Tag Archives: Education

American schools – more and more are little but a joke

Posted on 2025-03-25 by TPOL Nathan

Schools are supposed to educate – to teach people (especially children). Public schools, that is, government-run, tax-funded, schools are constantly demonstrating that they are generally incapable of doing so. Oh, there are exceptions to this. Schools which have outstanding, loving, … Continue reading →

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The dying Department of Education

Posted on 2025-03-23 by TPOL Nathan

Although Trump and his agents have repeatedly stated they intended to get rid of the US Department of Education (DEd), his executive order (and bills filed in Congress) seem to have taken many people by surprise. And shocked them. We … Continue reading →

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A conservative’s realization: being had by government

Posted on 2025-02-10 by TPOL Nathan

The following commentary by Rob Morse, a conservative advocate of the 2nd Amendment and armed citizens, is telling. He points out clearly that government – American government at all levels – has failed. Particularlyin the field of education. That the … Continue reading →

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Government funding of private schools?

Posted on 2024-09-14 by TPOL Nathan

Jonah Goldberg once wrote, Government money only pays for the “liberties” the government thinks you should have, and therefore it can determine how you exercise them. That turns liberties into privileges dispensed at the whim of the state. To put … Continue reading →

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Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun

Posted on 2024-07-19 by TPOL Nathan

The attempted killing of The Donald last week brings to mind an old political aphorism. Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun (枪杆子里面出政权). The phrase was coined by Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong. He first used the … Continue reading →

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A Baker’s Dozen ™: Why do people fear independence and liberty?

Posted on 2024-07-17 by TPOL Nathan

Just a few thoughts. These thirteen reasons are somewhat vague. No doubt readers will think of many other reasons. Or have been told by people they know why those people are afraid of being free. Some of them might seem … Continue reading →

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Four months and counting – election day 2024

Posted on 2024-07-12 by TPOL Nathan

As I wrote this, it was 5 July 2024, the day after Independence Day and therefore in the public mind, the 1st Day of Anno Libertatus (AL) 249. Wow. And four painfully long months before the official election day. {And … Continue reading →

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“Uniform educational standards” government-controlled homeschooling

Posted on 2024-06-30 by TPOL Nathan

Have you heard about a recent article over at Scientific American? Children Deserve Uniform Standards in Homeschooling is the title. The push in the article is a list of claims about how bad homeschooling is. We are told (with little … Continue reading →

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Really? The Constitution?

Posted on 2024-06-27 by TPOL Nathan

A while back, I got a missive from Hillsdale College. It triggers some thoughts about the US Constitution, about liberty and human government, and about what we need to defend liberty and our rights. Read it for yourself: _______________ In … Continue reading →

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Education – then and now

Posted on 2024-05-10 by TPOL Nathan

Let us return to a frequent theme of TPOL. Modern American education is worse than a farce. It is perhaps the single greatest cause of the seeming collapse of American society, the economy, and the hope of many. A century … Continue reading →

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