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Category: Daily Dose of Reason

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Election 2012: A Referendum on Mediocrity

Posted on October 2, 2012 by D3 Support

Someone once offered me a great analogy of being in a dysfunctional relationship. People asked her why she stayed in it so long. She replied, “It’s kind of like being in a room with a bad odor. After awhile, you … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture

The Self-Effacing Lover (or Friend)

Posted on October 1, 2012 by D3 Support

Dear Dr. Hurd: When someone in a romantic relationship expresses no preferences for both small things and values, are they compromising or self-sacrificing? Is it wrong to resent a love interest who consistently does this to themselves?   Dr. Hurd’s … Continue reading →

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

Psychological Health in the Expansive Welfare State

Posted on September 30, 2012 by D3 Support

Freedom is crucially important for mental health, as well as the other things psychotherapists and psychiatrists “treat.” For example, consider a person who’s depressed. Depression is a state of learned helplessness. In a free country with a booming economy, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture

More on Sacrifice in Love/Marriage

Posted on September 28, 2012 by D3 Support

Several readers have asked me to be more specific about the difference between “short term compromises” and all-out sacrifice, the latter of which I’ve written should not be part of romantic love or marriage. A short-term compromise is doing something … Continue reading →

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

DSM-5: Is Psychiatry Rediscovering the Mind?

Posted on September 27, 2012 by D3 Support

I’ve been doing some research on the upcoming DSM-5. The DSM-5 is the diagnostic manual of the American Psychiatric Association. It’s used by all psychotherapists and mental health professionals in diagnosing mental disorders, syndromes and other problems. The current version, … Continue reading →

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

The Sad Thing About Romney

Posted on September 26, 2012 by D3 Support

The sad thing about the upcoming presidential election is that Mitt Romney is losing — for the wrong reasons. Basically, Romney is so far losing because Obama supporters have been successful at painting him as a “rich guy who’s out … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture

Bringing Romantic Love Out of the Stone Age

Posted on September 25, 2012 by D3 Support

Contrary to the so-called wisdom of the ages, romantic love is not about sacrifice. True love and sacrifice are utter opposites. While occasional, short-term compromises are necessary in all forms of human relationship, a romantic partner never asks you to … Continue reading →

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

Why the Republicans Are Losing

Posted on September 24, 2012 by D3 Support

If the Republicans lose the election, save this article for reference and insight at that time. Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan keep trying to argue that they are the better ones qualified to “save Medicare.” Here’s the problem with this … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Politics & Government

The Nerve That Mitt Romney Struck

Posted on September 22, 2012 by D3 Support

Obama supporters claim it’s ‘shocking’ for Mitt Romney to suggest that people would vote for Obama to keep the free loot coming. Why is it shocking? The welfare state of the United States is now a massive entitlement state. No … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Politics & Government

People Who Say “No” for the Sake of No

Posted on September 21, 2012 by D3 Support

There’s a type of personality I call the ‘contrarian.’ The contrarian is someone who disagrees for the sake of disagreeing, nearly all of the time. Most of you probably have encountered this type. Such a person is usually a rationalist. … Continue reading →

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

The Fading Dream of American Individualism (Part 3 of 3)

Posted on September 20, 2012 by D3 Support

Conclusion of previous columns Herbert Hoover and George W. Bush History has a way of repeating itself. George W. Bush was the Herbert Hoover of his time. Like Hoover, Bush said that we needed individualism and capitalism, but not ‘too … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture

The Fading Dream of American Individualism (Part 2 of 3)

Posted on September 19, 2012 by D3 Support

Continued from yesterday’s column ‘Service to Others’ Is NOT Part of the U.S. Constitution Hoover may not have been a socialist, and he might have claimed in his book to be both against socialism and against capitalism. But whenever you … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture
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