"Coming on the heels of the auto bailout's defeat in the Senate, the White House and the Treasury are announcing their intentions to take money from TARP and act anyway. If it hasn't been apparent to mainstream conservative voters that legislative check and balances mean nothing to this administration, it should be clear to everyone now."
Action Alert: Oppose the Automaker Bailout!
"On Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, automaker bailout bill H.R. 7321 was introduced in the House and swiftly passed 273-170 on the same day. The Senate is set to vote on the bill by Friday in what is expected to be a close vote."
Do We Still Need the Bill of Rights?
"There are two important points to remember about the Bill of Rights. First, the Bill of Rights does not give any rights to the American people and, second, the Bill of Rights was intended to protect us from our own federal government. Those two points often shock ordinary Americans. Throughout their schooling, especially in public schools, they gradually come to believe that their rights come from the Constitution and, more specifically, from the Bill of Rights."
Imprisoned for Seven Years Without Being Charged
"Consider this incredible sequence of events. A young American citizen was invited to study in a Middle Eastern country. Having arrived there, the dictatorship running the country kidnapped him and held him in solitary confinement for seven years without a trial. The dictatorship didn't just incarcerate him, they stubbornly refused to charge him with a crime during his incarceration. His family and friends have petitioned for his release, but the dictator vaguely insists he was a subversive and intended to attack his country — though the ruler stubbornly refuses to provide any details about how this might have happened. Release of these details — even seven years later — would jeopardize 'national security.' But it's also widely known that this person was apprehended unarmed and had not engaged in any violence."
Are Government "Investments" in Higher Education Worthwhile?
"In short, having a college degree is neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for success in life. The conventional wisdom holds that students who go through college learn a lot that makes them more valuable as workers, but today's college experience often fails to do that. As Charles Murray says in his book Real Education, 'Four years of residence on a college campus is seldom the best way to acquire the knowledge that most students want to acquire.'"
U.S. Government Sets Melamine Ingestion Standards
"Melamine is a resin used in making hard plastics, floor tiles, kitchenware, commercial filters, pesticides, and fire retardant fabrics, but is mostly used in industry. It has been blamed for the deaths of at least 3 infants — some report as many as 14 — with over 50,000 sickened, in China very recently."
20,000 Troops To Be Deployed in United States
"The question that logically springs to mind is: 'Why not bring the National Guard home from Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, etc. so that they will be available for deployment in emergencies by the state governors, rather than go down this dangerous road of nationalizing and militarizing our police powers?'"
Academic Freedom Day
"On Charles Darwin's 200th birthday (February 12, 2009), students everywhere can speak out against censorship and stand up for free speech by defending the right to debate the evidence for and against evolution. Let's make 'Darwin Day' 2009 Academic Freedom Day!"
Gun Control And Self-defense Against Terrorism In India
"I live in India and I am a proud firearm owner -- but I am the exception not the norm, an odd situation in a country with a proud martial heritage and a long history of firearm innovation. This is not because the people of India are averse to gun ownership, but instead due to Draconian anti-gun legislation going back to colonial times."
Our Fading Heritage: Americans Fail a Basic Test on Their History and Institutions
"According to the new Report on Civic Literacy by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI), there is an epidemic of historical, political and economic ignorance in America. If we fail to teach ourselves and our children how American freedom was established and preserved, we cannot expect to pass it on to future generations."
The Underground History of American Education - John Taylor Gatto
"An Award–Winning Teacher Pulls Back the Curtain to reveal the actual 'Fourth Purpose' for which Mass Forced Schooling was conceived. Read The Book Online Now!"
The Great Thanksgiving Hoax
"Each year at this time school children all over America are taught the official Thanksgiving story, and newspapers, radio, TV, and magazines devote vast amounts of time and space to it. It is all very colorful and fascinating."
An Introduction to Economic Reasoning
"These three books, all relatively short and available online here or for purchase, are an excellent starting point for an education in sound economics.
Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt
Essentials of Economics by Faustino Ballve
An Introduction to Austrian Economics by Thomas C. Taylor"
The Triumph of Imperial Christianity
"Imperial Christians have a warped view of Christianity. Aggression, violence, and bloodshed are contrary to the very nature of Christianity. And so is defending, making excuses for, condoning, encouraging, and supporting evil – even if it is committed by one’s government."
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