…oritarian or totalitarian dictatorships. The only countries left defending freedom—or freedom’s remnants, at least—are places like the United States and Western Europe. These are the nations getting attacked, and these are the nations underreacting to it all. Under Obama, the free nations have been leading the charge on underreacting. The price of liberty is eternal vigilance, as Thomas Jefferson once said. Vigilance does not mean paranoia. It doe… Continue reading →

…inertia. Yes, even moral cowardice. They will be the ones who pay the greatest price for continuing to let the bulldozer of “compassionate government” run over their rights. Doctors will pay the price, along with the rest of us — presuming we plan to be patients one day. Just as doctors are the primary victims of Obamacare, they can also end up being our salvation. When and if enough doctors get fed up with socialized medicine, they will fire the… Continue reading →

…et — and a twisted, profound lie — our whole society and government have become. The real thieves who should be jailed are politicians like Hillary Clinton. Instead, we morally attack and legally prosecute their victims. 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…. Continue reading →

…tax rates are the highest in the industrialized world. No matter, because reality doesn’t matter. Paul Ryan possibly does care about reality, which is why he keeps bringing it up. But if you look more closely at his budget, it postpones cuts or reforms required for the programs eating up the vast majority of the federal budget: Social Security and Medicare. To his credit, Ryan at least proposes some nominal and partial privatization of these prog… Continue reading →

…blicans leaves one speechless (not in a good way). Their defense basically comes down to: You can’t kick people off committees merely because you disagree with them. But are there no rational distinctions? I’m reminded of the story about making a trade with another person. If you have an item that you believe is worth $50 and the potential buyer believes is worth $30, that’s a disagreement. It’s possible to split the difference and settle on a pri… Continue reading →

…So now the demand cannot keep up with the supply. What do you get? Rising prices. It’s complicated, but that’s part of the story. The other part of the story is what free market economists have said for decades. When the government puts “too much” money into the economy, because they think that by doing so they can stimulate economic growth, then you get inflation. Inflation is not defined by rising prices. Rising prices are a symptom of inflatio… Continue reading →

…government must make sure everyone has one.” Even if we don’t establish a free market for education, sooner or later college tuition will price college education out of existence for most people. There’s only so much most people will pay (or can pay) for college, and the continuing tuition inflation rates are not sustainable. Government will keep intervening by paying for more and more of it (or perhaps forgiving loan debts at some point), but th… Continue reading →