Cost of Tea Party
There will be large dislocations for an extended period before the benefits of a smaller government are realized.
Tag: social contract
The Social Contract, Crime and Lack of Opportunity
If our leaders fail to address the lack of opportunity for the poor, they must accept blame for a crime rate that they find intolerable.
High School and Success
Although the dropout rate is 20%, by eight years after their slated graduation, 97% of all students have a high school diploma or equivalency.
Handful of High School Curriculum Changes
Replace a few academic requirements with pragmatic courses that develop personal relation skills, an appreciation of one's rights and responsibilities, and useful direction following instruction.
Gross Inequality and Social Contract
Students, tomorrow's leaders, must understand that opportunity denied, returns as less respect for the rule of law.
Class Warfare and Status Quo
If unrest and riots are quelled without adjustments in societal and economic reality, they will reoccur—like earthquakes which always has us wondering, "Is this the big one?"