Daily Dose of Reason

By Michael J. Hurd @ Dr. Hurd.com

Burn Your Masks (And Vax Cards) Now -December 1, 2023 - WHO warns of new COVID variant "pandemic." They actually think Trump may win. Burn your masks now. OF COURSE there will be another scamdemic. OF... read more

RINOs for Biden: The Lowest of the Lowest of the Low- November 28, 2023 - If you are a Republican and support a Communist Democrat over Trump, then you are not a Republican. You are a Communist Democrat.  I’m referring to people like Mitt Romney and other Republicans who claim to want lower taxes, more limited government, a strong defense and border that put America first, First and Second Amendment rights, and all the rest. It would be IMPOSSIBLE for them to vote for someone with Biden’s record and agenda, or the record and agenda of ANY Democrat over and above a Republican — even one whose style and manner they dislike — who actually implemented most of the agenda they claim to support … NOT if they actually believe in even one of these things they claim to believe in... To Read More..

The Evil Essence of Propaganda November 27, 2023 - The worst thing about propaganda isn’t the telling of lies. Lies can be debunked by any honest, attentive person. The worst thing about propaganda is the form it usually takes: Presenting ONLY the facts which serve the narrative, or lead to the desired conclusion. Children are most vulnerable to propaganda — as are adults, who were intellectually raised as children, without critical, objective thinking to guide them.  Half-truths, rather than fibs, are the defining feature of propaganda. Whether done by a corrupt spouse, boss or family member; or by an entire government, school system or media empire.  We are drowning in propaganda, by that definition. Society reeks of it and drips of it.... To Read More..

6 Ways McConnell Betrays the Republican Base

June 24, 2022 By J.B. Shurk

I do try to respect President Reagan's 11th Commandment: "Thou shalt not speak ill of thy fellow Republican."  I know ideological litmus tests rub some people the wrong way.  I get that turning internal disagreements into political losses is self-defeating.  I agree that priority number one is to beat back the Marxist hoards pushing America to the cliff's edge.  And it sure is nice to pat ourselves on the back for having a "big tent" open to everyone.  But…you knew it was coming…I sure wish we could move on from Mitch McConnell.  Or rather, I wish we could find an effective way to compel Republican senators to move on from McConnell (and his lackeys) as their leader.

I don't like him.  I don't like the way he conducts business in the Senate.  I don't like his imperious nature and his backroom double-dealings.  I don't think he represents the vast majority of Republican voters, and even worse, I don't think he even cares.  I find him off-putting and arrogant and a terrible spokesperson for the Republican Party.  I do not think he has ever convinced a single non-Republican voter to come onboard.  I'm not certain he believes in much aside from the accumulation and maintenance of raw power.  And to the extent he actually does have sincere beliefs, those beliefs seem hopelessly aligned to an outdated Republican Party still grazing in the country-club safe spaces of bourbon-swilling "elites."................

 If McConnell's efforts to curtail the Second Amendment don't prove him deeply unsuited to lead the New Republican Party during these uncertain times, consider a few additional reasons: .........To Read More.....