Command-and-Control vs. Free Market: Doctors, the Choice is Yours

…n government has the upper hand, by definition. The Supreme Court decision simply reflects this objective fact. In essence, the Supreme Court is saying to for-profit health care providers, “The government isn’t paying you enough? Tough.” For decades now, medical providers and associations (including the American Medical Association) have counted on the government to deliver the goods — i.e., payments for treatments and services without having to c… Continue reading

Test the Republican Candidates’ Love of the Constitution

…republic. Democrat Communists, along with their RINO compatriots, are not simply destroying democracy. They’re destroying the rights of man. It’s far, far worse.     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 Twitter at @MichaelJHurd1, drmichaelhurd on In… Continue reading

Use The Friendship “Test” for Your Peace of Mind

…here is a point that two people reach when the gap between their values is simply too wide. She asks where that line is, and who she should remove from her life and who she should keep. There is so much political rancor and nastiness out there on social media that I’m actually surprised that I didn’t get letters like this sooner. When it’s between friends, I maintain that it’s not a solid line as much as an arbitrary point. Conventional wisdom whi… Continue reading

Your Doctor is Rude? Maybe this is Why

…gh government programs like Medicare and Medicaid whether they provide high-quality care or not. ‘High quality’ implies things like kindness and consideration for the patient. Some doctors will be this way no matter what, but more of them will not act this way if they know they’re going to be paid no matter what. Medicare, in particular, causes more seniors to show up in a doctor’s office than would otherwise be the case, if the care weren’t ‘free Continue reading

Here Comes the Government “Truthiness” Squad (for Real)

…harge of “truthiness.” Neither George Orwell nor Ayn Rand could have envisioned anything quite so absurd.   Be sure to “friend” Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). 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 Twitter at @MichaelJHurd1… Continue reading

Vaccination Passports: The New Mask Mandates

…themselves from civil or criminal liability? All so we can get 100 percent compliance with a vaccine that might not work, and could even end up harming people? I thought it best to raise these questions while I still can. But I think we know the answers. America is no longer a remotely free country. And the majority seem not to care.     Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, re… Continue reading

The American Nazi State is Too Expensive!

…e House of Representatives), but this sort of moral cowardice is the reason we are still losing the fight for liberty, at present.     Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). 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 Twitter at @MichaelJHurd1, drmichaelhurd on Instagram…. Continue reading

Why the Patriot Act is Now Cool

…ndividual rights, or even “privacy rights,” that ever concerned them. It’s simply a matter of which guy holds the power. Obama’s core supporters like him because he supports the things they support—higher taxes, greater regulations, socialized medicine, and the like. They have no problem with a president who supports these policies doing whatever he wishes with his power. The proof of this assertion? The howls of discontent and outrage you heard w… Continue reading

Why Totalitarian Bidenistas LOVE “Red Flag” Laws

…etion in empowering police to take guns away from anyone they consider “potentially dangerous.” Dangerous by what objective standard? Why, they’re the authorities. They will just somehow KNOW.     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 Twitter at @Mich… Continue reading

The Mutually Assured Denial of Medicare

…to ignore, evade or minimize out of some rationalization. Medicare is more complex. It’s easier for most people to say, “Well, those politicians just have to get their heads together and figure this out.” That’s all well and good. But if you take the time to look at the hard facts, and what has been going on with Medicare (both parties, for decades), then the ugly truth will lead you to consider the possibility that this unreservedly popular gover… Continue reading

Integrity Does Not Mean Being a Crusader

…s will give you an opportunity to understand the many errors in thinking that are so prevalent today. It will better prepare you for all that lies ahead. Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). 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 Twitter at @MichaelJHurd1 Dr. Hurd is now a Newsmax Ins… Continue reading