Lily Tang Williams, a mother of three, testified before the Colorado State Board of Education that Common Core [the national educational curriculum for public schools) was similar to the education she received growing up in Mao’s Communist China. “Common Core, … Continue reading
Category: Daily Dose of Reason
Brian Williams vs. The Truth
NBC News anchor Brian Williams told actor Alec Baldwin in March 2013 that he was afraid he was going to die when a Chinook helicopter he was riding in during the Iraq War was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade. But … Continue reading
Say Good-bye to the Internet as We Know it
The New York Times [nytimes.com 2/4/15] reports that Federal Communications Chairman (FCC) chairman Thomas Wheeler: proposed regulating consumer Internet service as a public utility, saying it was the right path to net neutrality. He also included provisions to protect consumer … Continue reading
The Root of All Money (Ayn Rand)
So you think that money is the root of all evil. Have you ever asked what is the root of all money? — Ayn Rand
“Lord of the Rings” Frightens Texas School Officials
It was the most rational of times … and the most insane of times. This is how historians may someday refer to the early part of twenty-first century America. Consider the insanity found in this small town Texas school, published … Continue reading
Obama’s Delusions of Grandeur
According to the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder (DSM), delusions of grandeur are principally a subtype of delusional disorder. According to the manual, symptoms include a “grossly exaggerated” belief of self-worth; power; knowledge; identity; or … Continue reading
The Psychology of Britain’s National Health Service
The British National Health service is sometimes called — by healthy people who like socialism — the “envy of the world.” But how enviable is it? Charles Moore, writing in the London Daily Telegraph [www.telegraph.co.uk 1-30-15], has a somewhat different … Continue reading
Don’t Forget China
We’re used to thinking of Islamofascism as a primary threat to United States security, and it certainly is. But the military build-up in China, as the United States reduces its military capacity to levels not seen since prior to World … Continue reading
Bravery’s Opposite
The opposite of bravery is not cowardice but conformity. — Robert Anthony
Sharia Law Comes to Texas: The Price of Philosophical Disarmament
A form of Islamic law has taken force in Texas, right next door to Louisiana where Gov. Bobby Jindal has warned of Muslim immigrants who refuse to adopt Western culture. An Islamic Tribunal of four attorneys is operating in Dallas … Continue reading
Obamacare’s Free Medical Care — Only $50,000 a Head!
Some facts about Obamacare — the “Affordable Care Act” — reported by the London Daily Mail 1-27-15 [http://www.dailymail.co.uk]: It will cost the federal government — taxpayers, that is — $50,000 for every person who gets health insurance under the Obamacare … Continue reading
Obama Stomps His Foot Over Netanyahu
Regarding the Israeli prime minister’s decision to speak before Congress, yesterday the Chicago Tribune reported in a 1/26/15 commentary: Washington’s reaction to this breach in protocol was immediate. The White House and State Department made it clear that they would … Continue reading