Dear Dr. Hurd: I am a 26-year-old girl/woman, living in Europe. From time to time I check in on your website and I often think that what you are saying about lots of things is smart and rational, and I … Continue reading
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Category: Daily Dose of Reason
Dictatorship? Not a Problem, Say Obama and Chuck Hagel
According to The Wall Street Journal, Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel, during his hearings, had to backtrack on an especially embarrassing assertion that Iran’s rulers are “legitimate” and “elected.” Hagel would never have said these things if he didn’t … Continue reading
I Told You So (The First of Many)
Associated Press reports: Some families could get priced out of health insurance due to what’s being called a glitch in President Barack Obama’s overhaul law. IRS regulations issued Wednesday failed to fix the problem as liberal backers of the president’s … Continue reading
The Sherlock Holmes Fallacy Applied to Psychology
Dr. Hurd: In your recent article, “When Noises Drive You Mad”, [Daily Dose of Reason 1/29/13] the questioner was angered by hearing others eat. Could he be affected by an unconscious memory of people eating (leaving no food for him) … Continue reading
Obama’s Kind of Immigrants
If America were a totally free country — with no entitlement state, no ‘progressive’ taxation, no socialized medicine and no Barack Obama issuing extra-Constitutional executive orders by whim and at gunpoint — immigration would not be a threat. In a … Continue reading
When Noises Drive You Mad
Dear Dr. Hurd: Ever since I was a small child, the noises made by other people while they’re eating (specially loud swallowing) have driven me mad. They make me squirm and feel really uncomfortable and angry. Doing a little bit … Continue reading
Why Neither Hillary Nor Barack Will Ever Be Blamed for Benghazi
I’m no fan of Republicans, because in their own way they do just as much damage to the country as Democrats. In a way, they do more damage. They practice the same Big Government policies as the Democrats, most of … Continue reading
True to Self While Not Alienating Others: Possible, Or Not?
Dear Dr. Hurd: First off, I just want to say I am a big fan of your writing and I look forward to the Daily Dose of Reason every day. My question for you is: How are you able to … Continue reading
You Don’t Have to Love Guns to Oppose Gun Control
The recent arguments over gun control have helped me understand how important it is to think beyond the moment, and at least a little bit into the future. The most common argument in favor of gun control I hear from … Continue reading
“It’s All In Your Head”
Dear Dr. Hurd: I recently discovered that I have had a serious flaw in my thinking my entire life. Today I read an article of yours I really liked on Capitalism Magazine’s website called: ‘Fear: The Great Inhibitor.’ As you … Continue reading
Back to the Future
To find inspiring alternatives to Barack’s inaugural drivel, one must look back a few years. Obama champions the dominant past — the eras without liberty or individualism. If we’re to have a future, we must look to some of our … Continue reading
In Jefferson’s Twilight, Rodents Ascendant
He was seeing the enormity of the smallness of the enemy who was destroying the world. He felt as if, after a journey of years through a landscape of devastation, past the ruins of great factories, the wrecks of powerful … Continue reading