paid for by the government, particularly when you consider Medicare, Medicaid, the now-entrenched Obamacare and all the … Continue reading
Democratic leader in the U.S. Senate, Chuck Schumer, acted like an ass in a Manhattan restaurant recently when he learned a Democratic friend and colleague’s wife, the daughter of the founder of CBS, voted for Donald Trump. He was dining … Continue reading
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” — Abraham Lincoln Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and … Continue reading
As events in London showed this past week, Islamo-fascist terrorism is not going anywhere. The striking thing, this time, is how many people talked about a lack of any emotional reaction to the butchery. People have become so poised and … Continue reading
A lot of depression arises from a chronic feeling that one is a victim. A victim of what? The emotions never really specify. The fact that you feel like a victim of some unnamed, unidentified “cause” creates a sense that … Continue reading
Here’s the question I hear almost nobody asking. And nobody, especially Paul Ryan, will answer it. What’s wrong with simply repealing Obamacare? Why can’t Republicans put forth a bill to repeal Obamacare? They did it when Barack Obama was still … Continue reading
The reason Obamacare won’t die, and that Ryancare can’t win, is that you cannot reconcile socialism and liberty — not in medicine, and not anywhere. Liberal Republicans reportedly won’t accept an all out repeal of Obamacare for the same reason … Continue reading
The Prime Minister has said the “Islamist” attack on Parliament was not “Islamic” and Islam is a “great faith”. And yet virtually every terrorist act occurs in the name of this “great faith.” And if the faith is so great, … Continue reading
Neil Gorsuch vowed independence at his confirmation hearing for becoming a Supreme Court justice, saying he won’t be “rubber stamp” for Donald Trump, Republicans or anyone else. Who could disagree? You want a Supreme Court justice to be independent. The … Continue reading
Speaker Paul Ryan and President Donald Trump — those awkward, sometimes reluctant allies — face the biggest test yet of their unusual relationship as the House barrels toward a dramatic vote this week on repealing and replacing Obamacare. The stakes … Continue reading
When the media portrayed his meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel as unfriendly, President Trump called it more “fake news.” Another recent example of fake news? The media’s claim that Donald Trump’s budget proposal eliminates Meals on Wheels. The story … Continue reading
I am sick of people acting like all charity comes from the government. Most does not. And even money spent by the government originates in private hands. Without productive people in the private sector, and without the despised for-profit system … Continue reading