Kyle Olson: Dance of the Tenured Lemons

Teacher tenure is considered holy gospel in most of America’s public schools. But this policy does nothing for children, and tends to protect teachers who don’t necessarily deserve job security. Why is it we never hear stories about tenure protecting “good” teachers instead of helping “bad” ones? One bad teacher was former band instructor-turned convict Matt Lang, who is now sitting in an Illinois state penitentiary.  .... MORE

Obama Energy Policy: More Change Than Hope

Gas prices are up 67 percent since Obama became president.
Ah, January of 2009. Hope was in the air, but more importantly, gas was under two dollars a gallon. Since then gas prices, have gone up 67 percent and it's an ominously upward trend. Interestingly enough, the Heritage Foundation also took a look at the first 26 months of Bush's presidency -- gas only rose 7 percent during that time frame.  ... MORE

VIDEO: Ayn Rand - Collectivized Rights


Individual rights are protected by the Constitution. But what about collectivized rights?