Liberty Is More Than Overthrowing a Tyrant

…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

Dissenters Are Now “Free Speech Nuts”

…d anyone else likely to be singled out for ad-hominem abuse. Some kinds of free speech really can be harmful, and people who want to defend it anyway should be willing to say so. [Kelefa Sanneh in The New Yorker 8-10-15] “Speech nuts?” Will this be the new rallying cry against those who offend the politically correct? Even when the politically correct group happens to consist of religious fanatics who hack people to death for daring to criticize o… Continue reading

What the Immigration Debate is REALLY About

…low human beings. They’re an opportunity to hook them on free food stamps, free schools, free health care, free everything. If you doubt me, then watch the hysterical reaction of any progressive if you suggest NOT extending these benefits to new immigrants, and only let them in on the condition they don’t get government handouts. Immigration is the final thing needed for Democrats to complete the transformation of America from a Constitutional rep… Continue reading

“Free Stuff”: The Achilles’ Heel of Democratic Socialism

…people like Hillary Clinton — do not like it pointed out. In fact, they become really testy and angry at the slightest hint of it. Imagine how they’d react if someone confronted them head-on and asked, “By what right do you seize from some to give to others?” It’s not charity; it’s brute force, force from which the politicians themselves benefit. Both Bush and Trump want a welfare state. They call it a “safety net,” but it’s the same thing. So ul… Continue reading

Faith-Based Freedom: No Such Thing

…m than we already have. By this standard, government should guarantee an income, computers, cars, and all the conveniences of modern life. We’re on our way to doing that, and you see the impact on the economy’s growth and the national debt. No matter. If government’s job is to provide, then the sky’s the limit. Republicans, in their religion, concede two points to the left, and this is their downfall. One point they concede is reason/rationality…. Continue reading

U.S. Attorney General to Americans: Stop Criticizing Islam–or Else

…Whatever she, and others like her in charge, consider “too far.” The true test of free speech is a government’s willingness to leave any and all free speech alone. Let’s assume, for a moment, that all speech against Muslims is unfair or bigoted. So what? It’s no more the government’s business to investigate, prosecute and arrest people who criticize or condemn Islam than it is the government’s business to arrest Muslims, merely because they think… Continue reading

Bernie Sanders: A Worthless College Degree in Every Pot

…t it is to be investing in their youth. We should be doing the same.” [vox.com 5/18/15] Why shouldn’t college be “free”? College is a good thing, right? It’s an important value. Therefore, everyone should have it. Gee, why didn’t we think of this sooner? And why not make everything free? The fiscal conservative argument against this will be: How are we going to pay for it? This is an important question. But it’s not the most important question. Th… Continue reading

Suing Oil Companies for Free Speech = Censorship

…hat? Never. Principle matters. When you shrug, laugh or sneer at a big oil company losing its right to free speech, you’re sneering at your own right to free speech. Your rulers are watching your indifference, and will act accordingly. 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 interes… Continue reading

Freedom To Have Sex, But Not to Think

…as I define it — then it will work out, in the end.’ Of course, in a fully free society, people are free to choose their own ends. They’re free to be wrong, right, debatably so or not—so long as they do not initiate force or fraud against another. In Conly’s world ‘if the benefits justify the costs’ then freedom is neither desirable nor necessary. Now think about this for a moment. Imagine if someone decided for you that ‘it’s more important that… Continue reading

Trudeau and Biden: The Free World is No Longer Free

…, in Canada. Canada is now literally a dictatorship. I tried to tell you back in March 2020 that forced mask wearing was never about disease. Now, 2 years later, freedom has been obliterated in Canada. Will the USA be 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. Als… Continue reading