Author Archives: Brad S.
Is School Like Jail?
“Imagine education wholly managed by the market economy. The variety! The choice! The innovation! All the features we’ve come to expect in so many areas of life — groceries, software, clothing, music — would also pertain to education. But as … Continue reading
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Listen to Teachers?
Re: Here’s an idea for rich school reformers: Listen to teachers, The News Tribune, 3-11-12 Patricia Drake is certainly correct in her summary statement that “We can do better”. Other than that, there are several issues with the positions she … Continue reading
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If you want government to…
If you want government to intervene domestically, you’re a liberal. If you want government to intervene overseas, you’re conservative. If you want government to intervene everywhere, you’re a moderate. If you don’t want government to intervene anywhere, you’re an extremist. – Joseph Sobran
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The most dangerous man, t…
The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable, and so, if he is romantic, he tries to change it. And even if he is not romantic personally he is very apt to spread discontent among those who are. – H.L Mencken
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Stop Sabotaging Your Own Success: A Manifesto
Reblogged from When I Have Time by Sara Rosso: photo by Peter Kaminsky If you’re new here, you should probably read my biography just to give you a better sense of who I am. In short: I do a lot … Continue reading
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Social Security–So Simple A Caveman Could Understand
Image via Wikipedia Why did Bernie Madoff go to prison? To make it simple, he talked people into investing with him. Trouble was, he didn’t invest their money. As time rolled on he simply took the money from the new … Continue reading
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Do you support the use of embryonic stem cells for research?
(This message thread was spawned by a question posted on Analytic News back in April ‘09.) Brad: NO. Farming aborted humans is evil. Stephen: Response to Brad, 04-21 @ 10:06 PM: What about IVF embryos being disposed of, which is … Continue reading
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The Real Cost of Homosexual Marriage
(Note: I dug this out of my archives, and thought it still quite relevant. – Brad) By now you have heard all the arguments for and against homosexual marriage. What’s not being pointed out is a not very obvious outcome. … Continue reading
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A Taste of Obamacare
John Vigil For all you people that are celebrating this bill, let me give you just a little of what we can expect now: 1. Acute and severe shortage of doctors–especially primary care doctors.Why: Because this bill does nothing to … Continue reading
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The Auto Insurance Straw-man Argument for Obamacare
I was reading a commentary in today’s Tacoma News Tribune, in which Paul Metzel, professor of philosophy at Pacific Lutheran University, attempts to make a case against Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna’s joining Florida’s (and 13 other states) lawsuit … Continue reading
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Liberty Classroom
