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Category: Daily Dose of Reason

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Is Academia Going Mad?

Posted on May 11, 2014 by DrHurd

The leading indicators of insanity involve arbitrary claims and magical thinking. For examples of both, consider this recent story: A proposal by University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) junior Bailey Loverin would force professors to issue “trigger warnings” before teaching … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture

What’s So Bad About an “Ego Trip”?

Posted on May 10, 2014 by DrHurd

What does it mean to accuse someone of being on an “ego trip”? Let’s start with the concept of “ego.” In the original Greek definition of the term, “ego” basically refers to the self, or “I.” In the Freudian version … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Ethics

Envy: The Essence of Hatred (Marilyn Monroe)

Posted on May 9, 2014 by DrHurd

Success makes so many people hate you. I wish it wasn’t that way. It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing envy in the eyes of those around you. — Marilyn Monroe

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Quotations

Affirmations: Self-Deceit or Inspiration?

Posted on May 8, 2014 by DrHurd

A lot of people love to do affirmations first thing in the morning – to keep themselves feeling peppy and positive. I myself have some favorite go-to affirmations which I love. But, I gotta say, sometimes I’ve noticed that affirmations … Continue reading →

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

Asperger’s Syndrome: The Coolest Thing Since ADHD

Posted on May 7, 2014 by DrHurd

More and more people are writing me with questions about Asperger’s Syndrome. What is Asperger’s Syndrome? Is it a legitimate classification, or a faux disease? Regardless, what can one do about it? Asperger’s Syndrome is the latest, newest and coolest … Continue reading →

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

Is Obama Too Much of a Capitalist?

Posted on May 6, 2014 by DrHurd

It might surprise you that at least one member of Barack Obama’s party, in the U.S. Senate, thinks Obama is too much of right-wing capitalist for the country’s good. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) discussed her relationship with President Barack … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Politics & Government

Don’t Like Something? There Oughta Be a Law, Then!

Posted on May 5, 2014 by DrHurd

“The ‘private sector’ of the economy is, in fact, the voluntary sector; and the ‘public sector’ is, in fact, the coercive sector.” (Henry Hazlitt, 20th century American journalist and columnist on business/economics) Hazlitt nailed it. When you say: “Health care … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Politics & Government

Be Real

Posted on May 4, 2014 by DrHurd

In a recent article, I stated that being authentic and honest with others stems from a strong sense of self-esteem and self-respect. People with poor views of themselves tend to be phony, and pretend to like people or things they … Continue reading →

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

Pedophilia, Priests and Human Nature

Posted on May 3, 2014 by DrHurd

Psychologist Mark Dombeck, writing in an online article entitled “Pedophile Priests: Monstrous But Not Monsters,” claims there are two possible ways to think about the subject. The first is the “monster” hypothesis and the second is the “all too human” … Continue reading →

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

What’s Your Psychological Environment?

Posted on May 2, 2014 by DrHurd

Dear Dr. Hurd, We recently bought a nice house here in the resort town where we live, and we occasionally welcome our friends to stay with us. Two of them stayed with us a few weeks ago and they were … Continue reading →

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

Can You Have Your First Amendment and Eat it Too?

Posted on May 1, 2014 by DrHurd

U.S. Senator Ed Markey from Massachusetts says yes. From the 4/24/14 Boston Herald: U.S. Sen. Ed Markey wants to empower an obscure federal agency to begin scouring the Internet, TV and radio for speech it finds threatening — a plan … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture

Go East, Young Man (in a Toyota)

Posted on April 30, 2014 by DrHurd

After more than three decades in Torrance, CA, the giant car manufacturer Toyota (American division) is moving eastward, to Texas. “When any major corporation is courted by another state, it’s very difficult to combat that,” Torrance CA mayor Frank Scotto … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Politics & Government
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