College has become a scam thanks to government intervention in the education marketplace.
CULTURE
Multiculturalism and the Welfare State vs. Economic Mobility
In utter disregard to facts, so-called “social scientists” do studies which conclude that America is no longer a land of opportunity, and that upward mobility is a “myth.”
Liberals Respect Me
Liberals unintentionally treat me like a white person.
A “Free” Education For You, Forcibly Paid For By Someone Else
Government force does not lead to high quality education. It leads to expensive and mediocre education.
Reason as an Absolute: The Answer To Islamic ‘Extremists’
Reason is the only antidote to militant, faith-based force.
Top 25 Hedge Fund Managers Earn More Than All Kindergarten Teachers
Why do most people criminalize wealth creation while others cheer and appreciate it?
Obama’s Phobia of Ayn Rand
Capitalism is practical because it respects the sovereignty and efficacy of man’s mind and body.
Odds and Ends: Crime, Diversity and Sex Equality
The last thing academic diversity means is diversity in thought.
Who Is Afraid of Individual Rights?
Why conservatives are either averse to individual rights—with the exception of property rights—or do not see them as important.
Bosch Fawstin vs. Facebook and The Religion of “Peace”
The politically correct establishment, including those who run companies like Facebook, unfortunately have seen fit to shut down Fawstin’s Facebook account.
Assault on Free Speech in Texas
Freedom of speech is the fight of the 21st century.
It Takes a Village … to Arrest Parents for No Reason
By what standard of rationality or fairness do we look at society as a “village” where some members may impose their will on other members regarding matters of raising children?
Is America a Christian nation?
Religion has no place in government.
A Beautiful Epitaph
While reading “The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge” by David McCullough, I came across a passage referring to the death of Emily Roebling, the wife of Washington Roebling, that I found particularly poignant.
Freedom Of and From Religion
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.”
Reality May Be Optional
One of the wonders of modern times is that reality is often seen as a social construct and therefore optional. Thus, if one finds a particular reality offensive or inconvenient, he just “changes” it.
The Sound of Music (1965)
Director Robert Wise’s The Sound of Music for 20th Century Fox is an opulent and lavish production. The 1965 movie musical, written by Ernest Lehman, is melodic and cinematic. At the start of its nearly three hours, with sweeping aerial photography in famous...
The Virtue of Justice: Judging Others and Self
Despite the teachings of conventional morality, judging others is a virtue from the perspective of rational egoism.
A Right to Discriminate
Why must you be religious to practice what you believe? This should be about individual freedom.
Movie Review: Malcolm X
The words “…by any means necessary,” conclude Spike Lee’s racist propaganda piece, Malcolm X. This phrase asserting that the ends justify the means, a rationalization for tyranny throughout history, is the movie’s theme. Lee capably gives...
The Altar of Government Schools
If you send your children to a private school, you are not a bad person. And anyone who claims otherwise is a monster.
Who Trashes Liberal Arts?
Liberal professors have trashed the liberal arts, by converting so many liberal arts courses into indoctrination centers for left-wing causes and fads, instead of courses where students learn how to weigh conflicting views of the world for themselves.
“Common Core” Public Education vs. Critical Thinking
The very name “Common Core” is collectivist (i.e. socialist, communistic) in its orientation. It’s not a conspiracy; it’s deliberate. The bureaucratic intellectuals in Washington DC and elsewhere think this is a good thing.
Socialism is Based on a Philosophy of Death
We Would Not Have Killed 1.7 Million People in our Agrarian Utopia
Hollywood’s Carbon Footprint
No more movies. No more lights. No more power usage.
What to Say When Someone Calls You “Selfish”
I want to control you, which is why I intimidate you by calling you “selfish.”
Movie Review: Selma
Selma is a lost opportunity. A great movie about achieving 20th century progress for blacks in America has yet to be made. Selma is an example of how not to do it.
The Shadow of Selma
Barack Obama belongs on the side of Selma’s oppressor, not on the side of Selma’s oppressed.
College Campus Update: Indoctrination Done in The Name of Education
Let’s update college indoctrination done in the name of education.
Thomas Sowell’s Random Thoughts for March 2015
Random thoughts on the passing scene…
The Feminist Male Demonizing Fantasy of “Rape Culture”
If we forget the difference between violent and non-violent conduct, no one is safe. If we pretend everyone is guilty instead of a few real criminals, rapists win.
The Moral Case for Price “Gouging”
There is a knee-jerk response to the notion of an individual raising the price of his property during a storm that immediately evokes hostility from most people. Why?
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