There’s an old saying about the lack of wisdom involved in “biting the hand that feeds you.” It refers to people who, with naivetand arrogance, complain about the virtues of those they in fact need to flourish, or even survive. … Continue reading
Michael Ignatieff, formerly of the Kennedy School of Government at (surprise, surprise) Harvard, writes, ‘[Thomas] Jefferson airily assumed that [American] democracy would be carried on the wings of enlightenment, reason and science. No one argues that now.’ Oh, really? Where … Continue reading
I keep reading that angry Muslims are attacking NATO forces in Afghanistan. “Angry Muslims?” Why is that news? Muslims are by definition angry. Obama says they’re angry because the U.S. hasn’t been humble enough. But Obama has been plenty humble. … Continue reading
A loyal DrHurd.com reader sent some of my articles to a friend. This is the response he received. “These capitalism articles are very depressing. I read two of Dr Hurd’s, ‘America’s Decline is Not Inevitable But It is Real — … Continue reading
If you doubt my claim that Obamaism/liberalism are no less a religion than conservatism, then consider the following. CNN.com recently reported: “Obama said that as a person who has been ‘extraordinarily blessed,’ he is willing to give up some of … Continue reading
Conclusion of yesterday’s column. At the core, many people fear and loathe self-responsibility. That’s why freedom is slowly perishing as it is compromised again and again. I don’t agree that humans aren’t ‘ready’ for freedom. It’s not a question of … Continue reading
A reader of The Daily Dose of Reason submitted the following thought-provoking comments: ‘Another thing to consider is that humans will not reject big government anytime soon because of their desire to be scammed. Humans love the idea of ‘smoke … Continue reading
A reporter from a local Delaware paper asked for my comments related to recent charges against a local high school teacher who had a sexual relationship with a 17 year old student. Questions: What do you think drives or … Continue reading
Several months ago, Obama referred to what he considers the essence of America: He said, “This sense of mutual responsibility — the idea that I am my brother’s keeper; that I am my sister’s keeper — has always been a … Continue reading
Obama, Gingrich, Perry — they all hate capitalism, but they sure like the loot it gives them to be the career politicians they are. Where would career politicians be without capitalism? Don’t kid yourselves. The liberal-statist agenda is to raise … Continue reading
Another infuriated and not quite coherent liberal writes in to Dr. Michael Hurd the following: Obama seeks to redistribute the wealth… upward. I understand you have reasons for your opinions. As a doctor you really do appeal to subjective emotion. … Continue reading
The following letter entitled, “Lowe’s should not limit inclusiveness” recently appeared in my local paper. My reply to the letter, being sent to the paper, follows. The following letter was sent to Robert A. Niblock, chairman, president and CEO of … Continue reading