Dear Dr. Hurd: My mother is a good, well-meaning lady. But every so often she reminds me of the fact that she grew up during the Great Depression, and so learned the value of saving things. And whenever I am … Continue reading
According to clickorlando.com and FoxNews.com, The Florida Board of Education decided in an emergency meeting last Tuesday to lower the passing grade on the writing portion of Florida’s standardized test, after preliminary results showed a drastic drop in student passing … Continue reading
Dear Dr. Hurd: I am not black. I am the granddaughter and great granddaughter of Russian and Romanian immigrants (LEGAL). I honestly don’t understand where black people are coming from in their unqualified support of Barack Obama. Why do they … Continue reading
France now has something in common with the United States: A Socialist President. Welcome to the club, France! Not that this represents a big change. The last president of France was nothing more than a corrupt guardian of that country’s … Continue reading
Psychiatrists are finishing up the DSM-V, the latest version of the psychiatric diagnostic manual utilized by psychiatrists, therapists, physicians and insurance companies for labeling people with psychological disorders. The manual relies on the medical model, which means it accepts uncritically … Continue reading
Dear Dr. Hurd, You recently wrote: “The people who command and expand our Big Government know this. They tend to be the educated elites. They tend to be the Ph.D.s and the intellectuals.” I have wondered about this. Why are … Continue reading
More from the articulate Florida Rep. Allen West: “What have we seen happen recently, in the last 10 years? A food stamp program that has gone from about $20.6 billion to over $75 billion in allocation of funds. A 267 percent increase. … Continue reading
All the ruckus over gay marriage is single-issue politics at its worst. Don’t the people fighting over gay marriage — pro and con — understand that they’re merely pawns in the continuing quest for power by politicians? Obama, who was … Continue reading
Rep. Allen West of Florida is my kind of politician. Recently, he ran into some hot water for suggesting that his Democratic colleagues in the House of Representatives are “Communists.” The reason I say he’s my kind of politician is … Continue reading
People who can’t be criticized—and who react with great hostility at any hint of criticism—are revealing something important about themselves. They reveal that they don’t hold their convictions and viewpoints about various matters through carefully reasoned out, fact-based judgments. Instead, … Continue reading
Don’t misunderstand the title. I’m against Obama completely. I’m against him personally, and every single thing he stands for: Socialism, nationalization of private property, Big Government, and neurotic human dependence on one another at the force of gunpoint. However, Obama’s … Continue reading
Dr. Hurd: Could you explain the truth about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder? I understand it is predominantly an issue with military men and women coming back from active duty. While I do agree that some people rightfully suffer, I also … Continue reading