Regarding your article against government regulation of movie volume levels (3/9/14): You assume that a person will not be permanently damaged by an unexpected experience. I went to a restaurant once and was served food that was so hot that … Continue reading
We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission; which is the stage of the darkest periods of human … Continue reading
Should the government decide how loud movies are? Connecticut is attempting to outlaw movies that are above a certain noise-level. Associated Press reports: The legislature’s Public Safety and Security Committee is considering the bill, which would prevent theaters from showing … Continue reading
A reader writes, “Thanks for your article on talking too much. You leave out one major thing: the nervous system. I talk too much sometimes because I am jumpy and nervous because of anxiety in certain social situations. It’s an … Continue reading
Dear Dr. Hurd, I’ll get to the point. I can’t get past my anger toward my mother. My husband and I decided never to have children. Though I’ve long since informed her of this, she never misses a chance to … Continue reading
Columnist Juan Williams, himself a black, pro-Obama Democrat, wondered in a recent commentary about why pro-Obama officials at Rutgers University in New Jersey voted to cancel the honorary degree of Condoleezza Rice, George W. Bush’s Secretary of State. Williams sarcastically … Continue reading
President Barack Obama will propose an expansion of popular tax credits for middle class and working poor Americans on Tuesday in a fiscal 2015 budget designed to serve as a blueprint for Democrats in this year’s congressional elections. The budget, … Continue reading
Much is made of Russia’s threat to invade Ukraine, and justifiably so. However, almost nothing is made of the fact that Ukraine is floundering economically. Associated Press reports: Ukraine also is struggling on the financial front. The treasury is almost … Continue reading
A website on psychology and mental health based in the Phillippines says the following: In my workshops on psychological well-being, there’s one question that keeps popping up: “Should I still support my family? I already feel drained and stressed but … Continue reading
Regarding America’s lack of response to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s forthcoming invasion of the helpless Ukraine, two largely forgotten (formerly popular) phrases come to mind: “Charity begins at home;” and, “Heal thyself.” To be surprised or shocked by Putin’s actions … Continue reading
History does not teach fatalism. There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks through determinism and opens up new roads. ~Charles de Gaulle
A reader writes: Although sensitivity is usually considered a desirable trait, I find it a hindrance. It’s very embarrassing when in a professional setting my normally stoical exterior is temporarily interrupted by a critical remark that reveals my sensitivity. I … Continue reading