Hey, Jim Jefferies: Humor is Not an Argument for Gun Control

…couple of examples. In Chicago, where gun laws are very strict, people are simply ignoring them. That probably keeps crime from going even higher, although it turns more and more peaceful citizens into criminals. Undoubtedly, there are people foolish or self-negligent enough to own a gun without responsible care and attention. But why should the rights of those who are self-responsible, and who merely wish to survive, be curtailed for the sins of… Continue reading

Why Young People Don’t Vote Republican

…on, it’s not merely a matter of “tolerating” gay and lesbian couples; it’s simply a fact of reality. Why are these creepy candidates running as Republicans so obsessed with sex in the first place, especially given their support of smaller, less intrusive government? Charlie Cook is right on this point. A consistent party of limited government could be very successful with young people. There’s no reason why it should not capture the votes of at le… Continue reading

Obama’s Decline and Fall of the American Republic

…s an embarrassing travesty that they must answer to this man as a commander-in-chief. I suspect a lot of them feel this way, although they can’t say it aloud. In a way, the real enemy is ourselves (most of us, anyway). Smart and self-confident people would not have leaders like this in the first place. Rational people can make the distinction between acts of aggression and acts of self-defense. I’m sick of it being considered war-mongering to simp… Continue reading

Say Good-bye to the Internet as We Know it

…that no content is blocked and that the Internet is not divided into pay-to-play fast lanes for Internet and media companies that can afford it and slow lanes for everyone else. Those prohibitions are hallmarks of the net neutrality concept. How will the Internet look and be different once the FCC implements this seizure? Nobody can predict. All we know for sure is that unless the FCC fails to act on its newly declared and arbitrary powers (most u… Continue reading

The Psychology of Complaining

…y of complaining at psychologytoday.com: If you decide you want to lodge a complaint, make a plan, says Winch. First, determine exactly what you want to achieve (don’t let someone else pick a reparation). Then, figure out who has the ability to provide what you want, and finally, ascertain the best way to get that person to give it to you. Though it’s all very logical, in the heat of frustration people usually lash out at the first body in sight…. Continue reading

Her Father the Monster

…ious and secular — all too well. The platitudes come like clockwork. But a completely different attitude is coming, amazingly enough, from the defendant’s daughter, Angie Gregg. In an interview with CNN, Castro’s daughter stated, ‘He is dead to me ‘ There will be no visits; there will be no phone calls,” she said. “He can never be Daddy again. I have no sympathy for the man.” Does she forgive her father? Her reply: “I wonder this whole time, how h… Continue reading

The Giuliani Backpedal and What It Says About Republicans

…some place, perhaps in America, perhaps not. They have to, because there’s simply no other way for human beings to survive and flourish, and the American experience taught us that once and for all. Just don’t look to the Republicans as we know them, because it won’t come from them. Most people are frightened of consistent liberty, which is why throughout history they have run to kings, queens, popes, mullahs, dictators and the illusions and coerci… Continue reading

The Internet Tax: One More Effort to Snuff Out Freedom

…ealize is futile and insane, but few will dare question aloud. It’s a multiple-trillion dollar scam, one growing more rotten every day — the worst scam, I would argue, in all of human history, not only because of its scale but because of the great economic engine of the USA it is systematically destroying. I don’t know how much longer the productive victims of this scam will put up with it, but I know that sooner or later the whole thing will coll… Continue reading

Not Sure About Climate Change? RFK Jr. Wants You in Prison

…political equivalents count on in ramming transformative (translation: anti-freedom) legislation down our throats in the name of “the environment.” What throws petty little mini-fascists (offspring of the real deal) like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. into a mind-numbing rage is a soul-draining terror that not everyone will believe them. People, especially people like the Koch brothers who have a lot of money and can therefore spread opposing ideas, seem l… Continue reading

Hey–Where Did My Freedom Go?

…im—and his kind—a clear message that ‘it’s OK to push us around.’ The Obamas and his equivalents will not give up. That’s why only a principled response, reversing all the breaches in individual rights we’ve seen up to this point, is the only thing that’s ever going to work. People in the pro-freedom third must convince the wobbly third to start caring and wake up’before all liberties are gone, not just some of them.   Be sure to “friend” Dr. Hurd… Continue reading

Obama: You Can Be Racist and Still Be Rational

…really is a “right” or “wrong” side, then you can be certain this will be to the advantage of the wrong side. 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