by Dr Michael Hurd | Jan 20, 2013 | POLITICS
The gathering Constitutional storm over Obama’s “gun grab” illustrates the power of principle. We’re constantly told, by both major parties, that principle does not matter. We’re led to believe that practicality consists of ignoring principles and ideology in favor of... by Dr Michael Hurd | Jan 19, 2013 | CULTURE
Dear Dr. Hurd: I have been a fan for years – of your website and your books. I read “Grow Up America!” at in college and it was like spiritual fuel for a frustrated and misunderstood young man. I want to comment on the value of philosophy in moving the direction of... by John Browne | Jan 18, 2013 | Europe, WORLD
Over the past two months, Europe’s problems seem to have disappeared from the headlines. However, the new French Socialist government is pushing ahead with policies that favor significantly higher government spending, greater regulation of business and commerce,... by Dr Michael Hurd | Jan 17, 2013 | Guns, POLITICS
Psychiatrist Sarah Thompson, M.D., offers some fascinating insight into the rage people who support gun control often display in the face of opposition: It’s obvious that we live in a dangerous society, where criminals attack innocent people. Just about everyone has... by Peter Schiff | Jan 16, 2013 | Money & Banking
The birth, and the apparent death, of the trillion dollar platinum coin idea may one day be recalled as a mere footnote in the current debt crisis drama. The ultimate rejection of the idea (which was to use a loophole in commemorative coinage law to mint a platinum... by Dr Michael Hurd | Jan 14, 2013 | POLITICS
We’re told by our rulers that guns must be outlawed, in order to eliminate violence. What they don’t tell us is how taking guns away from nonviolent people will help end the crime of violent people. Criminals, by definition, have no regard for the law. Why... by Jaana Woiceshyn | Jan 13, 2013 | Philosophy
I was listening to the radio on the weekend and heard a leading Canadian socialist, Stephen Lewis, lament about the big income gap between the rich and the poor as one of the worst ills in society today. Reflecting on that and on the exodus of millionaires from France... by Jean Moroney | Jan 13, 2013 | Psychology & Living
At a humor workshop I attended recently, Judy Carter taught us a formula for creating a joke around something mean that someone said to us. The steps were: 1. Remember exactly what words were used, plus the tone and body language, so you can act it out. 2. Backtrack:... by Peter Schiff | Jan 10, 2013 | Money & Banking
Economists who hold the popular view that expanding the money supply will provide the best medicine for our ailing economy dismiss the inflationary concerns of monetary hawks, like me, by pointing to the supposedly low inflation that has occurred during the current...
