American Conservative News Politics & Opinion - The Land of the Free » Joel TurtelThe Land of the Free presents articles and news about the world and the United States from a conservative, libertarian and classical liberal point of view.Most Parents Are Not Idiots Or Negligent- August 26, 2007 Why do we need compulsory-attendance laws Why compel parents to send their children to public schools Wouldnt parents naturally educate their children without compulsion Human nature and history prove this to be the case. All over the world, parents push to educate their children, with or without public schools.http://www.thelandofthefree.net/conservativeopinion/2007/08/26/most-parents-are-not-idiots... School Choice Will Destroy The Public Schools- August 20, 2007 Public-school defenders often argue that school choice would destroy the public schools. Almost 90 percent of children in this country attend public schools. If we had vouchers, no compulsory attendance laws, and an unregulated education free market, millions of parents might transfer their children to private schools.http://www.thelandofthefree.net/conservativeopinion/2007/08/20/school-choice-will-destroy-... Ancient Greece Did Not Need Licensed Teachers- August 18, 2007 Contrary to popular notions, teacher licensing in public schools does not insure teacher quality. A license also does not even insure that a public-school teacher is an expert in the subject she teaches. In fact, in our upside-down public-school system, licensing often leads to ill-trained and mediocre teachers instructing our children.http://www.thelandofthefree.net/conservativeopinion/2007/08/18/ancient-greece-did-not-need... Enslaving Ourselves By Majority Rule- August 16, 2007 At the end of the nineteenth century, federal taxes only absorbed about 3 percent of the national income ($6.64 per person), and state and municipal taxes added another 6 percent ($13.28 per person). There was no income tax, except a temporary one during the Civil War, until the 16th Amendment to the Constitution established this tax in 1913.http://www.thelandofthefree.net/conservativeopinion/2007/08/16/enslaving-ourselves-by-majo... The Fair Share Cannibals- August 15, 2007 The idea of forcing someone to pay his "fair share" of taxes through progressive income taxes applies only to a society of cannibals. It applies to a society where the majority has the right to devour those people who earn more than others. Paying your "fair share" in taxes implies that all of us have a responsibility to support the rapacious WelfareEntitlement State, but some of us have more responsibility than others.http://www.thelandofthefree.net/conservativeopinion/2007/08/15/the-fair-share-cannibals/ Public Schools Are Un-American- August 10, 2007 Compulsory-attendance laws force parents to send their children to public schools. These laws presume that the politicians we vote into office, our agents, have the right to take away parents liberty and inalienable rights. Compulsory education means that in America, contrary to the common view, we no longer live in the land of the free.http://www.thelandofthefree.net/conservativeopinion/2007/08/10/public-schools-are-un-ameri... Title: Surprise Public School Class Size Doesnt Matter Very Much- August 7, 2007 School authorities often complain that classes are too large. They claim that teachers cant be expected to give their students the individual attention they need if there are too many students in the class. On the surface, this excuse seems to have some merit. Common sense tells us that in smaller classes, teachers can give more time and attention to each student.http://www.thelandofthefree.net/conservativeopinion/2007/08/07/title-surprise-public-schoo... |