…henever the latter has been attempted with adults (Nazi Germany and Maoist Communist China or Soviet Russia come to mind), they have been spectacular and tragic failures for this reason. So why on earth do we expect it to turn out any better for children? Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and links, and engage in back-and-forth discussion with Dr. Hurd… Continue reading →

…lic schools) was similar to the education she received growing up in Mao’s Communist China. “Common Core, in my eyes, is the same as the Communist core I once saw in China,” Williams said. “I grew up under Mao’s regime and we had the Communist-dominated education — nationalized testing, nationalized curriculum, and nationalized indoctrination.” In a post at FreedomWorks, Williams wrote about her experience with the Chinese education system: “Our t… Continue reading →

…on our government to initiate force against citizens to surrender their income, and to pay for things which they do not believe in, as in (just to name one example) forcing citizens to pay for Planned Parenthood against their will. If Obama and his cohorts want a “national conversation,” let’s have one about initiating the use of force against citizens. Something tells me this is a conversation they do not wish to have. You can follow Dr. Hurd on… Continue reading →

…from not being the norm even in America, can only occur in an economically free country. Communist countries and socialist countries do not generate billionaires. Nor millionaires. Nor even a middle class. In Communist and socialist countries you have (1) an elite ruling class (perhaps 1 percent); and (2) otherwise impoverished people engulfed by economic stagnation and despair. We are transforming into that society as we speak. The early indicato… Continue reading →

…had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little. The second test average was a D! No one was happy. When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F. The scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else. All failed, to their great surprise, and the professor told them that socialism wou… Continue reading →