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Is Race or Student Motivation the Highest Correlate to Student Failure?

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 Posted on November 25, 2015 by Gordon AndersonDecember 2, 2015

In many policy discussions about the “achievement gap” between whites and minorities in  public schools, racism and insufficient public funding of schools are frequently given as the primary reason for the gap. But is blaming race or schools getting to … Continue reading →

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The Nobel Peace Prize Should not be Seen as an Endorsement of the Arab Spring

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 Posted on October 15, 2015 by Gordon AndersonOctober 15, 2015

Oppression is Bad, but Anarchy is Worse “Were people given a choice between a functioning dictatorship and a failing or failed state, the dictatorship would often be seen as the lesser evil.”[1] The Nobel Peace Prize for 2015 was given … Continue reading →

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A Government Shielded from the People

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 Posted on June 4, 2015 by Gordon AndersonJune 4, 2015

The United States was established to be “a government of the people” and, in Abraham Lincoln’s day, that was still largely true. However, today individual citizens have very little influence over legislation or government expenditures in the United States. Political … Continue reading →

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The Decline of the “Middle Class” and the Rise of Industrial Feudalism

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 Posted on February 5, 2015 by Gordon AndersonFebruary 5, 2015

Quotation marks are put around “middle class” because it is a concept variously defined by politicians who mean very different things. When a Democrat refers to “middle class,” it tends to refer to wage or income level. If you listen … Continue reading →

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Political Parties Don’t Make Immigration Decisions: No One is Minding the Store

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 Posted on November 21, 2014 by Gordon AndersonNovember 21, 2014

The failure of the U.S. Congress to pass an immigration bill reflects a larger problem in the U.S. political system, and that is our current two party system. Political parties, almost by definition, do not serve the nation.

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Ending the Gridlock and Dysfunction Caused by Political Parties

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 Posted on October 29, 2014 by Gordon AndersonOctober 29, 2014

Many people take political parties for granted and assume they are an important part of the democratic process. However, political parties inherently subvert and hijack government and are anti-democratic at their core.

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Violence and Stages of Political Consciousness

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 Posted on June 17, 2014 by Gordon AndersonJune 17, 2014

Stage 1 Consciousness: Physical Violence Physical violence is a biological impulse related to threats to survival. Killing others who are a threat to oneself and taking their food and property are often associated with animal behavior, or called primitive behavior. … Continue reading →

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Unproductive Government Entrepreneurship and Regulation of Alcohol Sales

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 Posted on January 17, 2014 by Gordon AndersonJanuary 17, 2014

The 2014 MN Legislature will be taking up legislation on Sunday Liquor Sales. After a comment on that I made on the Facebook page, I was invited by Walter Hudson to speak about unproductive government and the government’s role in … Continue reading →

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The Glass-Steagall Act is an Example of Principled Regulation of Business

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 Posted on December 4, 2013 by Gordon AndersonDecember 4, 2013

The Glass-Steagall Act, also known as the Banking Act of 1933 (48 Stat. 162), was passed by Congress in 1933 and prohibits commercial banks from engaging in the investment business. This act is an example of principled regulation of business … Continue reading →

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The Blind Leading the Blind (or Children Raising Children)

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 Posted on November 6, 2013 by Gordon AndersonNovember 6, 2013

The metaphor “the blind leading the blind” comes from ancient wisdom and is an apt metaphor for Western politics and higher education today. Not that there aren’t very smart and shrewd politicians or many new discoveries in the sciences. But, … Continue reading →

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