Kerry McDonald explains that the first step in taking charge of your learning and livelihood is to shed these schooled myths and become adept at self-education.

“It is to the colonial period we must look for the roots of republicanism and federalism,” writes Thomas Wendel for National Review.

You could put EVERYTHING this woman knows about economics on a bumper sticker and still have room for the Magna Carta.

Tammy Bruce: “This is the idiotic disaster brought to you by unrestrained liberal leadership as it creates problems, then births a bureaucracy that will never deal with it. “

Politicians prefer not to talk about the billion and a half dollars in taxes Amazon paid last year. James R. Harrigan and Antony Davies explain.

“While a cover-up rigged by the “scandal-free” Obama administration is certainly outrageous, Clinton’s initial actions are worse” — Issues & Insights editorial.

“If Americans continue down the path of sacrificing civil liberties to feel more secure, they may one day find themselves living in a world that resembles the dystopias envisioned by Philip K. Dick and George Orwell more than they would have dreamed possible” — FEE’s Jon Miltimore.

Here’s one for the state worshipers.

“It’s time to admit the recycling mania is a giant placebo. It makes people feel good, but the idea that it improves the condition of humans or the planet is highly dubious” — FEE’s Jon Miltimore.

Tragedy befalls us all at some point in life, so asking “Why me?” is a self-centered perspective, which is not indicative of the bigger picture — FEE’s Tyler Brandt.

Another thing shared in common by those who were surprised by this development is never having read Animal Farm by George Orwell, sources confirmed at publishing time.

The centralized institutions of the federal bureaucracy—has produced a regime change in America. A new book by John Marini, reviewed by William Turton.

You should take this evil socialist woman's agenda very seriously. She is coming for YOU. She wants your money, your choices, your private property and your contracts. She has what she thinks is a better idea for your life than anything you might have in mind. And everything she wants to do is compulsory. Socialists trust no one but themselves. Socialists are, by definition, extremely anti-social people.

This fantastic anthology by Kerry McDonald digs deep into the fascinating evolution of education in America, from its family-centered origins to the rise of compulsory schooling, and the gradual separation of education from schooling over the last 50 years.

Eloquent. Extraordinary. Timeless. Paradigm-shifting. Classic. Six decades after it first appeared, Leonard Read’s “I, Pencil” evokes such adjectives of praise. Rightfully so, for this little essay opens eyes and minds among people of all ages. Many first-time readers never see the world quite the same again.

“Private property ownership is a staple of our American way of life and the cornerstone of peace and prosperity. It is the manifestation of individual rights, and no one, whether government entity or private, has the right to what someone else already owns” — Brittany Hunter.

“Premiums doubled in the first four years of Obamacare. Last year, the average monthly premium for individual insurance was $476 per person per month in the 39 states participating in HealthCare.gov. But while premiums have gone up, choices have gone down” — Genevieve Wood.

Parents are increasingly required to obey, to conform to a school’s demands even if they believe such orders may not be appropriate for their child — Kerry McDonald.

“Today’s cultural vandals can look back for inspiration to the 20th century. In the atheist Soviet Union, the Communists got rid of St. Nicholas and replaced him with the secular “Grandfather Frost.” In 1938, when Germany’s Nazis annexed Austria, one of the first things they did was to ban Christmas observances in public schools” — Robert Knight.

“If [Congresswoman-elect] Ocasio-Cortez cared about her constituents, she might take time to learn how entrepreneurs, with the freedom to use resources to serve consumers, have lifted billions out of poverty in the past few centuries” — Barry Brownstein.