(Following is the Executive Summary of the above titled paper. For a copy of the complete paper of about 25 pages, please let me know.) There is very little doubt among sophisticated observers that Texas has led the nation in public education reform over the past decade or so and that it has served as […]
Archives for March 2005
Some Borrowed Thoughts On Immigration
Thanks to Bethel Nathan for passing along the remarks of former Colorado Governor Richard D. Lamm from a recent immigration-overpopulation conference in Washington, D. C., which I paraphrase as follows: “Arnold Toynbee observed that all great civilizations rise and fall and ultimately commit suicide, and so, to destroy America, here is how we do it. […]
The Necessity Of Shame
Recently I was struck by an editorial exchange initiated by Dr. Joyce Brothers in Parade magazine, who suggested that the lack of respect and values seen in today’s popular culture is due to a “lack of shame”. This was followed by a rebuttal op/ed in The Houston Chronicle from Brene Brown of the University of […]
The Latest From Our Imperial Judiciary
Meanwhile, in the Supreme Court decision in Roper vs. Simmons to arbitrarily set an age limit on the assessment of the death penalty to juvenile criminals, once again our imperial judiciary has completely disabled state legislators and juries in a decision that pre-empts the value judgments of the people. And again I repeat—the critical issue […]
Back To The “Real War” In America
Meanwhile, on the domestic war front, we owe Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott our thanks for defending the religious freedoms enshrined in the U. S. Constitution by forcefully arguing before the U. S. Supreme Court the case for keeping the Ten Commandments monument on the State Capitol grounds. To illustrate the point to be made, […]
Middle East Transformation Update
“The ultimate outcome will be transformational, for I believe there is no way to avoid the massive restructuring of the Muslim world that will follow (and parallel) this conflict. The ruling elites in these societies, friend and foe alike, must choose which future they want, and the status quo ante is not acceptable, for us […]