In refusing to say NO to others, even though it’s the honest answer, you’re presumably doing it to protect them. Their interests require that you say YES, even though your own interests require that you say NO. Yet there’s a … Continue reading
Category: Daily Dose of Reason
It’s Not Working!
The biggest excuse I hear from people about not holding loved ones responsible for their actions is, “It’s not working.” For example: “My twenty-five year old son moved back in. He stays at home and doesn’t even seek out a … Continue reading
Change in What Sense?
His supporters say that Barack Obama “is a movement–not a candidate.” Towards what will he move us? Towards even more government statism and bureaucracy than we already have? Towards more taxes and regulation against the most productive in our society, … Continue reading
Hillary’s Storm Troopers
You think I’m exaggerating when I say, as I have for years, that Hillary Clinton has the soul of a dictator? Then check out her recent acknowledgement–unapologetic and blunt–that yes, the government, under her health care plan, will be empowered … Continue reading
Sitting Out Election 2008?
Q: Dr. Hurd, will you be voting for John McCain in the fall; or Hillary/Obama, as a protest; or simply sit out the election? A: I’ll either be reluctantly voting for McCain, or sitting the election out. Under no condition … Continue reading
Command and Control Isn’t the Answer
I don’t understand this idea of asking which presidential candidate can best “manage the economy.” The “economy” is not something to be “managed.” People pointed to former candidate Mitt Romney, for example, as an experienced and successful business executive. So … Continue reading
It’s My Party, I’ll Cry if I Want to
I am so tired of watching Hillary Clinton cry. If you take her tears at face value (and who really does?), she’s crying because of her fear for the country, as she claimed in one interview I heard. She would … Continue reading
Is Obama the Democratic Reagan?
Barack Obama may be the Democrats’ Ronald Reagan. But there’s a key difference. In 1980, Ronald Reagan espoused a set of principles, primarily resting on the notion that the government which governs least governs best. Obama offers no such principle … Continue reading
Not So Super Tuesday
What we need is less politics. Less politics would be the result of less government. Government could focus exclusively on protecting individual rights, rather than granting group favors. The federal government, specifically, could focus almost exclusively on ridding us of … Continue reading
He Loves Her, He Loves Her NOT
Here’s a thought. Bill Clinton obviously wants his wife to become President very, very badly. He stumps for her, fights for her, and is even being accused of racist attacks against Barack Obama on her behalf. These are the actions … Continue reading
The Reality of Life
You have your challenges, and the people you care about have theirs. Everyone has them, because life is–among other things–a series of challenges to be conquered. You can be sensitive to the fact that a loved one has challenges as … Continue reading
Freedom Rebates
Interesting contradiction: Tax cuts (or rebates) for the middle and lower class are “good” because the beneficiaries of these cuts will spend this money and it will “stimulate the economy.” At the same time, tax cuts for the “wealthy” are … Continue reading