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Competitiveness Means Making a Buck Off of Foreign Students

How does it feel to know that your government is betting on foreign students to rescue America from decline? Homeland Security is helping to make sure that your college-bound children compete with foreign students judged to be the “best and brightest.” Why do we protect American goods from foreign competition, but actively raise the stakes [...]

Posted 17 May 2012 † Civil Bob § ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Homeland Security, jobs

Republicans Bear the Guilt for Student Loan Interest Bailout

Should conservatives save themselves a lot of heartache and throw in the towel now? Republicans seem unable to get their message out without looking like villains (see: Do Republicans Want to be America’s Enemies?). With so many prime targets and renewed support from women a possibility thanks to Hilary Rosen, did House GOP members have [...]

Posted 29 April 2012 † Civil Bob § ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Democrats, federal budget, Republicans

Teachers Must Be Told That They Are Not Special

Want to see where education in America is headed if we continue to allow public employee unions to trample taxpayers? Have a look at Illinois. This week brought a firestorm over news that the head of the Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System had broached the idea of reducing pension benefits for retired teachers. In the resulting [...]

Posted 06 April 2012 † Civil Bob § ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: Arne Duncan, public employees, unions