The Savior Syndrome
This country has had its share of problems in recent years, but then again, that is nothing new. Every issue that we deal with now has been suffered through many times during the millennia of human existence. For every modern problem one can cite, there have been similar difficulties in the past, typically in larger, more grotesque proportions than we in America experience now. Human ingenuity in free societies has provided for more and better food, clothing, housing, hygiene, transportation and just about any other physical need for humanity. If necessity is the mother of invention, economic freedom is its father. For many decades, the mentality of the American people has been gradually changing. The personal responsibility and independent spirit that inspired such progress in the human condition of free people is being replaced by the view of society as provider and the individual as the receiver of benefits. For many people, necessity is now seen as a failure of society to provide,
» Full StoryMarket Reforms Would Help Teachers Teach
The National Education Association, the largest teachers union in the United States, unveiled a 45-page document calling for a ‘‘new federal role’’î in education at its July convention in Washington, D.C. The NEA proposes ‘‘Transforming America’s Pub
» Full StorySarah, Get Your Gun!
This week’s treatment of Sarah Palin has been an appalling display of sexism and elitism. But the hatchet-men are in for a rude awakening.
The attacks over the past few days come down to two things:
First, Sarah Palin is suppo
The Power Of The Media
So powerful are the media that they have been referred to as the fourth branch of government. Indeed, they can make or break reputations. Example: when former Vice President Dan Quayle misspelled ‘‘potato’’ by adding an ‘‘e,’’ the press magnified and
» Full StoryAnd So It Begins Again
And so it begins again. Vladimir Putin declares that the USA provoked the recent tensions in Georgia by using covert operatives who, from the shadows, whispered words of encouragement to the fledgling democracy and caused them to attack Russian troop
» Full StoryThings Are Really Moving
This morning, I came to work with ideas on what to write about this week. I did have to walk across town and take some pictures, and the more I walked the more conscious I became of all the revitalization activities going on in downtown Jamestown. Ha
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