“Ex-CEO Shkreli smirks, pleads Fifth at hearing on drug price hikes,” reads the headline. The former pharmaceutical executive who generated national outrage after he raised the price of a once-cheap life-saving pill to $750 was unapologetic and showed his contempt … Continue reading
The Heritage Foundation just released its 2016 Index of Economic Freedom. America isn’t even among the top 10 most economically free countries anymore. Though we were ranked at sixth place when President Obama assumed office in 2009, we’re now teetering … Continue reading
Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character. — Heraclitus Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under … Continue reading
America’s going bonkers…contd. The D.C. Council is voting on a bill Tuesday that includes a proposal to pay residents a stipend not to commit crimes. It’s based on a program in Richmond, California, that advocates say has contributed to deep … Continue reading
A few weeks ago, CNN reported the following: Ted Cruz is asking Iowans to abandon a deeply held personal and economic belief intertwined with their agricultural way of life: that the nation’s ethanol mandates are a force for good. It … Continue reading
“Democracy without respect for individual rights sucks. It’s just ganging up against the weird kid, and I’m always the weird kid.” — Penn Jillette Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, … Continue reading
Actress and activist Susan Sarandon got teary as she introduced Bernie Sanders on the campaign trail last Wednesday in front of an overflow crowd of 1100 people during a town hall in northern Iowa. Sarandon, who has helped raise money … Continue reading
In December 2015, the state of Delaware (where I live) received 348 concealed carry applications, more than double the 155 from the previous December. There were 2,614 permit applications in 2015 as opposed to 1,674 in 2014. Each month last … Continue reading
Bernie Sanders is an outwardly socialist candidate running for president who might actually get somewhere. In some polls, he’s neck-and-neck with Hillary Clinton for his party’s nomination. No, he will probably not get the nomination in the end. But he … Continue reading
Nothing so needs reforming as other people’s habits. — Mark Twain
The “GOP Establishment” paints itself a victim of Donald Trump. However, there are no victims, not outside the context of force or fraud. The GOP Establishment consists of most of the people who hold elected office in that party. It … Continue reading
A panel that makes recommendations to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued a report recommending that all Americans have mental health screenings. No, it’s not (yet) mandated. But the logic of national health care ultimately leads … Continue reading