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Ian Underwood

Something is Coming…

Granite Grok and Bare Minimum Books are teaming up for something special in July. For one month only, supporters of independent NH journalism will be able to receive PDF editions of Ian Underwood’s books as thank-you gifts for supporting GraniteGrok.com. These aren’t corporate-approved “airport books.” They’re short, sharp, outside-the-box explorations of education, economics, culture, politics, … Read more

UNDERWOOD:📣 Two (2) New BMBooks!

It’s been a while since Ian Underwood has published a Bare Minimum Book. And now we have two!  Just in time for the holidays. Rethinking Fun in Education and Slouching Towards Concord. New book 1:Rethinking Fun in Education This third book in the Rethinking Education trilogy argues that schools have morphed into de facto community centers, in … Read more

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Granite State Live: Education Disaster + Department of War!

This week on Granite State Live, we start with what public schools have become, the education funding disaster in Claremont, and the opportunities it presents for real reform with guests Kevin Tyson, and Jody and Ian Underwood. Then it’s Tyler Grey, Actor and Star of SEAL Team, a former Delta Force Operator, and the Author of Forged in Chaos: A Warrior’s Origin Story, on the … Read more

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Don’t Forget Melanie’s Birthday

May 20 is just an ordinary day for most people, but not for Ms Melanie Levesque.  It’s her birthday and I’m giving everyone early notice so they can plan ahead just like I have.  No, I am not giving her a brand new pair of roller skates or a brand new key.  I have something … Read more

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A Deep Dive Into The Claremont Decisions Part VII

With former NASA planetary scientist and AI researcher, Ian Underwood Paul Ingbretson continues the critical Claremont Decision interviews with a New Hampshire based mathematician and former NASA scientist who offers much needed clarifying common sense about the implications of the Supreme Court’s now-infamous Claremont rulings. Missed the previous installments? Disclosure: Ian is a longtime contributor … Read more

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GrokTALK! With Ian and Jody Underwood – Education Funding

My guests are Jody and Ian Underwood. The topic is education, Public, private, Homeschool, charters, funding, including EFAs, and more. From unconstitutional monopiles to Claremont, from 5 feet to 30,000 feet, we fit it all in one hour. Production note: I’m still futzing with the program details: lighting, framing, logo, splash, music, all of it. … Read more

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GrokTALK (Sort Of). Let Me Explain

GrokTALK is back, and I have Ian and Jody Underwood lined up to talk about education freedom accounts, Public ed in New Hampshire, and so on. We were going to record on Monday evening, but I was incapacitated. I cannot speak (at least not clearly), so talking to anyone for an hour was out of … Read more

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A Republic, If You Can Keep It

I appreciate Ian Underwood addressing a quote in my 11/23 article, “Make America States Again.”  “I’m just responding to this from the article: Our Constitutional Republic structure, called Federalism, was wisely summed up by James Madison: The powers of the federal government are few and defined, while the states have unlimited powers. ‘I find it … Read more

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Promoted from Comments: “For a long time, parents have treated ‘public schools’ like some kind of birthright, to be funded at everyone else’s expense.”

We’ve been talking (in comments) about Ian’s great comments (Ian Underwood). They are almost always thought-provoking, which is the point of comments. Yeah, we like the sark, snide, and sarcasm, too, but the intellectual journey demands people be willing to get pushed out of their comfort zones.

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The Feudal Model of State-funded Education

I recently attended Ian Underwood’s presentation titled “Back to Schools” at the Sullivan County GOP Committee meeting, during which he argued coherently and consistently for separating the concerns of what to include in government-funded schools and what to exclude.

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Notable Quote – Ian Underwood

Yep, Grokster Ian gets a two-fer Day today; this one “Why Liberty?” and gives a perfect answer: Every other organizing principle for society begins by denying this fundamental truth about humans:  You don’t know what’s best for me, and I don’t know what’s best for you.   And so every other organizing principle is doomed to the kind of failure that … Read more

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