Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, on the Obama health care law: “We are giving you a boatload of money. There’s no matching funds requirement; there are no extraneous conditions attached to it. It’s just a boatload of federal money for … Continue reading
Conclusion of yesterday’s column. ‘Give us cheap capital.’ — Chris Zane, bicycle shop owner in Branford, CT We’re told that it’s the small businesses who will save us. First of all, it’s not any particular business — small or large … Continue reading
A recent CNN Money online article entitled, ‘Dear Mr. President’ asked a sampling of successful businesspeople to advise President Obama what to do in order to help the economy. Their answers illustrate what is both wrong and right about the … Continue reading
According to research reported in Scientific American Mind, about half of first marriages fail in the U.S., as do two thirds of second marriages and three quarters of third marriages. The researchers suggest that it’s because people usually ‘enter into … Continue reading
Former President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat, recently expressed these views on abortion: “I never have believed that Jesus Christ would approve of abortions and that was one of the problems I had when I was President, having to uphold Roe … Continue reading
Here are the known facts: The shooting of Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old black man, took place on February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida. Martin was shot and killed by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, a man of mixed ethnic descent (Peruvian and … Continue reading
There are two types of atheists. The first is psychological, the other philosophical. The psychological atheist is simply angry. The anger might be a reaction to family members who are religious, the policies or actions of various organized religions, or … Continue reading
Liberals complain that psychologists and psychotherapists should not talk about politics — even though what politicians do contributes to about half (or more) of the stress and trauma people are experiencing in today’s declining economy and society. Interestingly, in graduate … Continue reading
A college physics professor (and loyal reader of mine) received an e-mail from a teaching assistant regarding a student who had stopped attending after a couple of classes, had done no projects, had not taken the final exam, had initiated … Continue reading
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi actually said this recently, in praise of ObamaCare: ‘You want to be a photographer or a writer or a musician, whatever — an artist, you want to be self-employed, if you want to start a … Continue reading
Dear Dr. Hurd: I’m writing in response to your Daily Dose of Reason column, ‘America in Reverse.’ (3/22/12) I have to say that reading that article is painful for me because I had to move back in with my mother … Continue reading
It’s no secret that conservatism continues to fail, and that conservative candidates for President are uninspiring and disappointing. Further proof lies in the words of one of its strongest proponents, conservative David Frum, special advisor to President George W. Bush … Continue reading