The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently sent a letter claiming it is illegal for employers to have a high-school diploma requirement if an applicant who is learning-disabled was unable to graduate from high school. The EEOC’s letter radically stretches the concept of…
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The U.S. is on a Suicide Watch
By Alan CarubaIn 1991, the Soviet Union, arguably the greatest experiment in Communism, collapsed. After Mao Zedong died in 1976, his successors moved to shift its Communist economy to one that embraced Capitalism while retaining centralized government control.Following World War Two, the recovering nations of Europe were…See More
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New 2012 plan of Teenage Republicans highlights involvement of non-political youth
After success last year in various areas, the organization accepts challenge to educate and mobilize high school students for RepublicansJanuary 14, 2012 — The Asheville-Buncombe Teenage Republicans (ABTAR) has announced a new plan to encourage youth involvement in politics, highlighting its GOP debate-watch parties and forums with state and local Republican candidates. The ABTAR, an Asheville-based youth political organization, seeks to instill conservative values among teenagers in the…See More
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11 More Solyndras?
CBS News recently reported that there are 11 more Solyndras in the Obama Administration’s green-energy program:CBS News counted 12 clean energy companies that are having trouble after collectively being approved for more than $6.5 billion in federal assistance. Five have filed for bankruptcy: The junk bond-rated Beacon, Evergreen Solar, SpectraWatt, AES’ subsidiary Eastern…See More
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Does Obama Want to Lose? Yes!
By Alan Caruba
It seems like a bizarre notion, but does Barack Obama want to lose the election in November?
I think he does!
One is struck by the way Obama has visibly aged in the job. He may well have grown weary being POTUS.
By any rational standard, one would say he wants a second…
ContinuePosted by Alan Caruba on January 25, 2012 at 5:54pm
How to Murder a Superpower
By Alan Caruba
It is the crime of the century that America, home to some of the world’s greatest reserves of coal, natural gas and oil, is being deliberately destroyed by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Interior as they do everything in their power to restrict access…
ContinuePosted by Alan Caruba on January 21, 2012 at 7:58pm
Obama Seeks $1.2 Trillion Increase in National Debt Ceiling; Wasteful Spending Has Skyrocketed
President Obama formally notified Congress last week of his intent to raise the nation’s debt ceiling by $1.2 trillion. Congress will have 15 days to say no before the nation’s debt ceiling automatically is raised from $15.2 trillion to $16.4 trillion.
The…
ContinuePosted by Hans Bader on January 18, 2012 at 9:45pm
Obsession With "Self-Esteem" Harms Student Achievement
Two politically-correct notions have harmed our schools: the belief that inflated, unearned self-esteem is a good thing, and the belief that money without accountability will improve our schools. The Washington Post reports on the failure of self-esteem to improve educational achievement: “For decades, the prevailing…
ContinuePosted by Hans Bader on January 18, 2012 at 9:42pm
Judge Criticizes Law Schools for Pursuing Irrelevant Fads Rather Than Teaching the Law
A prominent federal judge has added to the growing chorus of criticism for American law schools and their failure to provide practical training for their students despite charging exorbitant tuition:
ContinueJudge José Cabranes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2d Circuit . . .noted that law schools are in “something of a…
Posted by Hans Bader on January 18, 2012 at 9:39pm
The U.S. is on a Suicide Watch
By Alan Caruba
In 1991, the Soviet Union, arguably the greatest experiment in Communism, collapsed. After Mao Zedong died in 1976, his successors moved to shift its Communist economy to one that embraced Capitalism while retaining centralized government control.
Following World War Two, the…
ContinuePosted by Alan Caruba on January 17, 2012 at 5:52pm
11 More Solyndras?
CBS News recently reported that there are 11 more Solyndras in the Obama Administration’s green-energy program:
ContinueCBS News counted 12 clean energy companies that are having trouble after collectively being approved for more than $6.5 billion in federal assistance. Five have filed for bankruptcy: The junk bond-rated Beacon, Evergreen Solar, SpectraWatt,…
Posted by Hans Bader on January 15, 2012 at 10:41pm
New 2012 plan of Teenage Republicans highlights involvement of non-political youth
After success last year in various areas, the organization accepts challenge to educate and mobilize high school students for Republicans
January 14, 2012 —…
Posted by Teenage Republicans on January 14, 2012 at 4:37pm
EEOC Claims High-School Diploma Requirement Is Biased; Obama Administration Harms Small Business
Posted by Hans Bader on January 13, 2012 at 10:51am
Supreme Court Rejects Obama Justice Department Power Grab Over Churches in Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC
Posted by Hans Bader on January 12, 2012 at 4:58pm
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