The Common Core Standards is a federal program in which the federal government will define the curricula and the academic standards for each subject taught in the every school setting. These federal standards will basically eliminate local control of schools ...
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State Sued to Remove “None of the Above” As Ballot Option
Nevada is one of the only states in the Union where “None of the Above” is an option on the presidential voting ballot. Several other states have initiatives under way to officially add “None of the Above” as an option ...
Read More »Are The Olympics Our New Bread & Circuses?
In the old days, it was gladiators and lions. Now it’s Olympians. For world governments, bread and circuses were the ultimate way to keep the masses in line. Keep the bellies full and the brains occupied, and no one would ...
Read More »Upholding a Nation of Rotten Politicians – But For How Long?
“My favorite government agency is one that’s defunct, and my favorite politician is one that’s dead.” ~ Chris Mayer Chris Mayer, an investment analyst, could be speaking for most of us. Congress has an approval rating of just 17 percent ...
Read More »Are You A Terrorist? Only The Department of Homeland Security Knows For Sure
Following the stunning events of September 11, 2001, there was a broad consensus that America’s internal security needed improvement. The government responded by creating the Department of Homeland Security, which was assigned responsibility for protecting the country from the threat ...
Read More »In the Name of Tolerance: Free Speech under Siege
Ever since the Bill of Rights was ratified in 1791, there have been people trying their hardest to come up with reasons why these important amendments to the U.S. Constitution really don’t mean what they seem to mean. The First ...
Read More »Local Government and the Age of Petty Tyranny
There are some who believe the concern that so many of us have about the amount of government interference in the lives of American citizens is exaggerated. In a sense it is easy to see why so many feel this ...
Read More »A Prelude to World War III? Chinese Defense Spending Increasing by Leaps and Bounds
China’s government has announced that it will increase its defense spending by 11.2 percent in 2012. This is actually slightly less than last year’s increase, which was above 12 percent, but it is the eighteenth time over the past two ...
Read More »Legacy of Secrecy and Shame: MKULTRA, Psychiatry, and Mind Control
Referring to the existence of the secret government and the evolution of the national security state, one former U.S. president summed it up accurately and succinctly: “Secrecy and a free, democratic government don’t mix.” Every since President Harry S Truman ...
Read More »Agenda 21 In One Easy Lesson
by Tom DeWeese (American Policy Center) Awareness of Agenda 21 and sustainable development is racing across the nation as citizens in community after community are learning what their city planners are actually up to. As awareness grows, I am receiving ...
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