Why Inflation Doesn’t Matter to the Tyrants Imposing It On Us

…a benefit, not a harm, to those who seek unearned wealth and power. The Bidens are simply one rather comically grotesque illustration of this principle. Plenty of others wait their turn, in both parties.       Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Charleston SC). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and links, and engage in back-and-forth discussion with Dr. Hurd on topics of interest. Also follow Dr. Hurd on Tw… Continue reading

Our Way Out of this Mess? The Bill of Rights: With One Modification …

…by making explicit that no government may pass a law abridging freedom of commerce. This will take government and politicians out of the business sector, just like they were taken out of religious organizations and the media. Because we let government and business merge, it created a “follow the money” scenario where ultimately the government took over our free speech, our gun rights and everything else. At least, that’s what they’re systematical… Continue reading

Parents Who Love Too Much

…their children by trying, too zealously, to make it easy for them.” — J.W. von Goethe     Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Charleston SC). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and links, and engage in back-and-forth discussion with Dr. Hurd on topics of interest. Also follow Dr. Hurd on X at @MichaelJHurd1, drmichaelhurd on Instagram, @DrHurd on TruthSocial. Dr. Hurd is also now a Newsmax Insider! Why Get He… Continue reading

Authentic, Clear, Concise

…ivist/Austrian who specializes in psychology. Like [Ayn] Rand and [Ludwig] von Mises, you give a clear and accurate presentation of the ideas and premises of those who you take exception with and procede with facts and logic, building solid arguments from fundemental premises to inescapable conclusions. You often begin with the concretes and work back to the premises. The links are always presented in ways that capture the essense of the connectio… Continue reading

Finding the Love You Want But…What the Heck is Love?

…se I love you.” Interesting. Some relationships are based on need and dependence. One party (the ‘strong’ or dominant one) needs to be needed; the other simply needs. These relationships often end up in destruction or ruin. In contrast, consider the relationship based on the unspoken but deeply felt premise: ‘I love life and myself. I value. Therefore, I want you—and I need you in my life.’ Fromm has identified here why ‘need’ is not inherently wr… Continue reading

Courage to Face the Truth

Economist Ludwig von Mises, in an unpublished letter to Ayn Rand complimenting her on her classic novel “Atlas Shrugged:” “You have the courage to tell the masses what no politician told them: you [the masses] are inferior and all the improvements in your conditions which you simply take for granted you owe to the effort of men who are better than you.” Ayn Rand was universally mocked and despised by the critics of her own age, and ours. Yet her… Continue reading

“Progress” Will Destroy Us … If We Let It

…orm. President Trump SEEMS insane because what now passes for sanity has become so ludicrous. It’s interesting that Democrats and leftists no longer call themselves “liberal”. Perhaps even they are too honest to suggest they’re anything like liberal? I doubt that’s it. But it’s still interesting. And revealing. “Liberal” refers to being tolerant. To lifting restraints. To minimizing control, not maximizing it. To leaving others alone. To letting p… Continue reading

Conservatives: Government Will Not Save You From Facebook and Google

…panies by reminding them that about half of their website visitors are not Democrats, the same half who made Donald Trump President. Don’t underestimate the power of this second option. It’s presently in operation. You have to wonder why non-left views have not been totally obliterated to date. You have to wonder why Mark Zuckerberg and his equivalents feel compelled to lie that they’re open to all political views, even though they clearly are not… Continue reading

The Chill Is On: Alex Jones Deleted by Leftist Intolerance

…ing you down.” I call non-leftists “dissidents”. Why? Because the gigantic companies we have come to depend on for the dissemination of news are all operated and run by leftists and Democrats. It starts with Alex Jones, although there have been others. It will end with — who knows? — President Trump’s own Twitter account. Why not? A reader of mine summed it up beautifully: “It’s not censorship. It’s just vile. First the loons, and then everyone wh… Continue reading

The Road to Hell Paved With Socialist Intentions

…Under socialism production is entirely directed by the orders of the central board of production management. The whole nation is an industrial army . . . and each citizen is bound to obey his superiors’ orders. In the bureaucratic machine of socialism the way toward promotion is not achievement but the favor of the superiors. — economist Ludwig von Mises (Gee, that sounds a lot like ObamaCare to me.)… Continue reading

The Milgram Experiment and What it Taught Us About Human Obedience

…not an originating cause. The originating cause of self-esteem is (1) confidence in the power of reason; and (2) confidence in, and willingness to use, your own capacity for reason. Faced with the scenario of the Milgram experiment, the volunteer with self-esteem would have called a stop to the whole thing and raised questions. He would do so based on the following assumptions: ‘The evidence of my senses matters. This person is clearly in pain. It… Continue reading