When elites make our decisions for us

 By Walter Williams    
 The ultimate constraint we all face is knowledge – what we know and don’t know. The knowledge problem is pervasive and by no means trivial as hinted at by just a few examples. You’ve purchased a house. Was it the best deal you could have gotten? Was there some other house you could [...]

The skinny on ‘Obamacare’

 
By Cal Thomas
 
 Assuming a rock-solid 40 Republicans stand against the health care reform bill now being debated in the Senate, it will take just one Democrat or independent to derail this monstrosity, which along with its House companion, may be the most disastrous piece of legislation ever to be this close to enactment by Congress.
 
So [...]

The Privileged Class

From the Rutherford-Institute
John W. Whitehead
10/29/2009
“I want you to get up right now, sit up, go to your windows, open them and stick your head out and yell, ‘I’m as mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore.’ Things have got to change. But first, you’ve gotta get mad!…You’ve got to say, ‘I’m [...]

Who’s responsibility is this?

By Alfred Lubrano   Inquirer Staff Writer http://www.philly.com/

Superintendent Arlene Ackerman takes a bite of cafeteria pizza during a 2008 visit to Overbrook High School. A new policy means principals will be evaluated on the number of students eating breakfast at their schools.
In a locally unprecedented move, the School District of Philadelphia will hold principals accountable for [...]

California city shuts down 8 year old girl’s lemonaid stand

Who says that California is not a business friendly environment?
From the ‘Fresno Bee’:
Eight-year-old Daniela Earnest has made lemonade out of lemons in more ways than one this week.
Hoping to raise money for a family trip to Disneyland, the Tulare girl opened a lemonade stand Monday. But because Daniela didn’t have a business license, the city [...]

The American Founders were in contempt of ‘democracy’.

“Huh ?”
“Are you crazy?  Of course the American Founders wanted a democracy!!”
Wrong.
The word ‘democracy’ does not appear in the Declaration of Independence or the U.S. Constitution.  Nor does it appear anywhere in the constitutions of any of the 50 states.
Take 10 minutes out of your busy day to watch this terrific video presentation on [...]