A reporter from the Daily Iowan recently wrote Dr. Hurd the following: “I attended [Newt] Gingrich’s event today and he talked about his plan to promote more research in brain science. He said that not only will advances in this … Continue reading
Where I live, in a tiny town on the Atlantic coast of tiny Delaware, I’m surrounded by the most liberal of Democrats. It’s like a mini-San Francisco of the east here. This gives me some good insight into what liberals are thinking … Continue reading
Politicians like Mitt Romney and Barack Obama insist that there should be middle class tax cuts. Obama goes further and insists that these tax cuts be paid for by “the rich” (those making over $250,000 a year, his definition). The … Continue reading
Gingrich or Romney? Which is better, from a pro-freedom, limited government and individual rights point-of-view? The question relies upon a false premise. The false premise is that either one of these men even claims to be in favor of limited … Continue reading
When it comes to health care and education, conservatives like Newt Gingrich and socialist liberals are really on the same page. Yes, the conservatives want parents of school-aged children to have “choice.” But the federal education system is, by definition, … Continue reading
Notice how the Democrats are less upset about the collapse of the budget “supercommittee” than the Republicans. This is because the whole deal was stacked in their favor in the first place. The programs hardest hit by these cuts are … Continue reading
Should the rich pay more in taxes, or not? This is always the question. Notice how the question is never: Should the government spend less? Or: Should the government do less? Or, better yet: Should the government have less power? … Continue reading
In the end, the battle for the Republican nomination will be between the favorite of the conservatives/Tea Party types and Mitt Romney. Who is the favorite? First it was Michele Bachmann. Then Rick Perry. Then it was Herman Cain. Now … Continue reading
Associated Press reports: Military action against Iran could have unintended consequences, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said, sounding the administration’s strongest reservations about a strike since the release of a new report on Tehran’s escalating nuclear ambitions. Panetta told Pentagon reporters … Continue reading
Everyone, Republicans and Democrats alike, keep saying that “Herman Cain must answer the charges against him.” When he repeatedly says, “I didn’t do it. I don’t even remember these interactions with these women,” this isn’t considered answering. But how is … Continue reading
Paul Moreno, writing in the Wall Street Journal, recently said that Obama will follow Franklin D. Roosevelt’s reelection strategy of 1936, during the Great Depression. “Roosevelt and his advisers blamed the recession on a ‘capital strike,’ trying to deflect public … Continue reading
Dr. Hurd: I’ve read your previous commentary on Ron Paul and I agree with your criticism of his foreign policy. However, I have so far been supporting him anyway because, in my judgment, the government’s financial behavior seems to be … Continue reading