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MACDONALD: A Little Education FAFO

June 1, 2026 Steve MacDonald

The public school system is a jobs program for progressives. A local “franchise” of the Big Government expansion machine. The one that creates problems so it can grow itself and use your money to pay them to help progressives stay in power. The war on poverty, the war on drugs, every moral call to war … Read more

OPINION: The Benefit of Self-Learning

April 13, 2026 Jeb Smith

Some readers have encouraged me to identify as a historian, despite my not having a degree in history. For a long time, I have been reluctant to do so, thinking it would be both presumptuous and misleading, but I have recently changed my mind. Here is why. I think the very first seed was planted … Read more

MACDONALD: Educational Neglect

March 7, 2026March 6, 2026 Steve MacDonald

Americans for Prosperity (AFP) had a thing the other night at Abel Ebeneezer in Merrimack. It’s a few minutes from where I live, and I love their beer, so it was game on the moment the invite hit my inbox. I always meet a few people at these things I haven’t seen in a while, … Read more

SHURTLEFF: I Want to Get into the “Not Having Any Children” at My Daycare Business

January 2, 2026 Hal Shurtleff

Some years ago, a letter was circulated pointing out the waste, abuse, and ludicrousness of federal programs. There were various versions, but here is a condensed one: Subject: Application to Enter the “Not Raising Hogs” Industry Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to express my keen interest in joining the highly esteemed and, I understand, … Read more

MACDONALD: The Public Ed Industrial Complex Wants Failure

November 6, 2025November 6, 2025 Steve MacDonald

Is public education broken? That depends on whether you think the goal was to redirect private resources to create knowledgeable citizens capable of self-education and self-rule. That was never its purpose, though we must confess that at least a few of the kiddies walked out the other end at least able to read and think … Read more

How Can Individuals Commit to Lifelong Learning?

August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 Guest Contributor

Lifelong learning is a concept that has been talked about in the workplace and in schools for a while. Once it was simply a buzzword confined to some corporations, but today it is a philosophy that millions of Americans are beginning to embrace fully.

The Danger of Knowledge

December 18, 2024March 22, 2022 NITZAKHON

Some years ago, as an intellectual exercise, some friends and I were talking about what we thought was the single biggest advance in human history.

School funding: If you teach a man to read, he can teach himself to fish.

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 Ian Underwood

If you give a man a fish, he has to come back when he needs another fish. If you teach a man to fish, he has to come back when he needs to learn something else. Why not teach the man how to learn?

Let’s move forward, not in circles

June 28, 2020June 27, 2020 Ian Underwood

Driving home from PorcFest this evening, I noticed that on I-91, Vermont has combined traditional exit numbers with the new distance-based exit numbers mandated by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). For example, one of the exits is marked Exit 18/Milepoint Exit 120. This seemed like a nice way to combine the old and the new.

So what have we learned about COVID-19 and its “management”

April 29, 2020 Skip

Yeah, that graphic says it all. Obviously, critical thinking is being used less and less, too. This post got triggered by one at Instapundit that spoke to things at the national level:

How COVID-19 Influences the Education System

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 Guest Contributor

COVID-19 is a health crisis that has affected most nations around the world. To manage the spread of this virus, most countries have decided to close all learning institutions. This crisis is making things difficult especially for government heads.

Sharia: Allah’s Will… Past, Present and Future

July 13, 2019

Islam is a complete civilization. It has a detailed political and legal code. That code is called the Sharia. It is an all-encompassing way of life. Sharia is the Islamic tool which takes everything about each subject and codifies it into an ordered system. What Sharia covers… Every aspect of life finds a place in Sharia. … Read more