We shouldn’t give ruthless killers undeserved dignity by asking “why” they do what they do. But the mindset behind the pulling of the trigger is not that difficult to identify. Stanton Samenow, author of the classic ‘Inside the Criminal Mind’ … Continue reading
Alexis de Tocqueville, writing and observing the young American republic in the early 19th Century, had a lot of interesting things to say. For example: “Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: … Continue reading
H.G. Wells said: “If we don’t end war, war will end us.” It’s true enough. But what is war? War is the initiation of force or violence against others. This assumes war is not in self-defense (or retaliation against the … Continue reading
Dear Dr. Hurd: I think the pessimism [over Obama’s reelection] is understandable. We know enough to be very apprehensive on what’s coming our way with a communist zero, who hates America, at the helm of our country. But I don’t … Continue reading
Associated Press and FoxNews.com reports: Medical supply giant Stryker is the latest company to announce job cuts in anticipation of coming costs associated with Obamacare, even though the man who inherited a fortune from the company’s founder is a fan. … Continue reading
Run for your life from any man who tells you that money is evil. That sentence is the leper’s bell of an approaching looter. So long as men live together on earth and need means to deal with one another … Continue reading
Being wrong tends to lead people to become defensive. Defensiveness and hostility, frozen in place in a person’s mind, leads to irrational stubbornness and intellectual dishonesty. This is what happens in the demise of many marriages and relationships, or even … Continue reading
Q: In your post “Life Affirming Ideas”… You discuss affirmations to work toward happiness as an end, but in your next post, “Americans Lowering the Bar on Themselves,” you present how America is tragically headed for difficult times. So I … Continue reading
Since the awful election, Republicans are now resorting to character. They’re doing what they have always done best: Caving. They’re about to roll over on tax increases and all the other things Obama demands to further strengthen the hold of … Continue reading
Conclusion of yesterday’s column. The nanny state authorities create (and rely upon) the myth that some are invulnerable. Those who are ‘the rich,’ who have a seemingly unlimited amount of wealth, will pay for it all. All that’s necessary is … Continue reading
The following is an excerpt from Daren Jonescu’s article Infantilizing Leftist Morality, published at Americanthinker.com 7/19/12: Progressivism, in the Marxist and post-Marxist forms that have been swallowing the world for a century, is, in its methodology, nothing but the moral … Continue reading
Some people actively strive for success and happiness in life. Others consciously give up, and resort to the bare minimum or even outright destruction. Most default somewhere in between. Their subconscious or conscious mental state is, “It would be nice … Continue reading