In 2013, a sample of Latinos living in the United States were asked if they agreed or disagreed with the following statement: “Democrats are closer to the leaders we had in Latin America, always giving handouts to get votes. If … Continue reading
Health insurer Aetna Inc. will stop selling individual Obamacare plans next year in 11 of the 15 states where it had been participating in the program, joining other major insurers who’ve pulled out of the government-run markets in the face … Continue reading
Will Sharia Law, which trumps all secular law including America’s First Amendment, ever come to the United States? If you think it’s impossible, then look at what’s happening in America’s Mother Country, Great Britain. The office of London’s first Muslim … Continue reading
America is a mess. City streets are in flames, police are routinely shot at, terrorists are spreading themselves across the heartland, the government is saddled with unsustainable debt, taxes and spending keep going up, and there’s little or no real … Continue reading
Even the Soviet Union, with its huge nuclear arsenal, was a threat that could be deterred by the prospect of retaliation. But suicide bombers cannot be deterred. They can only be annihilated – preemptively and unilaterally, if necessary. — Thomas … Continue reading
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is the proud new owner of a summer home in the Champlain Islands. The Burlington resident last week plopped down nearly $600,000 on a lakefront camp in North Hero, VT. Sanders’ new house has four bedrooms … Continue reading
Which is better — globalism or nationalism? That’s one of the major themes of this election year campaign. The answer: neither one. The only answer is individualism. Individualism refers to a social-political system where the rights of the individual are … Continue reading
I have noticed a trend when it comes to attacking Donald Trump. It’s the substitution of outrage for argument or persuasion. For example, Trump recently came under fire for saying Barack Obama is ISIS’ Most Valuable Player (MVP). The immediate … Continue reading
Understandably, there’s a lot of focus on the upcoming presidential election: who will win, and what will happen. But regardless of who wins, there’s a lot of difficulty ahead. Millions of people are really angry. Much of the anger is … Continue reading
When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon. — Thomas Paine Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and links, and engage … Continue reading
The Orlando shooting, an Islamic-based attack against gays at a private disco? Remember that? And the father of the shooter, who implicitly (and sickeningly) defended his son’s actions by claiming the sight of two men kissing disgusted him. After all, … Continue reading
Whenever a politician or pressure group wants to reduce liberty, expand spending on programs, or otherwise curtail individual rights as embodied by our Constitution, they resort to the word “fairness.” Don’t want higher taxes? That’s not fair. Don’t want free … Continue reading