Q: Is there a way to harmonize conscious thoughts and emotions that conflict? A: It’s a process or habit developed over time. You identify a response that you know is irrational or mistaken, but it’s still emotionally present. You decide … Continue reading
In a dictatorship, the dictator appoints his own special police force or military unit to “protect” his interests as a dictator. It’s noteworthy that Obama has done the same with the government bureaucracy. He is appointing his own army of … Continue reading
The new head of Medicare — appointed by Obama without so much as a Congressional hearing — has been a proponent of rationing and holds up the British model of socialized medicine as both the moral and practical model for America … Continue reading
It’s important to be rational. But what exactly does “rational” mean? A lot of well-intentioned people who mean to be rational don’t understand that the term refers to a method more than anything else. In other words, “rational” does not … Continue reading
The Life Savers (a true story by DrHurd.com fan Tim Scharff, reprinted here with permission) In the early 1960s, when I was a little kid about five years old, my mother used to give me a nickel each week as … Continue reading
When somebody — a celebrity, or someone you know — says, “I’m sorry for what I did. It was totally wrong. But I was emotionally upset at the time,” they’re in essence telling you: “I cannot control my emotions, and … Continue reading
“My small business-owning friends aren’t creating one job. Not one. They are shedding jobs. They are learning to do more with fewer employees. They are creating high-tech businesses that don’t need employees. And many business owners are making plans to … Continue reading
Do you want people around you to be motivated by productivity and competence — or primarily by a sense of duty and compassion for you? I definitely vote for the first. I think most people do, at least if the … Continue reading
GE CEO Jeff Immelt on President Obama: “Business did not like the U.S. president, and the president did not like business.” Harvard economic professor Jeffrey Miron on the policies of the Obama Administration: “I don’t think [President Obama] has indicated … Continue reading
Can a leopard change its spots? The question is often asked as a metaphor as to whether people can change. My observations tell me that leopards tend not to change their spots. It’s not because they can’t; it’s because they … Continue reading
A bully (verbal or physical) by definition has low or no self-esteem. This is because any individual at war with reality, as a bully is, cannot have self-esteem. Self-esteem comes from having a rational relationship with reality. Reason as the … Continue reading
Immigration reform? Here’s a thought: How about no freebies — not for immigrants, not for anybody. Government will protect citizens from foreign enemies and domestic crooks and killers. That’s it. No transfers of wealth. No “free” benefits or services — … Continue reading