America's Shift to the Left
Q: Dr. Hurd: You recently claimed that Ron Paul will never win the presidential election in your “degrees of dissatisfaction” article, yet Ron Paul won the 2011 RLC Presidential Straw Poll with approximately 40% of the total votes. Does his winning this...Weinergate: Wrong Diagnosis
Anthony Weiner does have a problem — but it’s not primarily a sexual one. His problem is power lust. It’s the affliction of nearly every (if not every) officeholder in Washington DC these days. Remember that Weiner is one of the most authoritarian,...Election 2012: Degrees of Dissatisfaction
Normally, the search for a Republican candidate for President is a search for a candidate who actually agrees with the principles of limited government, individual rights, private property and capitalism. This year, the search is for someone who actually even agrees...Why Isn't Freedom Popular?
Why is political freedom so unpopular? Throughout human history, freedom has been the exception and not the norm. The ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome, free by the standards of their time, ultimately collapsed because of the unwillingness of people to accept...Obama The Egalitarian: Equal Misery For All
Americans benefit from the freest and most accessible medical care in the world.Gradually over the last fifty years, however, that care has become increasingly hampered by government controls. The last traces of free-market medicine could soon be gone–replaced...The Failure of Metaphysics and Morality: Mitt Romney and "Healthcare"
In a recent television interview by Sean Hannity on Fox News, Mitt Romney sought to appease conservatives by explaining the premises of the medical insurance, or “healthcare” law, signed by him as Governor of Massachusetts in 2006. Hannity alludes to...Is Facebook Invading Your Right to Privacy?
The best way of legally protecting states of privacy is via our rights to property and contract.
