Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) speaks for all liberals and socialists when he says that budget “cuts do not necessarily mean savings.” Only in the world of Washington D.C. do the laws of logic, economics, physics and even simple sensory evidence … Continue reading
Dr. Hurd: I appreciate your article opposing the draft. However, you wrote: “What happened was that the military became more technological and high-tech, making untrained manpower less relevant than trained forces who are comfortable with the use of our advanced … Continue reading
Obama’s Attorney General Eric Holder has resentfully given in. He’s referring the 9/11 mastermind terrorist to the Pentagon for a military trial. Obama and Holder wanted terrorists tried as civilians — as purse-snatchers, or even less — and for those … Continue reading
Of all the stupid things said in political Washington D.C., few are as ridiculous as the claim that a government shutdown, or government spending cuts, will “harm” the American economy. Such a statement relies on the most false premise imaginable: … Continue reading
A reader asked what my thoughts are on conscription — i.e., the draft. I view the draft the same way I view any violation of individual rights: As slavery. In the case of the draft, since your life is at … Continue reading
The emergence of Donald Trump as a serious candidate for President shows just how far off track conservatives — and Americans more generally — have become. Trump represents the development of an attitude, an attitude that all that matters is … Continue reading
Tea Party types are in danger of making a big mistake. Their whole approach to politics and government is based on a fallacy: That the key to economic growth is cutting spending. Similar mistakes were made by the Ross Perot … Continue reading
Q: Dr. Hurd, would you consider sharing your thoughts, if you have any, on likely 2012 Presidential candidate (and U.S. Representative) Ron Paul? As our country approaches economic and societal collapse, I am strongly considering supporting his candidacy in the … Continue reading
The British Ministry of Defense, the French government and the American White House all insist: The target of the military attack on Libya is not Qaddafi; it’s only military buildings. So let me get this straight. We’re attacking Libya because … Continue reading
President Obama is warning Libyan dictator Qaddafi to “fully comply” with a new U.N. resolution that calls for him to cease fire against rebels or …. Or what? This is a president who has apologized to the entire world for … Continue reading
Michael Ignatieff, of the Kennedy School of Government at (surprise, surprise) Harvard, wrote a few years back: ‘[Thomas] Jefferson airily assumed that [American] democracy would be carried on the wings of enlightenment, reason and science. No one argues that now.’ … Continue reading
Lessons from the Battle of Wisconsin, where the standoff took place between Republicans and Democrats over the alleged rights of public union workers: 1) When the Obama Administration and union officials make threats, including reportedly physical threats, against their political … Continue reading