Category — Education

The future of the nation is being decided in Congress and not a single Republican candidate is paying attention. It is a bigger power grab than ObamaCare with even more disastrous consequences. And it’s all happening under the radar.

If historical events are going to be presented through the prism of particular political biases, truth in labeling requires that the title should indicate that is the case.

While Britannica’s two book set on Western Ethics and Thinkers provides a great deal more than high school students are likely to learn in college, the authors attempt to do double duty, first to provide surveys of the history of Western ethics and thinkers and second to satisfy prevailing trends in education.

While all three volumes of Britannica’s Separation of Powers series do a credible job of explaining the evolution of each branch of government, the treatment of individual jurists, legislators, and executives is not always even handed. Many of the discussions display a subtle, but discernible lack of objectivity.

PBS produced and excellent documentary on the War of 1812 last month. This companion book adds interest and provides still more color on this oft-forgotten war.

The OWS crowd are prisoners of the Lefty narrative, but somewhere inside of them, they know that bailouts are not right. They know that selected corporations getting huge taxpayer funded loans is not right. Just because they have been indoctrinated, doesn’t mean they are stupid.

Richard Neuhaus’s, The Naked Public Square has greater relevance now than when it was published 27 years ago. The author forecast our reality: rule by experts and the ever-growing bureaucratic state.

The most frightening thing about the mobs that are proliferating in our cities is their unabashed ignorance. One is tempted to say stupidity, but that wouldn’t be accurate or fair. Stupidity implies the “occupiers” were born lacking the capacity for rational thought. That’s not the case. It took years in the public school system and in college to arrive at their present condition of ignorance. No, that’s not accurate either. They know what they have been taught.

This article, reprinted with permission of Spalding Education International, illustrates an excellent example of what makes America great. Sean Stoddard relates some of his experiences in Afghanistan, and what it means to humble oneself, while at the same time providing a shining example of what being an American is all about.

This is a brightly colored and aesthetically appealing book. It is based on the admirable premise that children should learn about America’s founding ideals.