Archive for December, 2007

Ben Stein is Expelled

Friday, December 21st, 2007

I am more and more impressed with Ben Stein. Now he has made a movie that insists that people think critically instead of blindly following tradition. If we did not think critically we would still think the Earth was flat and we would still be living in the Dark Ages. Open your [...]

Russell H. Conwell

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

Russell H. Conwell was the founder of Temple University. The story is very inspiring. However, before you read that, you should read this:
Acres of Diamonds
By Russell H. Conwell
Here are some excerpts:
“When that old guide had told me that very sad story, he stopped the camel I was riding and went back to fix [...]

Find out where you stand, Politically

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

Do you always know exactly where you stand on political issues and which political leaders most closely agree with your views? If you are like me, you do not have the time to do all the research required to completely understand all of the issues and all of the leaders and candidates.
Fortunately there are [...]

I have a plan to destroy America

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

“If you believe that America is too smug, too self-satisfied, too rich, then let’s destroy America. It is not that hard to do. No nation in history has survived the ravages of time. Arnold Toynbee observed that all great civilizations rise and fall and that ‘An autopsy of history would show that all great nations [...]