Dr Michael Hurd

Q: In the past year I've gone on a few dates and befriended a few women, but I always find they have poor self-esteem. I hope this is not saying something more about me, in that I only seem to attract such women. However, it just seems that there are so many insecure...

Q: Dr. Hurd, I believe -- as you write in your articles -- that the U.S. carries moral superiority over many (perhaps all) of the nations [Iran, Iraq, etc.] you list in your article, and I believe it has the right to defend itself. However, the world would probably be...

You can't go changing regimes just because you don't like them! So claims a caller on a talk radio show, regarding whether or not President Bush should ever topple Saddam Hussein. This claim is wrong. It's based on numerous faulty premises, such as: Faulty Premise #...

Q:I have a friend, Mary, who was nearly sexually molested by a 30-year-old adult when she was about 15 years old (she convinced him to stop). She never told anyone about it until she shared her secret with me about 6 months ago. Mary is now 35 years old. The accused...

According to Fox News: "Critics say that PBS has compromised its mission over the last 30 years, squandering taxpayer dollars with little thought to viewer accountability and becoming slaves to corporate underwriters and political correctness. And while some charge...

Q: If a man tells a woman that he loves her but then is always concerned about other people's feelings and not about hers, does he really love her? For example: He lives far away from his girlfriend. He has only two days to spend with her, when visiting, but he stays...

Q: What does it mean to love someone so much that you can't live without them? A: In most cases, such an emotion is not healthy. As profoundly traumatic as it is to lose a beloved romantic partner to illness, accident, or break-up, life must go on. Life should not go...

You will often hear experts in the media -- particularly psychologists and the like -- use the phrase, "Society tells us ..." For example: "Society tells us that women should look perfect all the time." Or: "Society tells us that men can't be vulnerable." Or: "Society...

George W. Bush gave a pretty good speech back in September, and also at the time of the State of the Union in January. In those speeches, he outlined a principled defense against terrorism. The question, of course, was always: Does he mean it? It's not looking good...

Jurors in a Santa Barbara, CA, murder case recently found 20-year-old David Attias not guilty by reason of insanity for driving his high-powered Saab into a crowd of pedestrians, killing four. Here's what his happy defense attorney had to say about the verdict: "David...

There are serious reasons for criticizing President Bush's war against terrorism. One reason involves his refusal to support Israel's self-defense against the openly terrorist organization, the P.L.O. What's good for the Taliban should be good for Arafat and his...

Reparations for descendents of slaves is picking up steam -- not among the 80 percent of the population who (according to polls) oppose it; but with big name politicians in one of our two major parties. (Guess which party?) The Governor of California, Gray Davis, has...

"You cannot support terrorists of one kind and be with us in the war on terrorism against Al Qaeda." -- Condoleezza Rice, President Bush's National Security Advisor, commenting on P.L.O. Chairman Yasser Arafat's known sponsorship of terrorism. Then how on earth do you...

Imagine if your child were being bullied on his school playground. You would do one of two things: either urge your child to fight back, if he can, or insist that the school authorities take responsibility for restraining if not expelling the bully. You would not...

Q: While it is clear that you think that being insane and being held criminally liable for one's actions are not necessarily mutually exclusive, I am unsure of whether you think those two things are NEVER mutually exclusive. In other words, might there ever be a time...

Q: In your recent article on motivation you conclude by stating that after doing the work to achieve one's goals " ... most often the motivation you desire will start to follow." Would you explain further why this is? Most of us usually think that the motivation must...

What is wrong with a people who choose to live under a terrorist organization, as opposed to a state that respects freedom of worship, democracy and -- to a great extent -- individual rights? Why do Palestinian Arabs pick a terrorist dictator over an essentially free...

How to make better decisions -- big and small? Here are some tips. 1. Assume certainty is possible. You're certain the sky is blue. You're certain where you're standing or sitting right now is where you're standing or sitting. You can therefore be certain of many...