It’s interesting how people who don’t have an answer to your point often say, “It’s not that simple.” That’s the answer I received to my comments in an earlier column about abortion. I asked the question as to why we … Continue reading
“I don’t agree with a word you’re saying. But I’ll fight to the death for your right to say it.” As recently as a couple of decades ago, this statement, and all that it implies, were a part of American … Continue reading
The Washington Post’s online blog declares: Pope Francis—Time Magazine’s just-declared Person of the Year—is doing something no politician this side of the Atlantic can manage: He’s uniting political adversaries. The Post is referring to the Pope’s recent condemnation of capitalism, … Continue reading
School shootings are still the exception, and not the norm. Most students go through their days without any violence taking place. At the same time, school shootings have become a normal or routine exception. When we hear about them, we’re … Continue reading
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