The education funding debate has become an issue driven by desperation instead of leadership. The fear of political failure is driving a mentality of “solution at any cost” but that cost is to the taxpayer.
First, his own party shut down Governor Lynch in the House. Then, his lack of leadership [...]
(Article Origionally written in 2001, but interesting to consider as we approach the 2008 election)
Here’s a trio to mull: history, imagery and a president. Not the incumbent president, but one who deserves better than the years and the professoriate have afforded him: Calvin Coolidge.
Oh, that president — the dour, [...]
By Mike Biundo
American democracy is founded on the notion of three separate but equal branches of government. As any fifth-grader taking social studies will tell you, the legislative branch makes the laws, the executive branch administers the laws, and the judicial branch interprets those laws.
Unfortunately, this vital system of checks [...]
Rip Van Winkle has nothing on Jan Grzebski, a Polish railway worker who just emerged from a coma that began 19 years ago–just prior to the collapse of communism in his country. His take on how the world around him has changed beyond recognition comes at an appropriate time. It [...]
By: William F. Buckley
The talk about a pardon for Lewis Libby is food for thought. Partisans are grateful that there is time, even if not much time, to think, pending the appeals that are under way challenging the conviction at a technical level.
There isn’t much to hope for here from [...]
Hobbesian Politics
Thomas Hobbes’s Origins of the State
By: Robert Sharp
Thomas Hobbes uses human psychology as a basis behind a social contract, an agreement to live in a political state in order to gain security in our lives.
In 1651, shortly after the English Civil War, Thomas Hobbes wrote a political [...]
(This article first appeared on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006 to commemorate the 230th anniversary of the Battle of Trenton, but with the 4th of July quickly approaching I felt it was appropriate to post here: D.J. Bettencourt)
By BEN Z. ROSE
AS WE commemorate the Battle of Trenton, which occurred on Dec. [...]
Is Manliness Optional?
By Harvey Mansfield
Today the very word “manliness” seems obsolete.
There are other words, such as “courage,” “frankness,” or “confidence,” that convey the good side of manliness without naming a sex. But to use them in place of “manliness” begs the question of whether moral or psychological qualities specific [...]
GIVE CANNON MOUNTAIN A NEW LEASE ON LIFE
by NH Sen. Ted Gatsas and NH Rep. Gene Chandler
Cannon Mountain Ski Area located in Franconia Notch, is known for its challenging terrain and family friendly atmosphere. Unfortunately, it is also known for its low skier attendance, yearly deficits and financial burden [...]
By Ed. Mosca
John Lynch claims he wants to define an adequate education first, and then “have a discussion as to its cost.” Don’t believe him. He already has a good idea of what his definition will cost, and he already knows how he wants to fund it. The problem we [...]
