Maria Montessori: “Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.” What a beautiful and true statement! It has implications for children, for education, and so much more. I’d like to enlarge the idea by … Continue reading
We should all be careful of the way we phrase things, when talking about ourselves or others. Why? To be nice? No, that’s not the real reason. The real reason is that the way we phrase things has an impact … Continue reading
Advocates of limited government, such as myself, are sometimes accused of advocating “anarchy.” Anarchy–really? Let’s first define anarchy. Here’s what one online dictionary says: 1. a state of society without government or law 2. political and social disorder due to … Continue reading
I saw on Facebook a response to my article, ‘Why Marriage Is A Dying Institution,’ [The Daily Dose of Reason at DrHurd.com 6/21/12] which claimed that it was ‘woman hating.’ The critic made no attempt to provide evidence for this … Continue reading
Even in today’s crazy world, there’s still some justice to be found in the United States. A convert to Islam who helped promote death threats against the producers of the animated television show “South Park” after it featured a character … Continue reading
The ‘fast and furious’ scandal involving Obama and his attorney general is an example of Big Government gone bad. The scandal centers on a federal policy of ‘gunwalking’ that began in 2006, first during the George W. Bush administration and … Continue reading
Dr. Keith Ablow, a psychiatrist writing for FoxNews.com, says, ‘I can’t help looking askance at anything that depletes energy, optimism, mood and passion to the extent that marriage does. It is, without a doubt, one of the leading causes of … Continue reading
Roger Hedgecock, former Mayor of San Diego, writes the following: I live in California. If you were wondering what living in Obama’s second term would be like, wonder no longer. We in California are living there now. California is a … Continue reading
The following was written by Daniel G. Anderson of Rehoboth Beach, DE. It is reprinted here with permission. As the five members of the Supreme Court who are not committed socialists determine the fate of Obamacare any day now, it’s … Continue reading
I ran across a t-shirt that says everything about the state of our country today: Ineptocracy: A system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society … Continue reading
Many are saying that the United States should bail out European economies. The rationale is self-interest. ‘If European economies go under, then the U.S. will go with them.’ If the U.S. was not making the same kind of mistakes that … Continue reading
To his supporters and apologists, Barack Obama is a leader of unprecedented vision. This may be true when it comes to visions of spending other people’s money and expanding the federal government way beyond its already bloated, dysfunctional state. But … Continue reading