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Why FISA-gate Is Scarier Than Watergate | RealClearPolitics
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Virtue-Signaling Alert: “Bigot” is the New “Racist”
Thank you, Dr. Hurd. Your essay on racism is right on the money. The most interesting point by far is that liberals/socialists/collectivists of any kind believe that blacks cannot thrive in a state of liberty. Does that mean they thrived during slavery and its offspring Jim Crow ? The bottom line is these marxists are just completely nucking futz. Liberty pre-supposes happiness; a state of liberty is an absolute requirement for flourishing and fulfillment in this life.
https://drhurd.com/2018/02/07/virtue-signaling-alert-bigot-new-racist/
Barack Obama – Leader Of The Deep State Coup (Guest Post) | Flopping Aces
This about sums it up: A fish always rots from the head down.
http://www.floppingaces.net/2018/01/29/barack-obama-leader-of-the-deep-state-coup-guest-post/
Home Schooling Is Not a Crime – Michelle Malkin–Commentary
Done right, home schooling is a very low-cost, personalized educational option, conducted in a safe, non-violent environment—your home. Statistics consistently indicate that home-schooled students excel in higher education and go on to lead functional, productive lives.
There are, of course, a number of life’s little inconveniences and impediments that operate against successful home-schooling. First, the parent-child chemistry has to be there. Many parents have told me that it simply would not work for their Matthew or Emily. Home-schooling my own son would have been the ultimate test of my patience. Both parties have to be committed and emotionally in-sync with the program.
Secondly, you all but have to have one fulltime stay-at-home parent. In today’s world, two-income households are pretty much the norm. A work-at-home parent with a flexible schedule or a parent who works in the evenings could also make home schooling a viable option. A private tutor is also an option, but only if you’re Paul McCartney.
Bear in mind, if you home-school your child through the elementary-school years, and decide to send her to a standard high school, be prepared for “culture shock.” It may take a while, if ever, for the child to acclimate to an institutional setting. Fixed class schedules, lunches, etc., may not sit well with a child used to the more flexible home setting; not to mention the teasing, the bullying, guns, knives, and drugs, if you opt for public high school. It’s all part of the complete government education package. Students are shocked to learn that pleasing your mother is a lot easier than pleasing your peers.
But if you are looking for a way to get your child out of the toxic, dumbed-down, PC, Common Core learning environment, home schooling may be something to consider. Home schooling isn’t for everybody, but public school isn’t for anybody.
Please enjoy this article by Michelle Malkin.
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2018/01/24/home-schooling-is-not-a-crime-n2438752
California’s Income Inequality Now Worse Than Mexico’s, Poverty Level Highest In America | National Economics Editorial
Why We Are a Republic, Not a Democracy
Few Americans are aware of the fact that we are not a democracy, but a constitutional republic. And fewer Americans could cite the differences between them. The Founders were, among other things, historians. They understood the dangers of majority rule and built numerous checks and balances into our Constitution to thwart the tyranny of the majority. The word “democracy” does not appear in any of our founding documents. To a man the founders believed this anonymous quote: “Better a king than a mob.”
Please read the article below by Professor Walter Williams.
Red Robin will offset minimum wage hikes by canning busboys | New York Post
The Red Robin article is a lesson in fundamental economics which the average politician nearly always fails to comprehend. If the cost of labor goes up due to a government-mandated increase in the minimum wage, one or two outcomes are certainties. One, employees will be laid off or fewer will be hired, as in the case of Red Robin. Hours are cut back on kitchen and counter staff and the manager removes the “Now Hiring” sign from the entrance door. Two, companies may have to raise prices for goods and services, or in the case of Red Robin raise prices and/or cut back on their portions. The once classic half-pound burger is reduced to seven ounces, maybe six . The once-mighty side of fries, enough to slake the appetite of a high-school linebacker, is discernably smaller. Or Red Robin decides to start buying a lower grade of ground beef. Or all of the above.
The average consumer, or citizen, or voter, thinks increases in the minimum wage are good, especially for low-income, low-skilled workers. Sadly, nothing could be further from the truth.
The signing ceremony makes the headlines and the evening news. The politicians who sponsored the increase are hailed by the media and talking heads as champions of the disadvantaged, having triumphed over the tight-fisted, mean-spirited opposition financed by evil Big Business. Unfortunately, the consequences mentioned above never make the headlines. If Red Robin raises its prices, lays off employees, imposes a hiring freeze, or cuts back on their portion sizes in response to the minimum-wage increases, will the media hop right on it? Not bloody likely. Will the company hold a news conference explaining that the lay-offs, price increases, and smaller portions are directly attributable to the state-mandated increase in the minimum wage? Again, not bloody likely.
The political establishment and their dutiful, fawning media just want you to hear the fun stuff. Then they box it up, put a bow on it, and attach a cutesy jingle to it like “America’s Getting a Raise !!” Then it’s repeated ad nauseum till the woefully ignorant electorate unconsciously swallows it hook, line, and sinker.
The laws of economics are universal, transcendent, and immutable. They always have the last word. Unfortunately, they are seldom heard.
https://nypost.com/2018/01/08/red-robin-will-offset-minimum-wage-hikes-by-canning-busboys/
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