Facing the Giants? A Snap for Danny Woodhead
Danny Woodhead (left) is a mini Tim Tebow … sans the hype. Heralding an article with a never-give-up theme about undrafted and cut players who will be playing in...
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North Dakota Homeschool Mom Choreographs Ending Property Taxes
Will a northern plains state axe the property tax? This June, residents of North Dakota will vote on a primary ballot measure which, if approved by voters, would eliminate...
Football Player Turned Constitutionalist Decides to Run for Public Office
Welcome to Paul Blair’s world. The 48-year-old Blair (left), pastor of the Fairview Baptist Church in Edmond, Oklahoma, is a small business owner, husband, and father, and a former...
Missouri Professors Scoff at Twilight’s Traditionalist Message
This weekend, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1, will premiere at a theater near you. The quirky fictional romance about an ordinary teenager named Bella Swan, who moves...
Tim Tebow’s Wonderful Life
At the Oct. 22 Drudge Report, which is heavy on political coverage, there was this headline: “Tebow gets a miracle!” Tebow (number 15, left) is, of course, Tim —...
IndoctriNation: Public Schools and the Decline of Christianity in America
"This is a story of our children and an ideological struggle in which our children are the prize. This is the story of the big yellow bus. This is...
Rolling Stone’s Liberal Rant Against Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann?s (pictured, left) political style causes liberals to snarl, as in foaming-at-the-mouth, jaw-snapping, vicious, snarling. Back to that one, shortly. ...
Brangelina Hearts Homeschooling
Hollywood superstar couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt , who have vowed that they won’t wed until gay marriage is legal, aren’t exactly the poster children for Middle American...
What’s Great About America? Homeschoolers Winning Essay Contests
We have a winner! The results of a national essay contest, sponsored by “Stossel in the Classroom” and the Sandra and Lawrence Post Family Foundation, were announced last week....
Okla. Gov. Fallin Rejects Federal Grant for Health Insurance Exchange
Back in February, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, a Republican, announced that the Sooner State would be accepting a $54.6 million grant from the federal government to help create a...
Is It Really the Economy, Stupid?
You might be an "economite" if you … prefer city lights to starry skies in wide open spaces; agree that a college education is worth going into significant debt;...
BYU & Its Honor Code Advance
March Madness is here! It’s that eagerly-anticipated time of the year when college basketball aficionados fill out NCAA Men's Division I Championship tournament brackets and watch them get busted....
Southern Poverty Law Center’s Poverty of Ethics
The lauded Southern Poverty Law Center accomplishes little good and much harm, while raking in fortunes, money given to it to fight hate and bigotry. ...
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Wilder’s “Little House” Books Still Beloved
Laura Ingalls Wilder has a birthday coming up. The author of the "Little House" books was born on February 7, 1867 near Pepin, Wisconsin. ...
SPLC’s Poverty of Ethics
The lauded Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) accomplishes little good and much harm, while raking in fortunes, money given to fight hate and bigotry. ...
There She Is, Miss America
The Miss America 2011 pageant, which was held in Las Vegas and aired on ABC on January 15th, celebrated its 90th anniversary. It is now the fourth longest-running live...
Valedictorian Wins Religious Freedom Case
The Montana Supreme Court ruled five-to-one last month that Renee Griffith’s First Amendment rights were violated when public school officials did not allow her to mention her Christian faith...
Flocabulary
Flocabulary, the grades 3-12 supplemental academic curriculum that features catchy hip-hop music and has been lauded by Oprah’s best friend Gayle King, is under fire for the negative way...
Sarah Has Picked … Again
Sarah Palin, former Alaska Governor turned vice-presidential candidate turned political kingmaker (or is that queenmaker?), has endorsed another “liberty-loving mama grizzly” (as she calls female GOP candidates who favor...
The Cost of Educating the Children of Illegal Aliens: Exorbitant
A new study prepared for The Social Contract Press entitled “The Burden of Plyler v. Doe,” by economic journalist Edwin S. Rubenstein highlights the financial burden imposed on public...