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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Conventional wisdom held that Benjamin Netanyahu would lose his reelection effort for prime minister of Israel. Conventional wisdom also holds that America’s President Barack Obama is really, really smart, and really, really wise; and if, therefore, Obama thinks peace negotiations … Continue reading