People know what they’re doing, even when it’s irrational and stupid. Often, people look back on their own actions and say, “I can’t believe I said/did that.” This proves they know that they were doing it. Maybe they didn’t know … Continue reading
“Owning your feelings” means taking the responsibility for being aware of your feelings and deciding their validity, i.e. whether they are worth acting on. Refusing to do this — letting the feeling “go by” — is self-neglect and leads to … Continue reading
Madness disguised as rationality is the greatest evil ever done to mankind. Open insanity is superior, because the means readily exists for exposing that form of irrationality for what it is. When madmen don suits, hold economics or psychology degrees … Continue reading
Many people are equating incumbency in elected office with lack of commitment to freedom, individual rights and limited government. We might label this the “Sarah Palin premise.” This attitude that “new equals good, old equals bad” is misguided. While Big … Continue reading
Do you know it because it’s true? Or is it true because you know it?
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
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
Sometimes being absent is the best way to be appreciated.
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
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
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
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