From hands of few into hands of many; free market aids Chattanooga

Public schools, like this one in Bradley County, Tenn., are a legacy system being supplanted by the free market and the World Wide Web. (Photo Bradley County schools website) The prospect for liberty in my hometown, Chattanooga, and yours is brighter. This assertion rings true despite almost daily reports about the rising police state. A […]

Just as eye soaks in poetry by reflex, train yourself toward lococentrism

Sam Blumenfeld explores the public policy benefits of illiteracy, but hopes his readers will find their way around the obstacles to liberty created by mass schooling. Suddenly — dreadfully — she wakes up. What has happened? Something dreadful has happened. No — nothing has happened. It is only the wind shaking the house, rattling the […]

Christians feel besieged as school system secularization whines ahead

News coverage over the past two months has focused much on Christian prayers at public events. By David Tulis The South’s strong cultural Christianity comes from its Protestant heritage and the influence of reformed theology, particularly the many Scottish Presbyterians who fled religious persecution. This theological heritage explains the region’s resistance to federal armies in […]

A provisional Panera Posse book list: several guys’ 3 favorite titles

Dads gather every Friday morning at the Panera in Hixson, chasing down bad ideas and arming themselves for spiritual and intellectual service. From left are James Hindman, Chris Davis, John Kozlowski, Andrew Huffman and Phil Dake, a homeschool dad who works in the insurance field. The book in the foreground is “Dissenting Electorate.” The home […]

When the vegetables talk to one another

A shortcoming I have is that of peevishness. Breakfast fails to occur at 9 when I like it. The family is taking too long to gather in the living room for a conference or the day’s Bible reading. Someone sits down at my desk to use the computer after I had stepped away for a […]

Education on a human scale: Homeschool son set to enter world

By David Tulis Andreas Shedrick, 18, will be leaving his parents’ home in Red Bank at summer’s end to pursue university studies and start life on his own. Mr. Shedrick is youngest of three sons of a homeschooling entrepreneur mom and an ordained minister dad who works with learning disabled children. 1204 Andreas Shedrick, 18, […]