About: Isabel Lyman
Posts by Isabel Lyman
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...
NASCAR’s Homeschooled Star
This past weekend, Joey Logano became the first home scholar to win a NASCAR Sprint Cup series race. Who said that homeschoolers, numbering around two million, only make the...
No Gracias: The Earned Income Tax Credit
Well, the Tax Man has cometh, and he has goneth. And one thing is certain, according to a report (pdf) authored by economist and former Forbes magazine editor Edwin...
Will Independent Truckers Survive the Cost of Diesel?
Think you’ve got it tough? Spending up to $80 bucks to fill your tank with gasoline? ...