Economic Ignorance Will Kill America (Part 2 of 2)

…ders were sure they could provide for the people better than the system of freedom, free markets and individual rights. Fortunately for the rest of us, free markets and individual rights continued to exist, only in a much more hampered form. The result is that the economy is not what it might have been, but it’s not nearly as bad as it could have been. For years we have lived in a mixed economy, with elements of freedom (in the private sector) and Continue reading

How to Be an Optimist AND a Realist

…nt has been my immigration situation, but I have used this experience to become a spokesman for freedom. Having learned from my experience, I can use this knowledge to further advance ideas in addition to the abstract knowledge acquired from books and lectures; now I have the first-hand experience of knowing what it’s like to be subject to the false and arbitrary whims of a faceless government bureaucracy, and that has certainly enhanced my abilit… Continue reading

High Oil Prices Not a Problem … for Obama

…er, unlike some Democratic Presidents or past candidates for President, he really means it. Militant environmentalism is the religious or “spiritual” side of Obama’s militant democratic socialism. It’s why he favored the failed “cap and trade” legislation, which sought to literally nationalize all energy under the power of government, and it’s why he seeks to implement that law, step-by-step, through the EPA whether Congress authorizes it or not…. Continue reading

Dr. Hurd vs. Dr. Phil (part 2 of 2)

…whole, what’s good for the marriage will likewise be good for yourself. I realize (from your earlier comments), that you believe romantic compatibility is impossible; so it’s little wonder you give out this sad, uninspiring advice. Creating a dichotomy between self and ‘the marriage’ sets up a psychological environment where one or the other has to be continually sacrificed. This flies in the face of the fact that a romantic relationship is suppo… Continue reading

Get Out of My Space … Please?

…less stressed not having to consider someone else in my environment. It’s completely my choice, and I’m happy with it. However, my brother is staying with me because of some recent unemployment. He got his job and he is now paying rent to stay here. I want him to move out, as I thought we had understood when we first discussed this. My question to you: How can I explain my personal space bubble without offending another person? He is active in be… Continue reading

Why I’m Against “Self-Help”

…ectly reasonable questions in many cases, they don’t help you root out the real problem. The real problem, in most cases, involves errors in thinking. Errors in thinking include: Faulty logic; minimization or denial of important facts; or hidden but mistaken premises or assumptions. People are often rushed, stressed or simply never developed clear and coherent thinking habits. As a result, their mental states become chaotic or worse. You help your… Continue reading

Spending Not Authorized By the Constitution Should Stop

…ending; and they treat spending cuts as equivalent to tax increases. The latest such report recommends cutting defense spending, and also recommends tax hikes on gasoline and payroll taxes. This is the whole problem with “bipartisan” thinking. It’s one party thinking, where the party is always for Big Government. For one thing, the two parties have always agreed on the essentials: That government should be big and get bigger. It doesn’t matter tha… Continue reading

Outcast

…ind of inhuman freak, then it must be coming across to them that you are uncomfortable—extremely uncomfortable. It’s a shame, though, because they are also probably drawing the conclusion that you simply don’t like them when, in fact, you are merely afraid of them. So the first thing to do is realize you’re creating the environment around you. People are looking at you funny because you’re looking at them funny. You started it! End your role in th… Continue reading

As Rome Burns, a (Brief) Moment of Rationality

…l in a rare moment of lucidity and intellectual honesty: “I know that this committee has its eyes on the environment. We in Louisiana … not only have our eyes on it, we have our heart invested in it and we are making a living on that delta. But we need the oil that comes from offshore to keep this economy moving. We must examine what went wrong, weigh the risk and rewards, fix what is broken and move on … If we could do without this oil, we would…. Continue reading

Obama’s Oil-Free Utopia

…conomic growth, there will be no oil spills — because there will be no oil companies, there will be no capital to fund them, there will be no consumers with money to spend on fuel because they’ll all be struggling to eke out survival in an economic context where wealth creators are no longer permitted to think, create, produce, exist or make a profit at all. In Obama’s America, there will be no need for “environmental policy” because there will be… Continue reading

Rwanda Shows the Way

…h trade, not charity. Keep an eye on Rwanda. It’s ironic that advocates of freedom now must turn to places like Rwanda for examples of individual rights and capitalism. America has surely lost its way. But if a minority of freedom-lovers in Rwanda can overthrow a genocidal government and replace it with a sane and just republic, America can surely (without force) overthrow all things Obama-like and Bush-like in favor of a new beginning. All it tak… Continue reading