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Daily Dose of Reason -
Politics & Government
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Written by Michael J. Hurd, Ph.D.
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Tuesday, 27 December 2011 00:00 |
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 Q: I didn't find that your "big vs. little government" article expressed my views. I advocate "big enough" government. Only the federal government grants freedom to the people. They must be big enough to enforce it. They must be big enough to face up to big business to protect the public from bad business practices including environmental pollution. And apparently big enough to bail out the banking industry whenever they don't do their job of managing risk. Without big enough government we are governed by the owners of big business. That's what I want the government to protect me from.
A: You see big business as the enemy. But what is an enemy, actually? I define an enemy as someone who would initiate force against me. How, exactly, can a business -- big or not -- initiate force or violence against you? No business, no matter how profitable or big, can
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Read more... [Some People Like Big Government]
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Daily Dose of Reason -
Ethics
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Written by Michael J. Hurd, Ph.D.
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Monday, 26 December 2011 00:00 |
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 In response to my comment that there' s no shame in hating the contemptible, an irate reader wrote in with the following quote from Martin Luther King, Jr.: "Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction. So when Jesus says "Love your enemies," he is setting forth a profound and ultimately inescapable admonition. ... The chain reaction of evil — hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars — must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation."
So let me get this straight. Loving your enemies is the way to protect yourself. Or, protecting yourself is wrong. By this standard,
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Read more... [Morality Means Survival, Not Self-Destruction]
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Daily Dose of Reason -
Society & Culture
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Written by Michael J. Hurd, Ph.D.
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Sunday, 25 December 2011 00:00 |
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 "Good will towards men."
My reply: Good will towards anyone who deserves it.
"Peace."
My reply: Peace through strength.
"A time to give, and
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Read more... [A Reply to Typical Holiday Clichés]
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Daily Dose of Reason -
Quotations
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Written by Michael J. Hurd, Ph.D.
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Saturday, 24 December 2011 00:00 |
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 Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.
-- Oscar Wilde |
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