I was turned on to the Netflix series “Black Mirror” a few months after the first season was released. If you started with Season 1, Episode 1 - “The National Anthem” - as I did, you instantly knew this was a different kind of show. The four seasons that followed...
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The History of Private Schools: How American Education Became a Political Battleground
Public schools in America go further back than the days of Jimmy Carter, with mandatory attendance for compulsory education dating back to the 19th century. Learn how American education went from private schools to mostly public, and how the state indoctrinates our youth.
Yes, Republicans Are the Party of Drug Warriors
The federal government considers growing, distributing, buying, selling, possessing, or using marijuana to be a criminal offense, punishable by fines and imprisonment. Possession of marijuana will get you a maximum sentence of one year in jail and a minimum fine of...
Reflections on ‘The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich’
“Those who do not remember the past are condemned to relive it.”- Santayana There are some books you read which leave lasting scars on the mind. For me, that was The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer. Having first read it as a child when war was...
COVID Relief to States is One Big Bailout
Earlier this year, 17 state treasurers signed on to a letter to Congress asking them to include $350 billion to cities and states as part of the latest COVID relief package, passed by the House of Representatives this weekend. In the letter, the signees declare that...
Afghanistan’s Victory Over the United States
Acrimony and recriminations continue to swirl around the 2020 presidential election. Three out of four Republicans believe that there was “widespread fraud” in the election, while Democrats have sought to turn criticisms of the election into a “Big Lie” heresy against...
2020 – The Longest Year of My Life In Review
A Requiem on Facts If you’ve ever heard me share my “origin story” you know that it’s a pretty common story for many. I was watching a 2007 presidential debate and this guy I had never heard of before, in the middle of the “War on Terror,” states plainly that the...
The Economics of Ignorant Voters. Bryan Caplan and Keith Knight
https://youtu.be/Bf984AcAmDQ It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, aft er all, a specialized discipline and one that most people consider to be a “dismal science.” But it is totally irresponsible to have a loud and vociferous opinion on economic...
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