I keep hearing this holiday season about charity campaigns to “end hunger in America.” Let’s be real. You don’t end hunger via charity. Charity programs, when they function properly, bring relief. They don’t end the problem. Relief is not the … Continue reading
Whenever there’s a natural disaster, such as the recent typhoon in the Philippines, most us tend to think, hear or feel the following things. “How awful. We must get them help right away. Something has got to be done.” “It’s … Continue reading
A reader asks: Why do so few possess this logical viewpoint [about socialism and ethics]? Have we bred laziness and lack of personal responsibility as a society? How can we possibly turn the tide? One reason is we’re taught, starting … Continue reading
Well, it has actually happened. Academia has finally cracked. The following is from Independent Journal Review online, 10/27/13: The University of Georgia’s Student Government Association (SGA) held an unusual ‘dinner and dialogue’ during Social Justice Week in opposition to … Continue reading
Collectivism (Obama’s ideology) is the basis for socialism and most forms of dictatorship. It’s also the basis for Big Government programs such as Social Security, Medicare and now Obamacare. If you accept and endorse these programs in principle, then by … Continue reading
A federal employee decides to write a book on his knowledge of a known government scandal. After signing a book contract with a major publisher, the book deal is subsequently forbidden—by the government. Does this sound like a George Orwell … Continue reading
“I will tell the truth in the face of the sweet talk and the onslaught of smiles.’ So says Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He’s responding to the ‘smiley campaign’ of Iran’s new president, Hassan Rouhani. Last week at the … Continue reading
A DrHurd.com reader writes: In downtown St. Petersburg FL, there are a lot of homeless people. One day a homeless guy wanted money and I shook my head ‘no,’ and he got angry and sarcastic saying ‘bless you’ or something. … Continue reading
Here’s the sad sequel to the story I wrote about several weeks ago. A librarian in upstate New York believes she was fired over comments she made in support of a student who dominated a reading competition for five … Continue reading
Here’s the emerging profile on Aaron Alexis, the shooter du jour, this time at the Washington Naval Yard in Washington D.C., where 12 people died in a murder spree. Alexis, 34, is reported to have used guns in moments of … Continue reading
The number of workers employed by the government went up 324,000 between July and August while the number of workers in the private sector declined 278,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Isn’t this a problem? Why aren’t … Continue reading
And is not this the point that we have now reached? What is the cry going up everywhere, from all ranks and classes? All for one! When we say the word “one” we think of ourselves, and what we demand … Continue reading