Tag Archives: Politics

The problem with Libertarians

Posted on April 12, 2011 by captainchaos104

 This article was emailed to me but I wasn’t able to find a source for it. I do like the way it articulates the arguments against all de-regulation. People like Ron and Rand Paul would have you believe that all government … Continue reading →

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Ah yes, the Good, Old Days

Posted on April 2, 2011 by captainchaos104

I just watched a documentary about the history of the Ku Klux Klan on the History Channel (see excerpts here). Like many people, I knew a little about the KKK on an abstract level but didn’t realize how old the KKK … Continue reading →

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We can’t afford to cut education

Posted on February 25, 2011 by captainchaos104

In her op-ed piece in the Houston Chronicle, “We can’t afford to cut education“, Barbara Bush cites some depressing statistics about the Texas education system. Texas ranks 36th in high school graduation rates An estimated 3.8 million Texans do not have a … Continue reading →

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Texas State Board of Educaton May Have to Join the 21st Century

Posted on February 20, 2011 by captainchaos104

According to Valerie Strauss of the Washington Post, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute’s criticism of the Texas social studies curriculum may force the Texas State Board of Education to reopen the standards for a rewrite. As they say in the report: … Continue reading →

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Tea Party is Anti-War…Who would have thunk it…?

Posted on February 20, 2011 by captainchaos104

A friend of mine just sent me the article, Tea Party Voters Worry About Afghan War Price Tag from anitwar.com written by the Afghanistan Study Group which the web site says is a bipartisan ad hoc group of public policy … Continue reading →

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