Some polls show support for the Tea Party increasing in the wake of the IRS scandals, in which the Tea Party was singled out by the Obama administration for special questioning because of their political views. While this might seem like good news to those with a...
Dr Michael Hurd
Dr. Michael Hurd is a psychotherapist, columnist and author of "Bad Therapy, Good Therapy (And How to Tell the Difference)" and "Grow Up America!" Visit his website at: www.DrHurd.com.
Obama vs. The New York Times?
In a scathing editorial published late in the afternoon on Thursday, the New York Times editorial board said, “Mr. Obama is proving the truism that the executive branch will use any power it is given and very likely abuse it. That is one reason we have long argued...
Does Opposing Obama Make You a Racist?
The most frequent thing I have been called for opposing Barack Obama's policies is a "racist." Many of my readers tell me the same thing. What is a racist, exactly? One definition I found cited by Wikipedia strikes me as a good one: "Racism is usually defined as...
Obama Exploits a Compliant America
"You can't have 100 percent security and also then have 100 percent privacy and zero inconvenience. We're going to have to make some choices as a society." So says Barack Obama, in defense of his administration’s policy of monitoring the phone records of private...
Alan Dershowitz vs. Ben Franklin
The collection of millions of Americans' phone records by the National Security Agency is a necessary compromise on privacy —but should be monitored to keep it from being abused, renowned civil rights attorney Alan Dershowitz says. "Even Benjamin Franklin was wrong...
Obama is America’s Pimp
Fewer than half the registered voters surveyed now believe Obama is "honest and trustworthy," according to the poll conducted by Quinnipiac University. That figure had stood at 58 percent the last time the question was asked in September 2011. Now it is at 49 percent....
Bush & Obama: Two of America’s Worst Presidents
People who fight over Democrats vs. Republicans fail to see how on matters most important to us all — economics and freedom — the two parties are more alike than different.
America’s New Entitlement Monarchy
(A reader of mine from Germany writes) Dear Dr. Hurd: The worker who earns only a small amount of money should pay no taxes, but his premiums for health insurance, pension insurance, unemployment insurance and long term nursery insurance. The wealthy people should pay...
Restaurant Impossible’s Robert Irvine a Great Cognitive Therapist
If you want to better understand the concept of cognitive therapy, tune in to an unlikely source: Chef Robert Irvine’s Food Network series, Restaurant Impossible. Food Network’s website describes the show as follows: “Turning around a failing restaurant is a daunting...
Obama’s “Transformation” of Free Speech
Obama represents the worst in people: Unaccountability, resentment, envy and unearned entitlement. He speaks to the small-minded and petty in people, and he has the “audacity” to call this “progressive.”
The Right to Self-Defense is Deeper than Gun Control
So many of the issues of our time — or perhaps any time — hinge on whether one considers the full context, or only one element of it.
How Obamacare Redefines “Health Insurance”
Associated Press reports: Thousands of people with serious medical problems are in danger of losing coverage under President Obama's healthcare overhaul because of cost overruns, state officials say. At risk is the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan, a transition...
Religion, Education and The State
Northwest Rankin High School in Flowood, Mississippi is under fire for allegedly forcing its students to attend and listen to Christian lectures during three assemblies held in April alone. Worse yet, students were barred from leaving and teachers blocked the exits to...
What Creates a Terrorist?
Faith over reason; group membership over individual identity; and blind obedience to authority. No matter what form these qualities take—and no matter what the specifics—they are always destructive. Those are the real root causes of terrorism, in Boston and elsewhere.
The Metaphysical Temper Tantrum of Islamic Terrorism
Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., says it is time for the U.S. to stop being politically correct and focus its search on radical Islamists in Muslim communities. King tells Politico.com that while most Muslims are not terrorists, the international base for terrorism against...
Violence and Terror: America’s New Normal?
The violence keeps coming, and it doesn’t become any less tragic. The Boston bombing is the latest example.
Margaret Thatcher: In Her Own Words
When Margaret Thatcher first became Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1979, some claimed it was a man’s job. Thatcher ultimately proved herself more up to the job than any man or woman of her time—or today’s time either, for that matter.
Gay Marriage Exposes the Hypocrisy of Both “Right” and “Left”
When it comes to gay marriage, the leftists are right—for the wrong reasons, as usual. And the conservatives are just plain wrong—as usual. Let’s try applying reason and rationality to this issue, just once. May we, please? The purpose of a proper government is to...
Rand Paul’s Brief Flicker of Liberty Shows the Power of Principle
If Rand Paul can cause Obama to wilt so quickly, just imagine what a consistent and unyielding stand on principle might do.
America Can’t Afford the Affordable Care Act
The new health care law, the “Affordable Care Act,” is actually making it less affordable for employers to provide coverage to employees. Under the Affordable Care Act, large employers must provide health coverage to all full-time workers and their dependents or face...
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