“The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule it.” H.L. Mencken Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Charleston SC). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and links, and … Continue reading
Category: Daily Dose of Reason
Ugly Outside, Ugly Inside — That’s “Progressivism”
Leftism is one gigantic, ugly freak show. They look like grotesque imbeciles because their ideas are worse than stupid; their ideas are evil. Yet we gave them the keys to the kingdom. We let their “progressivism” spread like cancer. Their … Continue reading
Trump’s Not the Issue; Weaponizing the Judiciary IS
Politicizing the judiciary is the worst thing to happen in American history. It’s the very thing the colonists fought against. The British tyranny was not as brazen as today’s nasty prosecutors going after, first, all things Trump and — once … Continue reading
The Scary Question: What if Elections AREN’T Rigged?
All I can say is that if our elections are NOT rigged, then the representatives of the people (in this case, Pennsylvania) show the people to be a sorry lot indeed. Remember that once you do business with sociopaths and … Continue reading
Firing the Freak in Chicago Won’t End the Freak Show
Chicago won’t give this freak show a second term as mayor. But so what? Her replacement will certainly be just another Communist who doesn’t believe in private property rights and will direct the police to let criminals run free. Same … Continue reading
Negativity is a Killer
Thoughts are things. Negativity is what kills you… It’s tough to do, but you’ve got to work at living, you know? Most people work at dying, but anybody can die; the easiest thing on this earth is to die. But … Continue reading
Helping Ukraine: Immoral and Impractical
So much faulty thinking on the subject of Ukraine. Case in point: Dr. Hurd, I agree with so many things you publish, but not this. Helping defend Ukraine against the KGB trained thug—Putin—is the right thing, the moral thing, and … Continue reading
Another Constitutional Convention?
Convention of States is approaching 20 states. Only 14 more states needed for a Constitutional Convention under Article V of the U.S. Constitution. It’s a big deal. The Convention proposal is restricted to proposing amendments that will impose fiscal restraints … Continue reading
Eisenhower Tried to Warn Us
“In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the … Continue reading
Why the “Bombshells” Have No Impact
I keep reading (on conservative news sites only) of “bombshell” news stories, about Twitter files, willful evasions about “the vaccine”, ruthless intentions, diabolical political machinations among DemComs and RINOs, and all the rest. Yes, they SHOULD be bombshells; but they’re … Continue reading
The Problem With America
The problem with America is NOT vaccines. The problem is that the government got involved in the vaccine — and medical — industry. If the government stayed out of medicine, then the market would rule. Patients, people and doctors would … Continue reading
Words of Wisdom
“A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.” Epictetus ************ “The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he’s in prison.” (Unknown) ************ “It’s better … Continue reading