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Texas vs. California and Economics 101

Posted on September 8, 2014 by DrHurd

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 →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture

“Helicopter Parents” Who Love Too Much

Posted on September 7, 2014 by DrHurd

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 →

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

Do We Really Have to Settle for “Secular Stagnation”?

Posted on September 6, 2014 by DrHurd

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 →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture

Goodbye, Joan Rivers

Posted on September 5, 2014 by DrHurd

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 →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture

What’s With the Nude “Selfies”?

Posted on September 4, 2014 by DrHurd

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 →

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

Obama’s Decline and Fall of the American Republic

Posted on September 3, 2014 by DrHurd

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 →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture

Eric Cantor Proves the “Mixed Economy” is Not Capitalism

Posted on September 2, 2014 by DrHurd

Bloomberg News reports 9/2/14:  Former [Republican] House Majority Leader Eric Cantor landed a $1.2 million job at the investment bank Moelis & Co., pulling down more money than his Tea Party-backed opponent spent defeating him in a Republican primary. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Politics & Government

Does America Really Deserve a Raise?

Posted on September 1, 2014 by DrHurd

“America deserves a raise.” So says Obama in defense of raising the mandatory minimum wage. He’s far from the first politician to use this stale, tired and easy applause line. Few will ask: How many things are wrong with this … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture

Sobering Facts About AA’s Effectiveness

Posted on August 31, 2014 by DrHurd

It’s surprising to note that, according to the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) — a massive government study of 43,000 Americans’ lifetime alcohol and drug use, about 75 percent of people who recover from alcohol dependence … Continue reading →

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

Why Many Progressives Are Unsure About Israel

Posted on August 30, 2014 by DrHurd

Increasingly, liberal-progressive politicians such as Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) and socialist Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) are under fire by their supporters for even minimal support of Israel in its self-defense against Islamic terrorists. Warren, in defending her vote to send … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture

Why Obama Has No Strategy for ISIS

Posted on August 29, 2014 by DrHurd

Much ado has been made over Obama’s slip that the U.S. government has no strategy for fighting ISIS (Islamic state) terrorism in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere. It’s much ado about something. But not for most of the reasons even Obama’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Politics & Government

“Affluenza” and the Poor Little Rich Kid Syndrome

Posted on August 28, 2014 by DrHurd

Have you ever heard of the term, “affluenza”? At the rate we’re going, it may soon be a new diagnostic category espoused by the American Psychiatric Association. Read on … It is not entirely clear who invented the term Affluenza. … Continue reading →

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