Concluded from yesterday’s column: Abortion Opponent: What about the right to life? How can you deny that to the innocent unborn—even if it is only a potential? Dr. Hurd: Whose rights are more important—the ‘right’ of the not-yet-individual fetus to … Continue reading
Note: The questions posed by the ‘abortion opponent’ in this article are compiled from comments, e-mails and letters received from DrHurd.com readers over the years. Abortion Opponent: I don’t believe abortion is moral. The fetus is a conscious, sentient individual. … Continue reading
Herman Cain may be a decent man and he might make a slightly better President than Obama — which is saying almost nothing. But his idea that we can rescue the American budget and economy via a flat tax and/or … Continue reading
According to a recent book by Morris M. Kleiner, an economist at the University of Minnesota, as many as 3 out of 10 workers in the United States must now be licensed to do their jobs. No longer limited to … Continue reading
The following is a letter to the editor Dr. Hurd wrote to a local paper in Delaware, in response to a liberal’s support of Obama’s jobs bill. In an October 5th Letter to the Editor, Peter Schott wrote, “If you … Continue reading
Fox News online reports: “Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said Sunday that the administration’s approval of a loan guarantee for solar power company Solyndra — which went belly up shortly after a … Continue reading
Conclusion of Friday’s column. I don’t mean to imply that entitlement is always wrong. Let’s say you buy a new computer. You get home, carefully read the instructions, and the computer doesn’t work, so you take the computer back to the … Continue reading
“The great thing about Occupy Wall Street is that they have brought the focus of the entire country on the middle class majority,” said George Aldro, 62, a member of Local 2325 of the United Auto Workers, as he carried … Continue reading
When dealing with other people, the reasonable, sensitive, and even self-interested thing to do is compromise, and be prepared to meet the other person halfway. Correct? Well, not really. All action needs to be purposeful. That includes the action of … Continue reading
Conclusion of yesterday’s column: In fact, it’s already being enacted through executive fiat in the EPA, exactly as Obama promised if Americans dared to vote out the Democratic Congress in 2010, as they did in huge numbers. Even if ‘cap … Continue reading
People who disagree with my political perspective sometimes tell me, ‘You shouldn’t comment on social or political matters. That’s not appropriate for a mental health professional.’ The people who say this are always liberals, and never non-liberals, i.e. never libertarians, … Continue reading
You’ve heard the saying, “Actions speak louder than words.” It’s really true. People can talk a good game all they like. It’s under the stress of having to decide, and take action, that their true selves are revealed. America is … Continue reading