As someone who used to read translations of official Communist newspapers in the days of the Soviet Union, I know that those papers’ attempts to degrade the United States did not sink quite as low as Howard Zinn’s book.
CULTURE
A nation’s culture is the sum of the intellectual achievements of individual men, which their fellow-citizens have accepted in whole or in part, and which have influenced the nation’s way of life. Since a culture is a complex battleground of different ideas and influences, to speak of a ‘culture’ is to speak only of the dominant ideas, always allowing for the existence of dissenters and exceptions. — AYN RAND
Schoolteacher Cheating
While there’s widespread teacher test cheating to conceal education failure, most notably among black children, it’s just the tip of the iceberg.
Thinking Tip: Reset Your Counter
A goal set at the right level of difficulty motivates you to do your best work.
Politics Versus Education
Tthe implied threat of federal lawsuits based on racial body count among students who have been disciplined means that hoodlums in the classroom seem to have a friend in Washington.
The Flawed Philosophy of the Left
Why Dana Milbank’s “Weakest Generation” Is Actually the “Offended Generation”
Pure Capitalism Everywhere: A New Year’s Wish
Pure capitalism, as defined by Ayn Rand in her essay “Capitalism, The Unknown Ideal,” is a social system based on the recognition of individual rights, including property rights, in which all property is privately owned.
Hit Piece Journalism at The New York Times
What is really corrupting is camouflaging an editorial as a “news” story.
The Role of ‘Educators’ in Undermining Western Civilization
American schools today are undermining American society as one unworthy of defending.
Is Pope Francis Uniting Political Adversaries?
Pope Francis hasn’t united liberals and conservatives. They’re already united on the basic issue of morality.
Pope Francis’ Tragic Vision of Capitalism
Pope Francis, went on to label unfettered capitalism as “a new tyranny.” Let’s look at the pope’s tragic vision.
Pope Francis Blasts America
Self-interest, or self-sacrifice. You can’t have both. Obama and the Pope understand this, but their opponents have yet to figure it out.
The Red State vs Blue State Mentality
There are basically two sets of viewpoints influencing most people in America today. You might call them the “red state” (Republican) or “blue state” (Democratic) mentalities, although it’s far deeper than politics.
Oprah’s Hate Speech
Emotional charges of racism? What a convenient way to escape defense of your own flawed viewpoints.
Random Thoughts November 2013
Random thoughts on the passing scene.
Thanksgiving, Rationally Speaking
Give thanks…to the rational man.
Book Review: Henry Bushkin’s Biography Johnny Carson
A new biography of Johnny Carson by the lawyer he fired, Henry Bushkin, is ultimately too shallow and calculated to be credible.
The Moral Equals The Practical
It’s the pragmatists—those who reject principled morality—who are naïve.
Purpose in life: “the poetry of work”
“Poetry of work” is worth pursuing. It gives us purpose—and it gives us happiness.
The Producer Vs. the President
Steve Jobs and Barack Obama are a contrast in two types of man.
Movie Review: 12 Years a Slave
Written by John Ridley and directed by Steve McQueen,12 Years a Slave, based on the book by Solomon Northrup, deposits us into slavery in the 19th century’s American South. It is an excellent example of the best type of cinematic naturalism, delivering characters to...
Does the State Own the Child? Obama and Germany Say “Yes”
It’s preposterous to even suggest that banning any form of education promotes “diversity.”
Allan Gotthelf: A Shining Example of a Life of Reason Well Lived
“Allan saw his love of Aristotle and of Ayn Rand as of a piece. He was right, because Aristotle and Rand do advocate the same fundamentals: the commitment to reason and to living life fully, realizing one’s highest potential as man.”
Western Values are Superior to All Others
Western values are under ruthless attack by the academic elite on college campuses across America.
How To Be Happy
Happiness comes from achieving your values: pursuing a career you love, a romantic relationship, perhaps raising a family, or running a successful business.
Obamacare for College … It’s the New High School
As with health care, Obama merely seeks to consolidate and completely nationalize higher education by placing it under control of the federal government.
A New York Public Librarian’s Egalitarian Hat Trick
Punishing achievement in the name of egalitarianism.
Are We Serious About Education?
Educators who produced outstanding results for minority students shut down by public system.
Obamacare for Education
Obama—and the federal government—are going to do for college education what they have done for everything else: Create deficits, bankruptcy, mediocrity, unaccountability and inflation.
Random Thoughts
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” (John Adams)
Why Are the Intellectuals’ Views on Self-Interest Wrong?
Ironically, it is not altruism but the morality of self-interest that makes genuine benevolence and kindness possible.
Black Education Tragedy
Rachel Jeantel at the George Zimmerman Murder Trial is in Part The Result of Gross Educational Fraud
Random Thoughts July 2013
Random thoughts on the passing scene: Edmund Burke said, “There is no safety for honest men, but by believing all possible evil of evil men.” Evil men do not always snarl. Some smile charmingly. Those are the most dangerous. If you...
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