Tag Archives: Barack Obama

Teaching to the Test

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Jim

I found another interesting quote in Joshua M. Dunn’s Complex Justice: The Case of Missouri v. Jenkins; in 1983, Jeanne Chall (professor of education at Harvard) observed: Pre-Grade 4 reading can be said to represent the oral tradition, in that … Continue reading →

Posted in Education | Tagged Barack Obama, Complex Justice, ethics, Kansas City Public School, Missouri v. Jenkins, No Child Left Behind | 3 Comments

The Free Exercise of Rights without Government Intimidation

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Jim

“The Embassy of the United States in Cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims – as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions.” In response, I condemn the U.S. State … Continue reading →

Posted in The Courts | Tagged Barack Obama, Establishment clause, Flag salute, freedom of speech, Islam, Jehovah's WItnesses, Minersville School District v. Gobitis, Mohammad, Muhammad, Muslims, Pledge of Allegiance, Supreme Court, West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette | 1 Comment

Criticizing Political Religion is an Act of Virtue

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Jim

President Obama has personally attacked the First Amendment by leading an Administration that has abused its power in its attempting to intimidate Americans engaged in constitutionally protected free speech. While the theocrats and theocrat wannabes agitate for burning the American … Continue reading →

Posted in Political Discussions | Tagged Barack Obama, Cox and Forkum, Daniel Pipes, freedom of speech, Islam, Mohammad, Muhammad, Muslims, separation of church and state, separation of religion and politics | Leave a comment

Federal Drinking Age Breeds Contempt for Law

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Jim

Michelle Minton (Competitive Enterprise Institute) has a piece advocating rolling back the drinking age. She observes: Statistics aside, the drinking age in the U.S. is difficult to enforce and discriminatory toward adults between 18 and 21 years old. The current … Continue reading →

Posted in President | Tagged alcohol, Barack Obama, beer, drinking age, drunk driving, liquor, MADD, Michelle Minton, SADD, underage drinking | Leave a comment

Not an Emergency, but a Suicide Attempt

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Jim

Are our current economic problems an emergency? Politicians in both parties have said so and claimed that we have to abandon principles, act for the sake of action, and when those actions fail we must blindly act again. In The … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Political Discussions, Quotes | Tagged Aristotle, Ayn Rand, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, orgy of sacrifice, Socrates | 4 Comments