According to a 2009 Harris Poll, when Americans are asked to “Please indicate for each one if you believe in it, or not,” the following results were revealing: 82% believe in God 76% believe in miracles 71% believe in survival of the soul after death 75% believe in...
In a recent campaign speech, Obama said: "See, the question is not whether things will get better -- they always do… The question is whether together, we can muster the will -- in our own lives, in our common institutions, in our politics -- to bring about the changes...
We're supposed to believe that the main reason for reelecting Obama is to NOT return us to the policies of his predecessor, George W. Bush. This argument presupposes that Bush's policies were dramatically different from Obama's. Is that true? George W. Bush increased...
Dear Dr. Hurd: My mother is a good, well-meaning lady. But every so often she reminds me of the fact that she grew up during the Great Depression, and so learned the value of saving things. And whenever I am seen throwing away a plastic bag or a piece of aluminum foil...
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed a bill aimed at keeping state courts and agencies from using Islamic or other non-U.S. laws when making decisions, his office said on Friday. The bill doesn't specifically mention Shariah law, which broadly refers to codes within...
Readers are always asking me to please write about good news. I have good news. I’m happy to report that at least some young people are still in favor of liberty, and willing to acknowledge the horrendously unfair and reckless policies of our current government. Check...
Most people look at “business” as something separate from everything else in life, and at best, a necessary evil. Something you have to do. Or a way to make money—in a practical, but never creative, artistic or (perish the thought) moral way. In today’s political...
France now has something in common with the United States: A Socialist President. Welcome to the club, France! Not that this represents a big change. The last president of France was nothing more than a corrupt guardian of that country’s massive entitlement and...
Obama, who was previously on record against gay marriage, is now suddenly for it. He obviously fears a close election.
Unlike Stephen King, who seems to admit he’s a socialist, most Obama supporters will not admit to their socialism.
Such religious Democrats are really the most consistent people on the political landscape today. To be in favor of religion, and in favor of the massive welfare/entitlement state originally brought about by liberal Democrats, they are endeavoring to practice their religion with integrity.
When you love someone in a rational, genuine way, you love that person as an individual. You sincerely want him or her to be happy, and you want to add to their life while, at the same time, experiencing your own enjoyment of that person.
If you truly have self-respect and self-esteem, you cannot imagine a life without freedom. Big Government just gets in the way.
Sociopaths and criminals are still in the minority. But idiots are not.
The best advice for survival in post ObamaCare America? Stay healthy.
Tuition inflation will continue, just as it has for decades under college student loans. Obama’s plan will accelerate the process.
In an anti-ideological age, you get nothing but double talk from politicians.
It seems like Hollywood is filled with a bunch of nitwitted, anti-intellectual, group-think liberal socialists. These entertainers have more money than anyone -- and good for them -- but instead of being in favor of money-making, they're furiously against it. I've...
In a work of historical fiction, one of the characters wrote to another about the leaders of the Communist-socialist revolution in Russia. "Their leaders were committed to peace; they had promised peace and plenty to their peasant followers, and it would likely be...
A DrHurd.com visitor asks how she can help her children to keep developing their rational minds, to be objective and to develop a correct hierarchy of knowledge, in spite of government-run schools that teach the exact opposite. She says her kids are intelligent and...
Politicians love to talk about fairness. What is fair about robbing from some to redistribute to others?
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