Opinion

How Federal Billions Fund Our Socialist Public Schools

In my book, Is Public Education Necessary?, I pointed out how the public school movement was promoted in the 1830s and ‘40s by...

Sam Blumenfeld March 5, 2012

Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax: Entertaining with an Environmental Agenda

Raven Clabough March 2, 2012

Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax is a film about the disappearance of trees, which have since been replaced by imitations, and the pursuit of...

Why Are Teens Killing Other Teens in Schools?

Sam Blumenfeld March 2, 2012

The latest school shootings at Chardon High School in Chardon, Ohio, have reminded us that these school massacres did not end with the...

When Spoiled-rotten Children Grow Up

Wallis W. Wood March 2, 2012

Riot police had to be called to an Orlando mall on February 23. Why? Because an unruly crowd of would-be shoppers couldn’t wait...

Teen Set on Fire in Racial Attack; Media Silent

Selwyn Duke March 1, 2012

“This is what you deserve. You get what you deserve, white boy.” So spewed the attackers of Melissa Coon’s 13-year-old son, as they...

Ilana Mercer’s “Into the Cannibal’s Pot”: A Review

Jack Kerwick, Ph.D. February 29, 2012

Ilana Mercer’s, Into the Cannibal’s Pot: Lessons for America from Post-Apartheid South Africa, is an unusual book. Yet it is unusual in the...

More on Vaccines and Their Dangers

Sam Blumenfeld February 29, 2012

In my previous article on the vaccine controversy, which drew many comments, I made a very simple proposal. I proposed that the easiest...

Bernanke Befuddled

Bob Adelmann February 29, 2012

In a moment of unexpected and unsettling candor, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, in his testimony on Tuesday before the House Financial Services...

China Hits Turning Point; Jobs Coming Back to the U.S.

Bob Adelmann February 28, 2012

As reported in The New American here, the difference in wages between Chinese and American workers is narrowing rapidly. Part of the reason...

Hikes in Gas Price Eclipse Payroll Tax Cut

Ralph R. Reiland February 28, 2012

The Washington politicians were in full self-congratulatory form recently when the Republicans and Democrats in Congress finally displayed a moment of bipartisanship and...

Dyslexia and the Rockefellers

Sam Blumenfeld February 28, 2012

One of the great ironies of the Progressive Education Movement is that its leaders were able to convince John D. Rockefeller, Jr. that...

Last Night’s Academy Awards Proved to be a Night of Firsts

Raven Clabough February 27, 2012

Last night’s 84th Annual Academy Awards proved to be relatively entertaining, particularly since there were a number of first-time winners. The iconic Hollywood event was...