The Power of Teachers’ Unions
The recent events in Wisconsin, in which unionized teachers behaved like third-world mobs, is a stark reminder of what a grave mistake it...
About: Sam Blumenfeld
Posts by Sam Blumenfeld
The Alinsky Effect or How to Understand Barack Obama
If you want to be able to understand Obama, our Community Organizer-in-Chief, you have to read Saul Alinsky’s two books, Rules for Radicals...
A Harvard Professor Looks at Obama
Most of the subscribers to Harvard Magazine are alumni of Harvard University, a vast body of elite liberals, many of whom work for...
Miracles Versus Evolution
Many atheists will tell you that they would believe in the existence of God if only He would perform a miracle that they...
Oscar and the Power of American Culture
If you watched the Oscar awards as I did, you might have been awed by this assemblage of the world’s most talented actors,...
Why Bill Gates’s Billions Will Not Improve Education
As we all know, Bill Gates and his wife Melinda have established a charitable foundation that will spend billions of dollars trying to...
How Harvard Went from Calvinism to Unitarianism
Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is the oldest and most prestigious university in the United States. It was founded by Puritan settlers in...
Colonial Education: Superior to Today’s Public Schools
When the Puritans arrived in the wilderness of New England, they set a high standard of education for the colonists, and the rest...
Is Obama the Lenin of America?
There can be no doubt that Barack Hussein Obama is a deeply committed socialist intent on destroying the American capitalist system and our...
The Great American Math Disaster
One of the reasons why so many Americans are confused about the large numbers being tossed around by our leaders in Washington these...
Lessons From Lenin
Few people can tell you how Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin was able to impose a brutal communist dictatorship over the Russian people. His...
On Being an Optimist
An optimist is someone who sees the glass half full, not half empty. An optimist is someone who sees the brighter side of...
Boston Students Want More Sex Ed
Sex ed has been in Boston public schools for as long as we can remember. But apparently, a group of students are not...
A Short History of Government Education
Most Americans assume that we've always had public schools, that they came with the Constitution and are an indispensable part of our democratic...
Why Johnny STILL Can’t Read
Fifty-six years ago, in 1955 to be exact, the most significant book about American education was published and, with very good reason, caused...