by Robert Spencer | Dec 2, 2010 | POLITICS
As horror stories from the TSA become an ever-expanding genre, it is important to remember that the entire roiling controversy over airport security has come about solely because of the government’s refusal to acknowledge the true nature of the threat...
by Dr Michael Hurd | Dec 2, 2010 | POLITICS
For years, members of the liberal socialist left have claimed that anyone who disagrees with them—including secular advocates of capitalism, individual rights and limited government—will deliver us into the hands of a religious dictatorship. Enter Barack...
by Dr Michael Hurd | Nov 30, 2010 | POLITICS
Under a dictatorship, it’s easy to blame the dictator for all the pain and trouble in the society under his rule. In a democratic republic, you have to blame the people who vote for the reprehensible leaders. Let me explain. In poll after poll, a clear majority...
by Dr Michael Hurd | Nov 28, 2010 | POLITICS
Personal responsibility and mental health are closely interconnected. You don’t have one without the other. Case in point: The false, but widely held, notion that other people can “make” you feel a certain way. Not true! When you feel a certain way,...
by Dr Michael Hurd | Nov 28, 2010 | POLITICS
I recently heard a congressman complain that difficult budget choices have to be made “because we don’t have unlimited resources.” Actually, a free country grounded in rationality and which embraces capitalism does enjoy the potential for unlimited...
by Dr Michael Hurd | Nov 28, 2010 | POLITICS
It’s amazing how liberals try to use guilt against non-liberals when it comes to reducing the size of government. The classic ploy, and one they’re using now, is use of the term: “Obstruct.” It’s wrong, they claim, for anybody to try to...
by Dr Michael Hurd | Nov 27, 2010 | POLITICS
A fable, to be told centuries in the future: “Let me tell you a story. A long, long time ago there was a great civilization. For several centuries, the civilization flourished. People enjoyed liberty and prosperity human beings never considered possible, nor...
by Dr Michael Hurd | Nov 24, 2010 | POLITICS
The experts scratch their heads and wonder, “Why would the dictator of North Korea want a war?” My question is: Why wouldn’t he? From a dictator’s point-of-view, the overriding goal is always: Power. That is, power for its own sake. For a...
by Peter Schiff | Nov 24, 2010 | Investing
Given the opposing views of the potentially parsimonious new Congress and the continuously accommodative Federal Reserve, there is a movement afoot among Republicans to eliminate the Fed’s “dual mandate.” Prior to 1977, the Fed only had one job:...
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