Relying on people, new local economy will burst through old
(Cartoon The Moneychanger newsletter) [I published this essay from The Moneychanger in August 2012, but I suspect as you are a new reader and missed it. — DJT] By Franklin Sanders Let’s face a reality most Americans refuse to confess: America is not the land of the free. Not only does very little freedom — […]
As Chattanoogans protest, Monsanto gains access to weather
Fans of healthy food protest Monsanto in Chattanooga on Saturday. The company has developed genetically modified vegetables. (Photo March Against Monsanto on Facebook) A boy suggests that bee colony collapse syndrome is connected with the wiles of Monsanto’s GMO program. (Photo by Andrew Helms) By David Tulis Chattanooga residents protested the growing claims upon the […]
Leadership program in Hamilton schools tips over no moneychanger carts
Adam Smith’s classic appeared in 1776. By David Tulis The growth of liberty in the hearts of hometown folk grows here, and shrivels there. On the Lord’s Day, when we hear the story of Naboth, who refused sale of his vineyard to the wicked king of Israel, Ahab, we are enlarged in our liberty. We […]
The ominous continuity of Thrive 2055
Thrive 2055 is an effort by the political establishment toward economic and social central planning. Media coverage presents it as a story with one side. By David Tulis A marketing program paid for by Hamilton County and other taxpayers plays on a theory of local economy so diluted it is effectively an argument for national […]
For Chattanooga local economy to rise, rebuild waste places
Tulis boys, foreground, reload clips or fire downrange at a plinking session in Birchwood, Tenn. The weapons are a .30-cal. SKS and a .223-cal. Mini-14. An armed citizenry cannot be totally subjugated. And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations […]
Neo-Nazi protest reveals family squabble with major parties
Total police presence at a protest by National Socialist Movement in Chattanooga is the real demonstration. 37 seconds. By David Tulis The coverage of the neo-Nazi protest in Chattanooga shows traditional media at its best. The story is so vital to the people of the town that only one side needs be told. And that […]
Coming paradigm: Certifying the student, not the institution
The Nearly Free University is available in print or electronically. [Excerpt from The Nearly Free University, by Charles Hugh Smith, available at Chattanooga bookshop Winder Binder Books & Records. David Smotherman would be happy to order it for you. He will mail it to you if you like; or you could use its arrival at […]
Despite school follies, hope of public persists
By David Tulis I am encouraging myself not to be surprised at the persistence of confidence in the state. It is more than realism. It is more than pragmatism. It goes beyond the bright fruit of university graduation. It’s a religion. The faith in the modern state in many respects is buckling. Poll numbers show […]
Administrative bloat, piles of student debt hint colleges a legacy system
The courtyard outside the library at UTC. The average debt load for students at the government university in Chattanooga is around $14,000. [This essay appears in the April 1 edition of Esprit newsletter, serving hundreds of homeschool families in the Chattanooga area. — DJT] By Charles Hugh Smith Once we accredit the student, not the […]
Thrive 2055 survey pretends to weigh concerns, pushes centralizing agenda
This scene is from a YouTube video peddling the idea of regional planning. By David Tulis Survey results by the marketing company behind Thrive 2055 help us enter into the larger agenda of having a gaggle of 16 area counties join forces to create a new identity. The government-funded program is designed to induce the […]