Please Don't Say Radical If You Mean Violent

by Sheldon Richman.   It's about time someone challenged the phrase radical Islamic terrorism. The most objectionable part is the word radical, since it is now popularly associated with aggression—violence against innocents—as an acceptable means to politico-religious ends. But nothing about the word radical implies approval of aggression or        ... MORE

Psychiatrists Now Say Non-Conformity Is A Mental Illness

Only sheeple are ‘sane.’   The nail that sticks up will be hammered down.  Modern psychiatry has become a hotbed of corruption, particularly the kind that seeks to demonize and declare mentally ill anyone who deviates from what is regarded as the norm.  This is abundantly evident in the latest installment of the industry’s Diagnostic and Statistical ... MORE

VIDEO: Milton Friedman - Labels And Philosophy

Kevin D. Williamson: The Last Radicals

Homeschoolers occupy the curriculum.       There is exactly one authentically radical social movement of any real significance in the United States, and it is not Occupy, the Tea Party, or the Ron Paul faction. It is homeschoolers, who, by the simple act of instructing their children at home, pose an intellectual, moral, and political challenge to the ... MORE

Lee Harris: Stop Apologizing For Our Liberties

You cannot apologize to a fanatic.    It only serves to convince him that he was right all along, and that is the last course the United States should be pursuing at this critical juncture of world history. The last few weeks have witnessed a peculiar and disturbing spectacle: An American administration that has spent a great deal of time and energy     ... MORE