…love donating to charities I care about, and it’s entirely reasonable to know exactly WHAT you’re providing before you provide it. In spite of the clever but irrational guilt collectors, it’s reasonable to remember that you’re never automatically obliged to anyone unless it’s of your own free will and it makes you happy to do so. Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recomm… Continue reading
…of a printout of your beliefs and ideas – some valid and some maybe not so valid. So how do you know the difference? After all, illogical thoughts and contradictions can create some pretty misleading printouts. The process of answering these questions is, in fact, the cure. For example, let’s say you’re afraid of snakes. Your fear stems from the belief that snakes could kill you. A closer look at the facts, however, reveals that while some snakes… Continue reading
…ion set to work. If, after a week, it breaks down – then you will likely become angry. If the company refuses to honor its warranty for repair, you will certainly become angry, and justifiably so. The irrationally angry person with the sense of entitlement feels like most of us would feel about the broken television—only he feels this way all of the time. He feels he’s not getting what he wants from people and that people owe more to him. Disappoi… Continue reading
…become upset when they see so many others failing to act with integrity or competence. These can be valid emotions. However, it’s not valid to let the lack of integrity or competence in the world bring you down. It’s OK to disapprove of others when it’s warranted, but not to make yourself miserable in the process. People who become angry over the inadequacies of others (real or alleged) need to accept that many others don’t share their high standa… Continue reading
…ts are, and if they’re even valid? Though your emotions can make them FEEL valid, illogical or distorted thoughts can create some pretty misleading printouts. Answering these questions can be difficult, but going through the process of answering them is, in itself, ‘the cure.’ For example, let’s say you’re afraid of snakes. Your fear stems from the idea or belief that snakes are dangerous, and that they could even kill you. A closer look at the fa… Continue reading
…stake, even when there’s a valid reason to complain. In the workplace, for example, complaining kills innovation, creates cliques, distorts reality and brings everyone down without accomplishing anything. I have coached people who want to change the way they respond to negative people at work. One suggestion is that they just walk away and encourage others to do the same. You’re not obligated to confront the complainer, but if he or she confronts… Continue reading
…ed States, and my fear is that will be the case in Egypt, as well. A major complaint coming out of Egypt is how poor the country is. To United States officials such as Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, this will be blamed on the lack of proper wealth distribution in the country. Obama and Clinton, who just days before the riots seemed to find little wrong with the rule of Mubarak over Egypt, will suddenly now complain that “resources” (meaning: pr… Continue reading
…United States of the past, not the entitlement-crazed place that it has become. Left free and held to the standard of rationality, human beings are capable of almost anything. Coddled and controlled by a growing world welfare state is the worst thing that can happen — to immigrants and Americans born here. The solution is not to reform immigration. It’s to fundamentally reverse course, and replace socialism and “spread the wealthism” with capital… Continue reading
…justified and long overdue. Before you get FREE TRADE you must first have FREE COUNTRIES. China is not free. 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 Newsm… Continue reading
…ication we presently have. I do know it could only happen if the economy becomes bad enough and people, as a result, become more fearful than ever and are willing to tolerate such outrages. Frankly, it’s inevitable without major course reversals in our present economic decline. I don’t assume freedom of speech would go down without a fight, although it would probably result in secession or other forms that the disintegration of a constitutional re… Continue reading
…ica remains to be seen. However, one thing is certain: You will not foster free trade — or freedom of any kind — with the likes of the presidents of France and Germany. “We cannot wish globalism away,” Bush said, noting that the United States must sustain “wise and sustained global engagement” for the future of the country. “Wise” global engagement — according to whom, George? According to the left-wing advocates of a world socialist order, the on… Continue reading
…subscribes to the standard “party line” of today’s cultural attitudes. The latest example? Bosch Fawstin. Fawstin is a very talented satirical cartoonist and winner of The Muhammad Art Exhibit & Contest, in Garland, Texas, where pro-Islamic gunmen attempted to open fire late last weekend to show their protest. The politically correct establishment, including those who run companies like Facebook, unfortunately have seen fit to shut down Fawstin’s… Continue reading