A long-time reader of The Daily Dose of Reason at DrHurd.com wrote me the following, and gave me consent to post it: I wanted to comment on your recent post “Food Stamp Withdrawal”. You are 100% right. I had … Continue reading
Is “elitism” automatically and always a bad thing? No. Think about it. Albert Einsten belonged to an elite group of intellects. Olympic gold medalists belong to an elite group of athletes. Thomas Jefferson belonged to an elite group of political … Continue reading
Another day of sadness for people who love totalitarian religious dictatorships, chants of “Death to America”, billion dollar giveaways to nuke-building savages and deposed American ruler IslamoMarxist Barack Obama. But it’s a joyful day for Israel. Never Trumpers who claim … Continue reading
According to a Washington Post/Brookings Institution poll, when asked if the First Amendment protects “hate speech”, 44 percent say “no”, 39 percent say “yes” and 16 percent say they don’t know. Democrats say hate speech is not protected by 41 … Continue reading
Examples of lethal — and laughable — contradictions within leftist progressivism are almost endless. Here are just a few. “Being mean and hateful is automatically and always wrong. Yet when someone disagrees with you, it’s OK to be mean and … Continue reading
At a National Rifle Association convention on May 4, President Trump said, “In America we trust the people to be wise and to be good. We trust them to take responsibility for themselves, their families, and their communities. And that … Continue reading
Virtue-signaling serves a purpose. When you are WRONG about everything, you have no facts or logic to validate you. So you need (as a psychological substitute) the approval of others who are equally wrong, and who require you to validate … Continue reading
Materially and technologically, things have never been better. In those respects, I’d rather be living today than at any other time in human history. Intellectually and psychologically, the utter and totally opposite extreme is true. Case in point [source Fox … Continue reading
Chicago-based crooner Chance the Rapper seemed to show his support for fellow Chi-Town artist Kanye West’s beliefs about free thinking by pointing out that black people should not feel obliged to support the Democratic Party. “Black people don’t have to … Continue reading
A former New York Times executive editor keeps a Barack Obama therapy doll in her purse, she wrote in an op-ed for The Guardian published Wednesday. Jill Abramson, 63, the former executive editor for The New York Times from 2011 … Continue reading
As the United States and U.K. contemplate another war, we hear the usual wrong arguments. Most of these arguments rest on the premise that we are each other’s keepers. The pro-war people will say, “It’s our moral obligation to save … Continue reading
Common sense used to be a great concept. Unfortunately, it has been co-opted and abused by irrational people. Today’s culture is FULL of irrationality and irrational people, more than ever before. Even when rational people use the phrase “common sense” … Continue reading