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Category: Daily Dose of Reason
On Burning the Koran
The problem with burning the Koran is not what anyone has so far claimed. Anti-American liberals claim it’s wrong because it’s “intolerant.” But anti-American liberals are more intolerant of American ideals than anybody else is intolerant of anything. Liberals indirectly … Continue reading
If High Taxes Help the Economy, Then…
Here’s an idea for fixing the economy: Let’s tax everybody who earns over $200,000 a year at 100 percent. After all, if taxing and government spending are what lead to economic growth in the private sector, then why not go … Continue reading
Leave Them Wanting More
Sometimes being absent is the best way to be appreciated.
Why Nutty Materialists Are Usually Socialist
How can somebody who doesn’t care much for material things advocate laissez-faire capitalism? Surely this is a system that only benefits the very rich, i.e. people who care about material things above all else. Correct? Wrong. Most of the people … Continue reading
The Right Ideas Can Save America
If you saw somebody trying to put out a fire with gasoline, your reaction would most likely be: “Stop!” If the person turned to you and said, “Well, I didn’t start the fire!” you’d be dumbfounded. Perhaps that’s why 70 … Continue reading
If Morality Isn’t From God, Then What Is It?
Q: Dear Dr. Hurd, I have been reading your columns for awhile now. I understand that you oppose the idea that morality is supernatural, derived from God, or in any way religious. What you do seem to be saying is … Continue reading
The Little Man With the Microphone
You’d think that President Jimmy Carter’s former pollster would be one of Obama’s biggest apologists. Not so much. Here’s what former Carter aide and supporter — Patrick Caddell — has to say about Barack and his party: ‘President Obama’s undoing … Continue reading
Damaged Goods?
Many people suffer from the false belief that, “These bad things happened in my childhood, and they ruined me.” It’s like saying, “I’m damaged goods.” Actually, no such thing is true — or could be true. The damage from the … Continue reading
People, Like Bridges, Need Structural Integrity Too
A moral person is not someone who follows arbitrary rules or commands. A moral person is not someone who answers to “God.” A moral person is actually someone who “answers” to objective reality, something ascertained and understood through the honest … Continue reading
Even Marx Understood What Barack Does Not
‘So long as our leaders tell us that we must trust them to regulate and redistribute our way back to prosperity, we will not break out of this economic quagmire,’ says Daniel S. Loeb, a prominent hedge fund manager on … Continue reading
Toxic Euphemisms, Contd: Bullies are still Bullies
Hi Dr. Hurd: I read your “Daily Dose” column and am getting a kick out of these “excuses” and “toxic euphemisms.” One such excuse I have in mind is that of Borderline Personality Disorder. Translation: “I am a jerk and … Continue reading