Conventional Wisdom, Science and Conmen

There are many people who swear by "common sense" or "conventional wisdom" aggressively to the exclusion of scientific knowledge and real intelligence. It is time that the folly of this path be shown.There is much in what is known as "conventional wisdom" that is not wise at...

What Business Owes to Science

For a long time, there was a strong movement militating against business. There is some of that now; but there is a much larger movement militating against science, and it includes many people who have business affiliations. It is time that this movement be met...

Aggressive Ignorance, Paranoia and Conmen

There are two kinds of ignorance: Ordinary ignorance and aggressive ignorance. Ordinary ignorance recognizes that it is ignorance and is willing to learn. Aggressive ignorance is quite different. It aggressively resists any attempt to correct it. And instead of pursuing...

A Nations Prosperity

The prosperity of a nation is not predicated just by the dominance of wealthy individuals, or culture, even geography, or a rulers expertise but by the institutions of education. These institutions of education makes it possible to ensure economic freedom, attain property...

Gay rights t-shirts banned by schools, violation of free speech

Pro gay t-shirts are being banned and censored in schools. One shirt with the text, Jesus is not a homophobe, was banned in a school in Ohio because the student, Maverick Couch, was told it was "indecent and sexual in nature" by the school principal. So, any expression of gay...

US News and World Report Law School Rankings 2012: Complete list

US News and World report released its law school rankings for 2012. The venerable publication annually rates the nation's law school on several criteria such as how they are viewed by peers and what sort of placements graduating students receive. Of course, it should be noted...

Real reason for Santorum's hostility to higher education

Rick Santorum has claimed that President Obama, in seeking to extend college education tomore American people, is trying to remake American people into his image. Santorum though has a different idea of how he wants American people to be. He wants to turn American people...

Obama rebukes Santorum on college "snob" remark

Rick Santorum is not only against birth control and abortion, the 2012 GOP presidential candidate is also against college education. Santorum called President Obama a "snob" for his support of higher education. Santorum told ABC's This Week, "President Obama once said he...

Parents revolt against public schools using choice option

No matter whether a neighborhood is blue or white collar, parents are demanding a better education for their children than what too many public schools have offered.  Charter schools, parochial schools, and home schools choice have given them the opportunity to decide...

Should smoking marijuana get you fired as a teacher?

Should ex-teacher Roger Payne have lost his job? What happened to Mr. Payne is that he befriended a former student who is now an adult. That ex-student's brother broke into the ex-teacher's house and stole a sum of money and some marijuana. Mr Payne (a teacher in...