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Category: Daily Dose of Reason

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Don’t Forget China

Posted on May 18, 2015 by DrHurd
Jet planes dispersing of nuclear waste with explosions on the ground

The New York Times [5-16-15] reports that China is reversing its long-time policy of not competing with the United States in the development of nuclear weapons. After decades of maintaining a minimal nuclear force, China has re-engineered many of its … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Politics & Government

Are Wealth Producers “Lottery Winners” as Obama Claims?

Posted on May 17, 2015 by DrHurd
Multi color lottery balls with varying numbers written on them

Obama provided a “triple crown” of toxic ideas and attitudes over the last week, expressed via his tirades on the subject of poverty. Apparently, according to Obama himself, his policies of relentless taxation, expansive regulation of business, and executive orders … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture

Columbia University: Let’s Not Hurt Students’ Feelings

Posted on May 16, 2015 by DrHurd
Angled view of Columbia University and students walking to and from campus

In Columbia University’s student newspaper, four members of the school’s student Multicultural Affairs Advisory Board call on professors to be more sensitive when teaching provocative or controversial material… such as the Roman classical poet Ovid. Ovid is best known for … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture

Tact (Winston Churchill)

Posted on May 15, 2015 by DrHurd
Old black and white photograph of Winston Churchill in a tophat

“Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip.” — Winston Churchill

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Quotations

Did Southwest Airlines Contribute to a Suicide?

Posted on May 14, 2015 by DrHurd
Southwest Airlines red and blue airplane sitting at airport runway

A Wisconsin woman is looking for answers after she said Southwest Airlines refused to let her use her cellphone to make a call that could have saved her husband’s life. On April 3, Karen Momsen-Evers was flying back to Milwaukee … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement

Dissension, Not Fox News, Makes Obama Mad

Posted on May 13, 2015 by DrHurd
Obama gives a speech with enthusiasm as bright lights shine in background

As Obama’s endless time in office drags on, he seems increasingly candid about just how much he loathes any form of disagreement or opposition. At a summit on poverty, the president is quoted as saying: I think that the effort … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture

Obama’s Phobia of Ayn Rand

Posted on May 12, 2015 by DrHurd
Book cover of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged with golden statue

In a speech at Georgetown University just today, we learned two things about President Barack Obama. One, he loves the Catholic leader, Pope Francis. Two, he hates Ayn Rand. No, it’s not really a surprise. But the specifics of Obama’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Ethics

The Road to Hell (not Mecca) as Paved by Juan Williams

Posted on May 11, 2015 by DrHurd
Juan Williams with confused look on face during interview

The road to hell is paved with a single word. A word that expresses a corruption in concepts and thinking almost too horrendous to explicitly name. The latest horror?  Fox News commentator Juan Williams’ recent rant about how Pam Geller, … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture

Excuses: Barriers to Self-Understanding

Posted on May 10, 2015 by DrHurd
Stick figure pulls a box that reads excuses, excuses, excuses

We’ve all heard (or told ourselves) how it’s wrong to make excuses. However, we don’t usually focus on why it’s bad for ourselves to make excuses. Usually, the unspoken implication is: “Well, excuses would be nice for me; but I … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement

Why the Lights of Times Square are a Beautiful Thing

Posted on May 9, 2015 by DrHurd
Night-time view of NY's Times Square with the city lights and taxis

From the U.K. Daily Mail on 5/6/15: The dimmer could be turned on the bright lights of New York City as the Big Apple is facing pressure to remove its iconic oversized billboards from Times Square. A 2012 federal transportation … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture

Rand Paul’s New Take on the First Amendment

Posted on May 8, 2015 by DrHurd
Rand Paul giving speech wearing white shirt with red dotted tie

Republican senator Rand Paul, who currently represents Kentucky and is a presidential candidate for the upcoming 2016 elections, told religious leaders during a private prayer breakfast recently that the First Amendment does not say religion has to be kept out … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Politics & Government

Bosch Fawstin vs. Facebook and The Religion of “Peace”

Posted on May 7, 2015 by DrHurd
Closeup portrait of cartoonist Bosch Fawstin

A typical conversation between a psychotherapist, such as myself, and a client, will go like this: Client: “My husband (or wife) makes me feel this way.” Or: “My boss makes me feel like an incompetent person.” Or: “My mother used … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture
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