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A Push for Population Control

Seth Wolin — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:00:33 +0000

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Take a moment to think about the past week in your life. What stress, if any, did you experience? What could have been the source of that stress? The American Psychiatric Association consistently cites one sweeping cause of stress in its national and focus group studies: feeling overburdened. Now reflect on your personal responses to that feeling [...]1 No related posts.

Capitalism, All Rights Reserved

Seth Wolin — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:00:35 +0000

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Reconsidering Socialism as a Solution, not a System “All socialist utopias come to grief with roast beef and apple pie” - German sociologist Werner Sombart, 1905 Americans like getting what they want, when they want it. They like their roast beef and apple pie. They don’t like socialism. Why not? Because when we have food on the table as a result [...]1 No related posts.

3 High School Discussions That End Right Where They Started

Seth Wolin — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:30:33 +0000

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We’ve all gotten into one of these. The instructor faces the classroom with an enormous life question, and, generally, the result is that, A) a couple long-winded kids ramble for an hour on their own opposing views, B) the answer is left to each individual’s moral opinion, or C) the teacher doubtfully regards the class’s [...]1 No related posts.

Christie’s Promises: Relief or Regression?

Seth Wolin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:00:15 +0000

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On Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 Republican Chris Christie was elected Governor of New Jersey, beating Democratic incumbent John Corzine by 5.6% of the vote. But Christie’s vague, empty campaign has provided minimal answers as to how the State budget will be balanced. What will New Jersey look like if Christie's few real solutions come to fruition?1 No related posts.

Reform and the Educational Bureaucracy in America

Seth Wolin — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:00:05 +0000

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The American ideal of democracy is what has promoted the success of many of our public services. But our beloved democracy has turned into a destructive sphere of a bureaucracy in public education, impeding much-needed progress and reform through conflicting layers of centralized authority. This system must be restructured to localize and decentralize power in order for valuable educational reform to take place. 1 No related posts.