Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has reportedly said that every child has a “God-given” right to a heterosexual set of parents — meaning man and woman, not two men or two women. He argues this in defense of a Constitutional … Continue reading
Q: For those of us who don’t understand the issue, can you explain why you believe that Iran is so dangerous and why we must prevent them from obtaining a nuclear weapon? A: I’ll give you not one reason, but … Continue reading
Someone sent me an interesting quote, attributed to Mark Twain: “Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on… or by imbeciles who really mean it.” Let’s apply this to the presidential … Continue reading
Q: I didn’t find that your “big vs. little government” article expressed my views. I advocate “big enough” government. Only the federal government grants freedom to the people. They must be big enough to enforce it. They must be big … Continue reading
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