Tag Archives: Schools

Florida School Shooting Responses: Record Nonsense

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Jack Curtis

It is difficult to decide whether the media’s intellectual flatulence or the politicians’ hypocritical bombast is the more repellant reaction to the pointless deaths of the 17 high school kids at the hands of a madman. Both media and government … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Goverrnment, Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

A Roman observer would have had his choice of pithy comments suitable for describing the governance of our one time Golden State; the one I’ll pick for him is: “Quem deus vult perdere, demente prius.” That’s “Whom the gods would … Continue reading →

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Jack Curtis | 2 Comments

President Obama, Sherlock Holmes, a Dog and Irish Catholics (And U.S. Media)

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Jack Curtis

Sherlock Holmes is no longer a world-renowned name, nor is his detective novel genre the mass market it was but there are still those who know what the dog did in the night-time. As Dr. Watson responded to Holmes’ question: … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Catholics, Christianity, Constitution, Culture, Democrats, Domestic Policy, Education, Foriegn Policy, Freedom, Liberty, Media Bias, Politics, Public Schools, Religion, Tea Party | Tagged , , , , , | 11 Comments

Dog Bites Man Isn’t News; Girl Loves Dog, Is…

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Jack Curtis

What do you think of a high level public school behavioral specialist who is being prosecuted for preferring sex with a dog to sex with her own species? For me, it’s pathetic, sad, darkly funny and of course, outrageous. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Affordable Care Act, Catholics, Corruption, Culture, Gay Marriage, Hypocrisy, Jews, Pets, Race, Religion, The Nanny State | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

High School Girls, Boys and One Gay Legislator…

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Jack Curtis

The difference between girls and boys, a playground for artists for centuries, has been laid to rest by the California Assembly. There isn’t any. The link: Girls & Boys will provide details, at least for the Land of Fruits and Nuts as … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Domestic Policy, Education, Equality, Feminist, Gender Neutrality, Politics, Public Schools, Sport, Students | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

New Jersey Students: Strange Doings In Black and White

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Jack Curtis

Franklin High School, the White Girls’ Club and a boy suspended for his posts on the Internet are a peculiar stew, cooked up following a local newspaper’s story. White Girls Club will provide details.  Seems a boy was suspended for posting pictures … Continue reading →

Posted in Affirmative Action, Culture, Domestic Policy, Education, Liberty, Politics, Public Schools, Race, Students | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Gleanings From the Current Scene…(Politically Uncorrected)

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Jack Curtis

Question arising from Boston Bombs event at the Boston Marathon: We are told that these sorts of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED’s) imported now from Iraq and Afghanistan are often triggered by using cell phones from a safe distance. Why are … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Constitution, Democrats, Domestic Policy, Education, Guns, Law Enforcement, Personal Privacy, Politics | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Three Fools On A School Bus…

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Jack Curtis

Public schools and guns are not getting along very well these days. An Administration declares some school a gun-free zone and some jerk comes in and shoots a bunch of kids; can’t these guys read, for Pete’s sake? (Well, maybe … Continue reading →

Posted in Guns, Students | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Public Education’s Existence Threatened! (Well, the Unions, Anyway…)

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Jack Curtis

A dire threat to the very existence of monolithic public education (and its teachers’s unions) has manifested in corrupt, comatose little New Mexico, where an epic tempest is forming in a U.S. political teacup. In the scheme of things, it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Competition, Domestic Policy, Education, Politics, Public Schools, Taxes, Unions | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Well, yes, the sky is falling–slowly–and we’re doomed but so long as you understand that, there are some sunnier events taking place, too. Sort of ‘in spite of everything’ events that naturally, are not news per the media generally, so … Continue reading →

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Jack Curtis | 5 Comments