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About: Brian Farmer

Hollywood Hypocrisy

The political Left takes every opportunity to showcase compromised conservatives not practicing what they preach, but they almost never apply the same scrutiny to themselves. ...

New Public School Policy

Schools in this country, from the university level down, were generally meant to produce moral, literate leaders. Now they aren’t. What changed and what can be done? ...

Kick Curbside Recycling to the Curb!

Even amongst fiscal conservatives, defending curbside recycling is an almost knee-jerk reaction: Of course, it’s beneficial. But what if it doesn’t provide its claimed benefits? ...

Right to Work Works!

Right to Work — allowing every person to choose whether or not to join a union and pay dues — leads to greater personal wealth, freedom, and jobs for workers. Put...

(Re)Calling Governor Scott Walker

In the effort to recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, much has been said about his record to date, but politics being what it is, many of the claims simply aren't true....

Capitalism, Socialism, & Christianity

One of the most erroneous and harmful ideas of our time is the notion that free-enterprise capitalism and the society upon which it is based are incompatible with the moral standards...

Free Trade in Theory and Practice

When one studies international economics, one will inevitably encounter the topic of “free trade.” As always, it is a good idea to start with a definition, to avoid any possible confusion....

The Boston Police Strike of 1919

In 1919, America was still recovering from what was then called the Great World War (now referred to as the First World War). Inflation and the cost of living had increased...

Fueling High Gas Prices

On the day President Obama took office in January of 2009, regular unleaded gasoline was selling nationally at an average price of $1.83 per gallon. The national average price has recently...

The Kohler Strike of 1954

Fifty miles north of Milwaukee lies the idyllic village of Kohler, Wisconsin. The largest employer in Kohler is the Kohler Company, a worldwide leader in plumbing products. The village itself was...