POLITICS

According to nearly everyone, the downgrading in American credit is the fault of the Tea Party Republicans. “If they weren’t so partisan and ideological,” the conventional “wisdom” spouted by academia and the media goes, “then we...

There are essentially two parties in Congress today. One is the liberal-socialist Democrat-Republican party. These consist of all Democrats plus most of the Senate Republicans, leaving aside the Tea Party Republican Senators elected in 2010. The second party consists...

An excerpt from the Introduction to “I am John Galt” by Donald L. Luskin and Andrew Greta. ?Ayn Rand’s heroes are larger-than-life projections of her ideals. They lead lives of virtue based on consistent personal convictions with a coherent...

??Liberal humorist Daniel Kurtzman considers the following 10 quotes by Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann to be “stupid.” Let’s see how stupid they really are. 1. “I find it interesting that it was back in the 1970s that the...

Most people talk about raising the debt limit as if it’s the self-evidently responsible thing to do. Obama and the Democrats, in particular, keep emphasizing that America must “honor its obligation.” This would be like a long-term heroin addict...

SEA ISLE, N.J. — Public-sector employees here now are regularly referring to Gov. Chris Christie as “Adolf Christie.” Things got especially ugly when Christie signed legislation that requires each of the state’s 500,000 teachers, police and...

A reader sent me 5 photographs of people in Arizona in front of the capitol building. Many American flags had been placed on the ground. Graffiti of some sort was scribbled on some of the flags. Men, women and children were shown striding across the flags, stomping on...

Jeff Bingaman is one of New Mexico’s Senators. On July 07, 2011 he sent a newsletter to his constituents. It is a very long newsletter, filled with many questionable statements, premised on the usual Leftists’ view of man as a sacrificial goat. I’m...

In 1802, Thomas Jefferson sent a letter to the Danbury Baptist Association in response to a query from that body. In the following Library of Congress transcript, Jefferson’s spelling and punctuation have been retained as well as the bracketed material which...

There are a few decent politicians in Washington D.C. — a few, but not many. The standard of decency refers to politicians who care about the Constitution and individual rights, rather than a career in personal power. One of these is Senator Jim DeMint of South...

Saying that it is “unfair for taxpayers to continue to foot the bill for welfare recipients who participate in illicit drug activity,” Florida Governor Rick Scott has signed into law a controversial drug screening law for those applying for welfare,...

Reasonable people want and seek freedom from tyranny, coercion and slavery. They also seek freedom from the petty tyranny of a nanny state government. Unhealthy, unreasonable people say they seek freedom, as well. But they seek freedom from something different. They...

Dr. Hurd: I have a question for you. I really admire how outspoken and honest you are about your political, philosophical, and psychological views, such as in the Daily Dose of Reason. I have enjoyed and learned from your writings for years, and have immense respect...

Q: How can the budget deficit in the trillions sustain itself? Obama’s reply: It’s Bush’s fault. It’s Congress’ fault. Q: Which Congress? The Pelosi Congress of 2009-10 who passed the trillion-dollar stimulus bill with your promotion and...

In connection with an honorarium paid to Jane Fonda as one of ABC’s “100 Women of the Century,” on or around September 14, 2,009, Barbara Walters stated on The View, “I hope that we have all forgiven Jane Fonda for what she did during the...

Q: How do you keep your calm when you hear other people talk about things like how unions are good for the country, how “big oil” is evil, or big anything for that matter, how we should “not be like them” and allow the brutes to build a mosque...

Newsmax.com reports: Glenn Beck says his family was accosted while watching a movie in a New York City park Monday night. On his radio show and his website today, Beck described the incident and said an angry moviegoer kicked a glass of wine onto his wife...

A reader, objecting to my article on how addiction is a choice, makes the following complaints: As a therapist you should know that addiction is generally associated with a disregulation of the reward centers in the brain — i.e., the individual pursues...

An excerpt from the Introduction to “I am John Galt” by Donald L. Luskin and Andrew Greta. Who is John Galt? Ayn Rand asked that question over and over as a catchphrase in Atlas Shrugged, one of the best-selling and most inspiring novels of all time. The...

The U.S. job growth in May – or, more accurately, the lack of job growth – indicates that the economic “recovery” is coming undone. With 13.9 million people in the U.S. out of work according to the federal government’s unemployment...

Human beings are capable of many contradictions. One of the most stunning of these contradictions involves use of the concept “selfishness.” Think about it. Many people are ready to call you “selfish.” It’s the greatest, most intimidating...

A headline reads: “Obama Adviser: Private Sector is Key to Economic Recovery.” Excuse me? Is this news to the Obama Administration? I thought these people were supposed to be exceptionally brilliant. Reading this headline is like reading a headline that...

Here’s an interesting term: “Predatory lending.” Liberals and socialists love this term. What does “predatory” mean, exactly? Legally and politically, it means that somebody is doing something you don’t like. If you feel somebody is...

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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...

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,...