Nobody Said Draining the Swamp Would Be Easy | Michael J. Hurd, Ph.D. | Living Resources Center

This is another spot-on, slam-dunk political commentary by Michael J. Hurd, Ph.D.  His commentary can be found at The Daily Dose of Reason at www.drhurd.com.  Dr. Hurd is a philosophical soulmate of Objectivist author/philosopher, Ayn Rand.  As such, he is a strong proponent of limited government, self-reliance, and free-market capitalism.  He defines mental illness as the state in which one has an adversarial relationship with reality.  I strongly urge you to read his Daily Dose of Reason.
https://drhurd.com/2017/02/16/nobody-said-draining-the-swamp-would-be-easy/

Mental Exercise

Here’s a mental exercise for everyone—name one government program in recorded history that’s been a success–on balance. Go ahead—name one. Just one government program that has made someone wealthier without making someone poorer; just one program by which a country’s citizens have benefited without the equivalent loss of independence or liberty or dignity. History is littered with the corpses of civilizations which have sacrificed their liberty and that of their progeny for a bowl of thin gruel. We are no different.