Janet Yellen, of the Biden regime, actually said this: “A bank only gets that treatment if a majority of the FDIC board, a super majority of the Fed board and I, in consultation with the president, determine that the failure … Continue reading
Category: Daily Dose of Reason
“Election” 2024: And the Band Plays On …
Increasingly, I am giving up on most people who call themselves conservative, Republican, independent, libertarian or in any other respect claim to oppose what’s being done to our nation, in plain daylight. The biggest problem is Republican and conservative denial. … Continue reading
You Are the Sum Total of Your Choices
“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” — Steven Covey This is the one thing most mental health professionals, psychiatrists, politicians and even clergy people do NOT want you to believe. The … Continue reading
Why the Media Will First Destroy Trump, then DeSantis
The media wanted to destroy Trump, which is why they relentlessly, mercilessly and dishonestly have attacked Trump for the last 8 years. Now the media seems to like DeSantis — NOT because of his policies, but because they see DeSantis … Continue reading
The Most Important Thing the Twitter Files Taught Us
Re: The Twitter Files … Advocates of free speech argue, “We can’t regulate private industry; particularly freedom of speech. If Twitter doesn’t want to have certain people on their platform, as a private company, then it’s their choice.” I agree, … Continue reading
Self-Control Required for Freedom (Pythagoras)
“No man is free who cannot control himself.” — Pythagoras Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Charleston SC). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and links, and engage in back-and-forth discussion with Dr. Hurd on topics … Continue reading
George Orwell Got it Exactly Right
“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every statue, street, and building renamed, every date altered. And the process continues day by day … Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” … Continue reading
Government Can’t Rescue a Bank from Itself
It’s not just that the government SHOULDN’T bail out banks. It CAN’T bail out banks — not truly. How can the GOVERNMENT guarantee your deposit? If every bank collapsed, then everyone’s money would be worthless. The government could not simply … Continue reading
Gays, Lesbians Supporting DemComs? Stupid!
Gay activists say if you’re gay or lesbian, you must support Democrats. But Democrats, today, are Communists. They place the supremacy of the state over the individual. They don’t believe in private property, other than property owned by billionaires who … Continue reading
Why Banks are Failing
The problems we’re seeing with bank failures are the result of a MIXED economy — an economy that is not free (i.e. capitalist), but not totally socialist either. Ayn Rand identified the problem decades ago: “We are not a capitalist … Continue reading
Communism is ALWAYS Toxic (Every Time It’s Tried)
“Liberals love to vote for other liberals, but once the safety and quality of life of their own environment and neighborhoods starts to fall apart, they start to hire other less radical Democrats or even Republicans to clean up the … Continue reading
Stay Out of These 3 Prisons
Stay out of these 3 psychological prisons: 1. Caring what others think; 2. Living in the past; 3. Fearing change. Mindset is everything! (author unknown) ******************* Speaking of prison … As I have predicted for months, criminal charges appear to … Continue reading