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Doomsday Preppers: Crazy or the Right Idea?

Posted on April 7, 2013 by D3 Support

Dear Dr. Hurd: What are your thoughts on the so-called ‘doomsday preppers’? As you probably know, these are the people who build bunkers, stockpile food, practice survival skills and the like in the event of a financial collapse or terrorist … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture

North Korea: America’s Enemy, Not Obama’s

Posted on April 5, 2013 by D3 Support

Most people dismiss the crisis in North Korea — including recent threats to attack the United States, once able, with nuclear weapons — as irrelevant to their daily lives. In a narrow and short-term sense, this may be true. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Politics & Government

No Expectations, You Say?

Posted on April 4, 2013 by D3 Support

‘I have no expectations.’ Or, ‘I didn’t know what to expect.’ (The implication being that ‘I had no expectations.’) People say this a lot. And they generally believe it when they say it; but it still cannot be true. Why … Continue reading →

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

The “Secret” to Self-Confidence is No Secret — and Here’s Why

Posted on April 3, 2013 by D3 Support

Nearly everyone seems to agree that self-confidence is a good thing. But few ever take the time to define it; or even ask what it is. The idea ‘self-confidence’ implies confidence OF something or IN something. The obvious implication is … Continue reading →

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

In Any Society or Era, Fear Gives Way to Force

Posted on April 2, 2013 by D3 Support

One of the biggest falsehoods of our day is that freedom is based on faith. In politics and culture more broadly, we are constantly given a choice: Traditional, faith-based freedom (think: Sarah Palin); or modern, supposedly sophisticated and scientific government … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture

“I’ve Misplaced My Sense of Purpose and Can’t Seem to Find It”

Posted on April 1, 2013 by D3 Support

Dear Dr. Hurd: What is it that happens to us mentally as we mature, that the mystique of events and accomplishments lose meaning and that emotional passionate edge we felt in our youth doesn’t ignite us any longer? For example, … Continue reading →

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

“Therapy Drift” and What New Research is Telling Us

Posted on March 31, 2013 by D3 Support

A 2009 study of psychotherapy patients in the U.S. and Great Britain found that many patients are “subjected to a kind of dim-sum approach — a little of this, a little of that, much of it derived more from the … Continue reading →

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

Intellect vs. Your Emotions — What to Do?

Posted on March 29, 2013 by D3 Support

People say this all the time: ‘I know, intellectually, that such-and-such is true. But I don’t feel it.’ The next question is usually, ‘How can I make myself feel it?’ This is what reasonable people often expect a psychotherapist to … Continue reading →

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

Hey–Where Did My Freedom Go?

Posted on March 28, 2013 by D3 Support

Backing for new gun-control laws is slipping as more time elapses following the Newtown, Conn., shootings in December, according to a new CBS News poll. The survey of 1,181 adults, conducted March 20-24, shows that 47 percent of Americans think … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Politics & Government

Gay Marriage Exposes the Hypocrisy of Both “Right” and “Left”

Posted on March 27, 2013 by D3 Support

When it comes to gay marriage, the leftists are right—for the wrong reasons, as usual. And the conservatives are just plain wrong—as usual. Let’s try applying reason and rationality to this issue, just once. May we, please? The purpose of … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture

The Selflessness of “Selfishness”

Posted on March 26, 2013 by D3 Support

If self-interest (rationally and objectively defined) is healthy and virtuous (as this column regularly claims), then what can we say about the person who lies, cheats, or otherwise exploits others via fraud and/or coercion? Such a person is at war … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Ethics

Attention Seeking or Visibility Seeking?

Posted on March 25, 2013 by D3 Support

Sometimes, when children act up or adults become emotionally distraught, the question arises: Are they just doing it for attention? I would say yes, this is often true. But the issue isn’t ‘attention’ so much as visibility. People have an … Continue reading →

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