The U.S. Senate, this past week, blocked an attempt to advance an amendment to the Constitution for the government to further restrict the funding of political campaigns. “We have had in this country a flood of very, very dark money … Continue reading
According to The Washington Post, 50 percent of women now disapprove of the president compared to 44 percent who approve, a near reversal of his support among female voters in the 2012 exit polls when he had 55 percent support … Continue reading
Some people dislike dissension and approve of conformity. And the psychiatric profession has been known to get into the act. A few examples: In his 2010 book The Protest Psychosis: How Schizophrenia Became a Black Disease, psychiatrist Jonathan Metzl explored … Continue reading
No matter what he says or thinks, Obama is not at war with any American enemy. And there’s no remote possibility he will defeat that enemy or reduce any threats to our physical safety and well-being. Why? It’s the progressive … Continue reading
I published this article at DrHurd.com on 9/12/01, under the title “9/11: The Day America Grew Up.” How little we have learned, as ISIS comes banging at our door. Let’s hope this is what future historians write about yesterday’s events. … Continue reading
When a family member financially supports an unemployed loved one, the family member will often say things like: “He’s not even looking for a job. I’m providing for his basic expenses — and then some — and I don’t see … Continue reading
The national unemployment rate officially sits at 6.2 percent. However, the same government statistics state that a record number of people have simply given up, exiting the labor force altogether. A record 92,269,000 Americans 16 and older did not participate … Continue reading
The Washington Post [9-2-14] ran an interesting article recently on “helicopter parents.” Helicopter parents are parents of young adult children (usually college age) who rush to solve problems for kids without first checking if the kids are able and willing … Continue reading
In a recent book, Larry Summers, Paul Krugman, and Barry Eichengreen, among other renowned macroeconomists, suggest that structural changes in the global economy have ushered in a period of slow growth. This theory, known as “secular stagnation,” posits that we … Continue reading
A few of the many funny (and sometimes slightly serious) things this straight-shooting and sharp-witted woman said: I enjoy life when things are happening. I don’t care if it’s good things or bad things. That means you’re alive. Things are … Continue reading
A reader wrote me with some interesting comments about the phenomenon of the nude “selfie,” i.e. taking a nude photograph of oneself with a cell phone and sending to others. He writes, “For my perspective, especially in the light of … Continue reading
According to CNN.com and FoxNews.com, congressional lawmakers urged the Obama administration to crank up the offensive against the Islamic State after another video surfaced purporting to show the graphic execution of an American journalist. Two weeks after American James Foley … Continue reading