Tag: American Thinker

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Is Liberty still worth fighting for?

This week, we celebrate 243 years of independence. In 1776, the Continental Congress was deliberating over the most momentous political event of all time — 13 colonies were to become the United States of America and undertake a radical experiment in individual liberty and self-government. Even though the resolution for the Declaration of Independence had […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Common Core: Nationalized State-Run Education

By Dean Kalahar Common Core, the new federal education standards, may look delicious; but before you take a bite out of the apple, it might be a good idea to know a razor is inside. Like all Orwellian euphemisms, “Common Core” is not about innocent ideas like the word “common” or the term “core.” The phrase […]