People ask: ‘Cognitive therapy is all well and good. I’m fine with finding the nature of errors in my thinking. But what about the underlying causes of my problems?’ The error in this question proves exactly why cognitive therapy is … Continue reading
Category: Daily Dose of Reason
Honesty the Best Policy … For Self?
Dishonesty is widely considered “selfish.” The implication is that lying serves the self-interest of the person who’s deceiving. But does it? The moment somebody lies to a significant other in business or personal life, the obligation is on him to … Continue reading
Words, Reality and the Moron-in-Chief
For most people, a tragedy is a time to reflect. For a politician, especially one who has been given uncritical positive regard for all of his short career — including his unearned rise to the Presidency of the United States … Continue reading
Perfectionism vs.Happiness
What is a “perfectionist?” A perfectionist is someone with mistaken thinking. Perfectionism doesn’t refer to a quest for excellence, or a demand (placed on self or others) to get the best job done possible. Perfectionism refers to a neurotic fear, … Continue reading
The Unreasonable Don’t Have Reasons
Rush Limbaugh made an excellent point, in reference to the killer in the Arizona shootings: ‘One of the first acts of insanity is to take an obviously deranged kid, insane, irrational, and try to analyze him with sanity and rationality.” … Continue reading
Why Liberals Love Tragedy
It’s widely held that the Arizona shootings, involving the murder of a judge and serious injury of a Congresswoman, are to the benefit of the Tea Party and other opponents of Obama’s Big Government policies. Case in point: Paul Krugman, … Continue reading
“Bigotry” Codeword for Capitalism
You can always find people willing to exploit a crisis. Consider Pima County AZ Sheriff Clarence Dupnik, who interpreted the recent shooting of a Congresswoman, federal judge and others in his state as follows: “When you look at unbalanced people, … Continue reading
For Democrats, Liberals and Socialists: It’s All About Power
The thing about liberal socialists, or anybody who’s wrong, is that they hate dissension. Dissension reminds them that there are such things as reason, facts and logic. Case in point: Barack Obama. He recently stated, “What we can’t do is … Continue reading
The Fight for Freedom IS Freedom
Many ask: What’s the point of being positive if the world, including even the once great United States, is going to hell in a handbasket? My reply: If you give up in defeatism, there’s nothing left worth saving. If everyone … Continue reading
Philosophy Killed Capitalism, Not a Conspiracy
Q: In your article, ‘Economics Doesn’t Explain the Housing Market Collapse,’ I think you are being a little naive in thinking the housing collapse was caused by a sense of entitlement. This was calculated economic warfare against the middle class, … Continue reading
Repeal and Replace … Republicans
I’ll be honest. I don’t place much hope in the new Congress. But here’s what I’m looking for and what makes me potentially hopeful for the future: The replacement of milquetoast Republicans with ones who actually stand for something different … Continue reading
Don’t Give Up
Q: A lot of my friends and I are nearing retirement or seeking new horizons. When we talk about new careers or jobs, we all come to the same conclusion: “I’m not qualified for the jobs I’m interested in, and … Continue reading