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Category: Daily Dose of Reason

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Command-and-Control vs. Free Market: Doctors, the Choice is Yours

Posted on March 31, 2015 by DrHurd
Square image with a red cross in the middle

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that private medical providers that deliver residential care services in Idaho cannot sue the state in order to raise Medicaid reimbursement rates to deal with rising medical costs. The justices, on a 5-4 … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Health Care Reform

Individual Rights: One Size Does Fit All

Posted on March 30, 2015 by DrHurd
News reporter interviews via Skype teleconference

Whenever a government sets out to deny individual rights in favor of group rights, sooner or later, those denied their individual rights must fight back. One way to fight back? Demand your individual rights. The other way to fight back? … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture

Israel vs. Iran: It’s the Economy, Stupid

Posted on March 29, 2015 by DrHurd
Beacn goers fly kites with hotels/motels in background

Most people assume that the conflict between Israel and militant Islamic states is religious. Obviously, religion has a whole lot to do with it. But Israel, unlike Iran, is not a religiously totalitarian state. Israel is full of freedom, while … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture

Could Psychiatry Have Stopped the French Alps Crash?

Posted on March 28, 2015 by DrHurd
Snapshot of Andreas Lubitz in running gear

From AFP and Newsmax.com 3/28/15: The co-pilot who crashed a passenger jet into the French Alps, killing all 150 aboard, worried “health problems” would dash his dreams and vowed one day to do something to “change the whole system”, an … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture

Fatal Attraction of Government (Thomas Sowell)

Posted on March 27, 2015 by DrHurd
President Obama sits with the congressional leaders

The fatal attraction of government is that it allows busybodies to impose decisions on others without paying any price themselves. That enables them to act as if there were no price, even when there are ruinous prices — paid by … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Quotations

Ohio Gov. John Kasich Demonstrates Why Republicans Are Losers

Posted on March 26, 2015 by DrHurd
John Kasich holds hands up during speech

Republicans are losers. By “losers” I mean: They often lose elections (especially at the presidential level); and even when they win, nothing changes, despite their intentions. Taxes, government programs, government spending and debt, government regulations — they all keep growing … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Politics & Government

Is America a Christian Nation?

Posted on March 25, 2015 by DrHurd
The American flag with a religious cross in the center

Is America a Christian nation? The premise of the question is wrong. It requires you to accept the idea that the United States government and Constitution are the implementation of any particular religion. In actual fact, the separation of church … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture

Ted Cruz’s Road to Hell is Paved With Wrong Intentions

Posted on March 24, 2015 by DrHurd
Ted Cruz and others kneel down to pray

When opposing something, you have to understand what you’re in favor of, and what you stand for; otherwise, your opposition is meaningless, or worse. Consider the American Revolution. Talk about an impossibly uphill battle: a bunch of inexperienced and underfunded … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Politics & Government

Moral Dilemma: Cutting People Too Much Slack…?

Posted on March 23, 2015 by DrHurd
Colorful notes with Right, Wrong or ? written on them

A reader writes: Dear Dr. Hurd: A persistent problem I’ve had is why on earth people (and a lot of them) think that if they know a person, somehow that person’s bad behavior is exempt from moral condemnation. For example, … Continue reading →

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

The Mutually Assured Denial of Medicare

Posted on March 22, 2015 by DrHurd
Boehner hugs and kisses Pelosi on the cheek while holding gavel

Denial is a process of ignoring facts for reasons that seem emotionally appealing. In the case of Medicare, one of the primary reasons the United States government has gone broke (and getting more broke all the time), denial is rampant. … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Health Care Reform

Obama Comes Out For Mandatory Voting

Posted on March 21, 2015 by DrHurd
3D image of American flag with the word VOTE! written across it

We are living in surreal times. The headline reads: “Obama floats making voting mandatory, calling it ‘potentially transformative’” It’s not that I think mandatory voting is a serious or imminent possibility. I’m commenting on it just to illustrate how illiberal … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Politics & Government

A Republic, Not a Democracy (Churchill)

Posted on March 20, 2015 by DrHurd
Obama shakes hands and poses for pictures

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. — Winston Churchill A republic protects the rights of the individual to be free from coercion. A democracy votes away rights for some individuals, and votes rights … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Quotations
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