It is only from a special point of view that "education" is a failure. As to its own purposes, it is an unqualified success. One of its purposes is to serve as a massive tax-supported jobs program for legions of not especially able or talented people. As social programs go, it's a good one. The pay isn't high, but the risk is low, the standards are lenient, entry is easy, and job security is still pretty good. ...In fact, the system is perfect, except for one little detail. We must find a way to get the children out of it.
February 10, 2020 U.S. Lies and Deaths in Afghanistan
Last December the Washington Post published secret Pentagon documents showing the official lies that have undergirded the U.S. war on Afghanistan for the past 18 years. The opening paragraph of the article puts the matter bluntly: “A confidential trove of government documents obtained by The Washington Post reveals that senior U.S. officials failed to tell the truth about the war in Afghanistan throughout the ...
He Who Pays the Piper Calls the Tune
by Laurence M. Vance
Public education has survived another National School Choice Week. Since 2011, National School Choice Week (NSCW) has been celebrated the last week in January. ...
The Ongoing Consequences of the Yalta Conference
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
In February of 1945, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, and Winston Churchill met on the Crimean peninsula ...
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by Richard M. Ebeling
Election years tend to polarize people’s views about political parties, proposed social and economic policies, and the candidates running for high governmental office. This ...
Ice and Fire
by Laurence M. Vance
The relationship between conservatism and libertarianism is a tenuous one. However, such was not always the case. Fellow travelers of both groups were united ...
Gun Seizures Could Lead to Civil War
by James Bovard
“Hell yes, we’re going to take your AR-15,” declared “Beto” O’Rourke at a Democratic party presidential candidate debate in September. Compelling Americans to surrender ...
