Much speculation has gone into pinning down exactly where American education fell off the rails. We might infer that Aristotle would point to how our teachers are both underpaid and rendered impotent in establishing order in the classroom.
Author: craigshields
Music in Our Lives
Who hasn’t driven next to a car whose driver has hip-hop music blasting into his (and your) ears? Is it even remotely possible not to form a negative judgement about such a person? The music one gravitates to is most …
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No One Really Knows What’s Inside Trump’s Mind, But …
When we think about the horrors that lie within Trump’s mind, this makes sense to most of us: Lying and cheating comes more naturally to him, and provides greater rewards, than any attempt at winning with intelligence and honesty. Somehow, …
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The Big Lie
When one looks at this apparently recent conversation in which Fox News interviews Donald Trump, it’s hard not to wonder what will ultimately become of the narrative of the stolen presidential election of 2020. In the extremely unlikely event that …
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Synthetic Fuels
I advise coming up to speed on high school math and science before making this investment. Of course, these people prey upon ignorance, and there’s plenty of that to go around these days.
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Mature American Citizens
At left is Sebastian Gorka, media host and commentator currently affiliated with NewsMax TV, and former government official who served briefly in the Trump administration as a Deputy Assistant to the President. Here, he’s speaking to The Association of “Mature American Citizens,” …
The Electoral College
In the United States, the presidential election is decided by what is known as the electoral college, which is: the group of presidential electors required by the Constitution to form every four years for the sole purpose of voting for the president and vice …
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Whom We Elect to Lead Us
When I was a little boy, I used to ask my parents questions that would help me understand the basics of living in America. I remember what they told me about electing the president of the United States, and the …
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A First Glance at Plato
First, we can either reject this idea (at left) or accept it as truth. Since it comes from a fairly decent pedigree, Plato, let’s assume that it has some merit. From there, we need to wonder what he meant by …
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Culture and Barbarity
The question raised here is a good one. There are those who foretell the so-called “sixth extinction,” citing the high probability of nuclear war and environmental collapse. Of course, world fascism wouldn’t cause an extinction per se, but it would …
