Better No Obamacare Repeal at All Than Paul Ryan’s Obamacare 2.0

…ut “Obamcare 2.0” for us, have once again proven the point. What makes the latest health-care battle different from past ones is that it is not about building a new government program. This time, the question is whether to abolish one — and replace it with something else. That means it is harder to gloss over a bedrock philosophical and ideological question that has always been in the background of any argument about the government’s role in healt… Continue reading

Eating Right “Easier Said Than Done” … So What?

…od that kills you. It’s too much food. You and your love of life – not the latest fad diet – can achieve your target weight once and for all. 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 Check out Dr. Hurd’s latest Newsmax Insid… Continue reading

Obamacare: A Case Study in Central Planning

…Jobs (or some equivalent) appearing before an audience and announcing his latest innovation, in hopes that the public will buy it, the federal Cabinet head of — let’s say — the U.S. Department of Commerce would simply issue mandates stating what consumers will receive in the form of smart phone options, how much they will cost, etc. In a seeming boom for the companies like Apple who manufacture smart phones, the federal government will require th… Continue reading

Islam and P.C.: No Evidence Need Apply

…igrants do not commit crimes, particularly not acts of terrorism. Yet this latest Islam-inspired attack shows that the United States is, in fact, importing terrorism into its own country. Reasonable people can debate how to handle this problem, but political correctness defies reason. It chills, represses, shames and dares, but P.C. defies reason. In August, Ohio State’s student newspaper, The Lantern, ran an interview with Artan, who identified h… Continue reading

Why Terrorists Kill

…Islam as a factor, then let’s look at the facts we know so far about this latest shooting. The shooter targeted a shopping mall. He knew he’d find many victims. As columnist Daniel Greenfield points out, he clearly targeted women. He went into the store’s makeup area where he shot four women and a man, Lt. Chris Cammock of the Mount Vernon Police Department said at a news conference. Why women? Why a makeup counter? Clearly he’s not after justice… Continue reading

Social Media Fixation Syndrome: Is It Real?

…of addictive or unhealthy behaviors. And social media fixation is only the latest. Being comfortable with yourself means being comfortable with your own mind — indeed, with your very soul. Once you’re at peace with yourself, there’s no need to run to see what everyone else is doing. Social media has its place just like anything else, but there’s no need to fixate on “the pack.” It simply doesn’t matter.   Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under… Continue reading

Lessons in Real Life for Kids

…’s never too early to learn how to think.     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 Instagram, Michael Hurd Ph.D. on LinkedIn, @DrHurd on TruthSocial   Why Get Help? Solution-focused life coaching with Dr. H… Continue reading

The Real Issue About DACA Nobody’s Discussing

…’ve got to make America free again, if we’re to make America great again. “Free” includes economic freedom, i.e., capitalism. A free market system and a nation of individualists would, out of necessity, open up its country to productive persons who share the values that once made the country great, and could again — if only we’d let them. Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, r… Continue reading

Let’s Be Real: America’s Battles Are Only Beginning

…if we get all that, our battles are only beginning. When your liberty and freedom become personal, not just intellectual, you will feel the drive needed to take on whatever is coming next.     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 @Mic… Continue reading

Let’s Replace Psycho-Speak with Real-Speak

…; but compared to the bigger quest for confidence, knowledge and mastering reality, it’s a small price to pay. I fully realize that some parents are downright brutal, and unnecessarily so, perhaps in part because others in their lives have improperly danced around and walked on eggshells regarding their own obnoxious, rude, or simply wrong behaviors. But the existence of some people who are brutal and obnoxious does not provide a rationale for ref… Continue reading

January 6? The Real Insurrectionists Are in Today’s Government

…collectivist, utterly unconstitutional goals. The Democratic Party is the real enemy of American freedom, not President Trump, Sean Hannity nor any of the others the toxic twits in power will villify on their Stalinesque holiday, January 6. The movement they have created has the potential to be even MORE destructive than the Communism and fascism we saw in the 20th Century. Don’t minimize the real threat to YOUR personal freedom and prosperity. W… Continue reading

Censorship vs. The Washington Redskins

…name. And one of those things is a federal government — run by either party — getting to decide which football team names are, or aren’t, legally suitable. It won’t end with the Redskins. [Source for quotes: Politico.com, foxnews.com, WashingtonExaminer.com 6/18 and 6/19/14]   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-… Continue reading