About: Sam Blumenfeld
Posts by Sam Blumenfeld
Obama’s Communist Connections Revisited
It’s been more than two and a half years since Barack Obama was inaugurated President of the United States. During that time he seems to have undergone some kind...
Whatever Happened to Goals 2000?
If you want to know why we should get rid of the Department of Education, a little look at what the educators have done in the recent past, with...
Time’s Obsolete, Not the Constitution
Time’s July 4th cover story about the United States Constitution, “Does It Still Matter?,” reveals more about the mindset of the liberal elite than it does about the Constitution....
Is Gold Money?
Money is anything that is commonly accepted as a medium of exchange, with government interjecting itself into the equation by designating certain notes as "legal tender." Historically, mediums of...
Trump is Right: Republicans Are Stupid!
Donald Trump, master of the deal, is right. The Republicans are stupid, not only as politicians but also as political psychologists. He criticized Paul Ryan for bringing up the...
Obama Lies About Social Security
According to a Reuters report, President Obama is using the worst fear mongering tactics to frighten seniors into pressing their Congressmen to vote for a $2.3 trillion rise in...
Is Social Security a Government-run Ponzi Scheme?
With President Obama claiming that if our debt limit is not increased by Congress, it may force the government to stop payment of Social Security checks, the public, and...
Forgotten U.S. History: The Barbary Wars
Not only have most Americans never heard of the Barbary Wars fought during Thomas Jefferson’s administration, but today’s schools don’t even bother to teach about them. ...
At Homeschool Conventions Americans Enjoy Educational Freedom
If you are a conservative, a Christian, a libertarian or just a concerned parent and have children in the public schools, you need to attend a homeschool convention. You...
Computer Costs Going Down but Government Costs Keep Going Up — Why?
It’s a question I’ve been asking many people. And they have no real answer. But the reason why the cost of computers keeps going down is because of the...
The Meaning of Educational Freedom
Is America still a free country? Many of us like to think so. Yes, we can get into a car and drive wherever we want. But the high cost...
The Glory of the Alphabet
Most people take the alphabet for granted. It has been a part of our culture and civilization for so long that most of us haven't the faintest idea of...
Why You Should Teach Your Child History at Home
The other day I was having dinner at a friend's house and was chatting with his 12-year-old daughter who attends a local public school. I asked her how she...
The King’s Speech
By now I assume that most of my readers have already seen the Oscar-winning movie of 2011, The King’s Speech, the dramatic story of King George VI and his...
Dr. Seuss and Dyslexia
For years I have been telling parents and educators that the kind of reading difficulties afflicting perfectly normal children in our schools today are being caused by the teaching...