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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2014 by DrHurd

Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and happy living all year long!

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason

How an Individualist Celebrates Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2014 by DrHurd

The conventional sentiment at holiday time is: “It’s so much better to give than to receive.” There’s an awful flaw, or contradiction, in this very statement. Think about it. It is possible to experience joy in giving … when you’re … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture

Psychotherapists Can Change People: True or False?

Posted on December 23, 2014 by DrHurd

You can’t change others. Neither can a psychotherapist, no matter how competent or insightful. Isn’t it still possible to influence others, if not change them? Absolutely. But successful “influence” presupposes that somebody is open to being influenced. Or, more specifically: … Continue reading →

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

Racism, Police and CNN’s Sally Kohn

Posted on December 22, 2014 by DrHurd

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani made some good points about the recent killings of two NYPD officers in Brooklyn. He said, “…it’s certainly true that we have been treated to about three to four months of propaganda about how … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture

Single-Payer Health Insurance Tanks in Vermont

Posted on December 21, 2014 by DrHurd

The people who pushed Obamacare actually wanted single-payer health insurance, at least originally. Single-payer insurance means one policy, one plan run by the federal government for all. Think of it as Medicare for all, but with even more sweeping and … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Health Care Reform

North Korea Gives America Dictatorship for a Day

Posted on December 20, 2014 by DrHurd

President Obama said Friday he thinks Sony “made a mistake” in choosing not to release “The Interview” in the wake of the devastating hacking attack which he blamed on North Korea, while vowing that the U.S. “will respond.” He mocked … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Politics & Government

Under Pressure: The Frantic Need to Keep Kids Busy

Posted on December 19, 2014 by DrHurd

Why do so many kids and their parents feel they have to fill every spare moment? Is it pressure to get into the top schools? Or is it worry that they’ll become couch potatoes or delinquents? My experience has shown … Continue reading →

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

Cuban Dictatorship: America’s New Friend

Posted on December 18, 2014 by DrHurd

Alan Gross emerged Wednesday from five years of captivity in Cuba praising the Cuban people and offering a lesson he said he learned: Freedom is not free. In his first public remarks after arriving in the U.S., Gross also spoke … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Politics & Government

Why Integrity Matters in Your Personal Relationships

Posted on December 17, 2014 by DrHurd

Does integrity matter in romantic love? Without structural integrity, a building will collapse. A bridge without structural integrity will cause cars to plunge into the water. A ship without integrity will sink. A plane without integrity will fall out of … Continue reading →

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

Love and “Empathy” for the Violent: Who Really Believes This?

Posted on December 16, 2014 by DrHurd

Heavily armed Australian police stormed a Sydney cafe early on Tuesday morning (local time) and freed a number of hostages being held there at gunpoint, in a dramatic end to a 16-hour siege in which three people including the attacker … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Ethics

“I Can Quit Any Time I Want”

Posted on December 15, 2014 by DrHurd

The prevailing idea about addiction is that it’s not a choice, but an illness. By and large, this idea is promoted by the mental health industry, the prevailing academic establishment, organized religions and Alcoholics Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous. Yet are they right? … Continue reading →

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

When Law Becomes Plunder (Bastiat)

Posted on December 14, 2014 by DrHurd

What, then, is the law? It is the collective organization of the individual right to lawful defense. … since an individual cannot lawfully use force against the person, liberty, or property of another individual, then the common force — for … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Quotations
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