The Modern American Teacher
Her classroom was out of control. Had been for a while. The kids in her “at-risk” fourth-grade class were about as organized as a prison riot. That’s what we call them in today’s world. “At-risk youth.”
Government
Counting the Uncountable: My Adventures in Contractor Accounting in Iraq
It was the year 2010, and I was a Major in Iraq, knee-deep in PowerPoint slides and tasked with one of the great mysteries of the modern military-industrial complex: how many contractors were in the theater of operations? Simple question, right?
Another Story Notable By It’s Not Being Noted
One wildfire was a complete disaster and handled even worse. The other shows how competent leadership and functioning government/society handle issues.
Part 2: Elections Are Psychological Warfare (And You’re the Target)
The Cult of Politics is a Three-Part Series on Our Dysfunctional Idolatry. Today: Part 2: Elections Are Psychological Warfare (And You’re the Target)
An Autopen On Autopilot
The email was brief and to the point. “Greg, can you do some research and write something up about this auto-sign issue with Biden?”
George Mcclellan: Executive Power and Why DOGE Is Legitimate
DOGE is the key to returning the American government back to its original Constitutional roots: “of the people, by the people and for the people!”
Why libs should want to shut down the Department of Education
President Trump’s destruction of the federal Department of Education is overdue because the states, not the president, should decide education policy.
DOGE Is Constitutional. What It’s Exposing is Unconstitutional
The Deep State Swamp and its denizens and creatures are up in arms about what President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are doing with their Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
The Fight of My Life: Living with Chronic Pain in a System That Doesn’t Care
Every morning starts the same way. I wake up, and my first thought isn’t, “Okay, another day!” No, it’s more like, “… damn it, I woke up.”
Don Surber’s Highlights of the Week
Once again the rapier wit of Don Surber looks at last week’s significant events and provides his own, somewhat ribald interpretation, while we experience a new day in Trump’s America
Was It Darkest Before the Dawn?
The first presidential election I remember taking an active interest in was in 1976. Jimmy Carter was running against Gerald Ford. I think the reason this election stands out in my memory is that I was in elementary school and the school held a “mock election.”
14th Amendment: Part 6: Citizenship Clause
This is an 8-part series on the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution and how it affects among other things, “birthright citizenship.” Today’s offering is: 14th Amendment: Part 6: Citizenship Clause
For What Reason War?
Ukraine collaborated with Nazi Germany during WW2 and was occupied for much of the war. Western Ukraine had little loyalty toward the Soviet Union. They saw what Stalin had done in his killing of several million Ukrainians.
Lemme hear Bukele ringing out; Trump ends Month 2 defying judge and Democrat pardons
Nayib Bukele, El Presidente of El Salvador, welcomed 238 refugees from Venezuela that Orange Man Bad threw out of our country.
14th Amendment: Part 5: The drafting and ratification of the 14th Amendment: Section 1
This is an 8-part series on the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution and how it affects among other things, “birthright citizenship.” Today’s offering is: Part 5: The drafting and ratification of the 14th Amendment: Section 1
Whining Federal Employees: “We Are Entitled To Lifetime Employment”
Democrat politicians held a town hall for whining federal employees. It appeared every single person in the room were Democrats. Each of the 15 or so federal employees who spoke had an entitlement attitude.
Ancient HR: So You Want to Work in the King’s Court? Great! Just One Small Snip…”
If you were an unlucky young man in Babylon, Persia, or China and got recruited for palace service, chances are your job orientation included a very sharp knife and a long recovery time.
Mobius Strip Journalism; Sitting on $13 billion, Johns Hopkins University cries poverty. NBC sobs.
We know why NBC and the rest engage in Mobius Strip Journalism. They just care about money and power, and not the truth and service to the public.
14th Amendment: Part 4: Drafting and Ratification of all Sections, Except Citizenship Clause
This is an 8-part series on the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution and how it affects among other things, “birthright citizenship.” Today’s offering is: Part 4: Drafting and Ratification of all Sections, Except Citizenship Clause
Dan Bongino Returns To Federal Government Civilian Service. Why Would Somebody Give Up The Big Bucks To Return To The Government That DOGE Is Dismantling?
Giving Back-Selfless Service-Making A Difference-Taking Care Of The People’s Business: Not Just Bumper Stickers