If you haven't registered for our Collegians Leadership Summit, time is running out. If you have, make sure you're ready for a great conference. We've put the agenda up on our info page, along with maps and lots of answers to questions people have had. Senator DeMint confirmed his attendance recently, and we're appreciative to Michele Bachmann for starting us off Thursday morning. We'll see you in D.C.!
The Eagle Forum Education Center—where I work—houses tons of books
Searching through some boxes before they head off to book heaven, I found a book titled How Far Down the Road? by Edward R. Sneed under the 1055-page tome Moscow Bound: Policy, Politics and the POW/MIA Dilemma by John M.G. Brown and Pat Buchanan's 1990 book, Right From the Beginning.
How Far Down the Road? was written in 1961. Yes, in 1961 some people were asking the same questions we are now about why we are moving towards socialism. People condemned out-of-control spending and immorality in paper back volumes with questions for titles.
It's humbling to realize that we are fighting a battle that's been raging not since the 1960s—choosing between Goldwater and Johnson—not since the 1930s—the beginnings of federal government as a safety net—not since the American Revolution—“taxation without representation"—but since the beginning: what's the proper role of the individual, family, church, and civil government.
Searching through some boxes before they head off to book heaven, I found a book titled How Far Down the Road? by Edward R. Sneed under the 1055-page tome Moscow Bound: Policy, Politics and the POW/MIA Dilemma by John M.G. Brown and Pat Buchanan's 1990 book, Right From the Beginning.
How Far Down the Road? was written in 1961. Yes, in 1961 some people were asking the same questions we are now about why we are moving towards socialism. People condemned out-of-control spending and immorality in paper back volumes with questions for titles.
It's humbling to realize that we are fighting a battle that's been raging not since the 1960s—choosing between Goldwater and Johnson—not since the 1930s—the beginnings of federal government as a safety net—not since the American Revolution—“taxation without representation"—but since the beginning: what's the proper role of the individual, family, church, and civil government.
"Everyone guessed wrong." -Joe Biden, acknowledging that the Administration's $787 billion economic-stimulus plan has failed to reduce the unemployment rate
Found in Time Magazine, June 29, 2009
No. I don't believe this. The hope I have in government is for what is not seen. Even if the unemployment rate is the same, $787 billion must have done something good! Something to be hoped in, right?
Found in Time Magazine, June 29, 2009
No. I don't believe this. The hope I have in government is for what is not seen. Even if the unemployment rate is the same, $787 billion must have done something good! Something to be hoped in, right?
I'm happy to announce some of our speakers for Collegians Leadership Summit #16. We're proud to include from the House of Representatives Jason Chaffetz, Duncan Hunter, Steve King and Tom McClintock. Notable authors include Dr. Burt Folsom (New Deal or Raw Deal?), Mark Krikorian (The New Case Against Immigration), Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse (Love and Economics) and the always popular Dr. Benjamin Wiker (The Darwin Myth). We have many more activities packed in our two-day conference, and will announce more in the upcoming weeks. Register now, before the conference fills up.
Sometimes it's more important to think about what people don't say than what they do.
Newt Gingrich made the following comment during a speech at a big Republican fundraiser. CNN quotes Gingrich as saying:
Newt Gingrich made the following comment during a speech at a big Republican fundraiser. CNN quotes Gingrich as saying:
"I am happy that Dick Cheney is a Republican," he said. "I am also happy that Colin Powell is a Republican. A majority Republican Party will have lots of debates within the party. That is the nature of majorities."Why didn't Gingrich mention the moderates like Cheney and Powell but not libertarians like Ron Paul? Is the party open for debates only about why we should be more moderate but ignore the raging debate about why we should be more dedicated to capitalism? or non-interventionist foreign policy? or a conservative monetary policy?
What started as satirical article in University of Chicago's The Chicago Maroon quickly inspired the first male-student-advocacy group in the country.
Third-year student Steven Saltarelli, author of the article and founded of the club Men in Power, noticed that there were 11 women’s advocacy groups but no men's groups on campus.
Ali Feenstra, a fourth-year student and member of the Feminist Majority club, opposes the idea that men need their own club. Students need "to think about the reason for the creation of female-only spaces, queer-only spaces, an independent reason why people might need to go there to feel safe,” she said. “It can’t just be ‘Because it exists for women, it should exist for men.’”
But why not? Don't feminists argue that because men are presidents of companies, women should be too?
Saltarelli isn't alone on his campus, as 25 other students attended the first meeting, and he's not alone in recognizing that being born male doesn't mean instant success. Studies predict that men will become more and more of minority on college campuses and statistics showing that “men have far higher instances of suicide and drug use than women” to support a group dedicated to raising awareness about men's issues.
Roy F. Baumeister, a social psychology professor at Florida State University, observes that "a few lucky men are at the top of society and enjoy the culture’s best rewards. Others, less fortunate, have their lives chewed up by it," in an article he wrote titled, "Is There Anything Good About Men?"
Men in Power was highlighted recently in a Chicago Tribune article and is on Facebook.
Third-year student Steven Saltarelli, author of the article and founded of the club Men in Power, noticed that there were 11 women’s advocacy groups but no men's groups on campus.
Ali Feenstra, a fourth-year student and member of the Feminist Majority club, opposes the idea that men need their own club. Students need "to think about the reason for the creation of female-only spaces, queer-only spaces, an independent reason why people might need to go there to feel safe,” she said. “It can’t just be ‘Because it exists for women, it should exist for men.’”
But why not? Don't feminists argue that because men are presidents of companies, women should be too?
Saltarelli isn't alone on his campus, as 25 other students attended the first meeting, and he's not alone in recognizing that being born male doesn't mean instant success. Studies predict that men will become more and more of minority on college campuses and statistics showing that “men have far higher instances of suicide and drug use than women” to support a group dedicated to raising awareness about men's issues.
Roy F. Baumeister, a social psychology professor at Florida State University, observes that "a few lucky men are at the top of society and enjoy the culture’s best rewards. Others, less fortunate, have their lives chewed up by it," in an article he wrote titled, "Is There Anything Good About Men?"
Men in Power was highlighted recently in a Chicago Tribune article and is on Facebook.
What do you think about this quote:
“I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life.”
The New York Times included the above quote from Judge Sotomayor, who's Obama's current choice from the Supreme Court vacancy in article today.
Does ethnicity or gender affect our judgments? Do our experiences trap us in a box that makes it impossible to make impartial judgements?
How to we know if our conclusions are better? Maybe our experiences give us tunnel vision and help us justify our opinions and beliefs and conclude that our decisions are better.
What about white men who've grown up in poverty: would they have better discernment skills than those did not?
What are the implications of this quote?
“I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life.”
The New York Times included the above quote from Judge Sotomayor, who's Obama's current choice from the Supreme Court vacancy in article today.
Does ethnicity or gender affect our judgments? Do our experiences trap us in a box that makes it impossible to make impartial judgements?
How to we know if our conclusions are better? Maybe our experiences give us tunnel vision and help us justify our opinions and beliefs and conclude that our decisions are better.
What about white men who've grown up in poverty: would they have better discernment skills than those did not?
What are the implications of this quote?
I'm proud to announce the results of our scholarship competition. Those chosen receive travel and lodging scholarships to Eagle Forum's Collegians Leadership Summit. Most will also get published in the Collegians Newsletter that we produce after the Summit each year.
These students are:
These students are:
| Alex Rose | Georgia |
| Ashley Reynolds | Oklahoma |
| Bethany Burrell | Georgia |
| Brant Russell | Oklahoma |
| Bryan O'Neill | Louisiana |
| Cossette Hanner | Utah |
| Daniel McShea | Florida |
| Emmalee Mattern | Oklahoma |
| Eva Zitterkob | Oklahoma |
| Jason Csehi | Ohio |
| Jenny Clem | Oklahoma |
| Joshua Pillow | Oklahoma |
| Luke Nowlin | Oklahoma |
| Megan Roberts | Missouri |
Congratulations to the state of Oklahoma for producing so many good conservatives and to all who applied, and we'll see you at the summit.
There are many streams within the Republican Party and within conservatism; some good, some bad.
Reagan said, "I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism," during an interview with Reason magazine in July 1975.
Ron Paul represents the movement within conservationism and the Republican Party to remember government will never be the solution to our problems.
"I don’t believe in a government that protects us from ourselves," said Reagan.
Gov. Mark Sandford: "Liberty is the hallmark of the American experiment."
Sen. Lindsay Graham's "almost pejorative" comment...
I'm excited about a discussion at 2009 Eagle Forum Collegian Summit that will look at which way the Republican Party should be heading: towards government interference or less so.
Reagan said, "I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism," during an interview with Reason magazine in July 1975.
Ron Paul represents the movement within conservationism and the Republican Party to remember government will never be the solution to our problems.
"I don’t believe in a government that protects us from ourselves," said Reagan.
Gov. Mark Sandford: "Liberty is the hallmark of the American experiment."
Sen. Lindsay Graham's "almost pejorative" comment...
I'm excited about a discussion at 2009 Eagle Forum Collegian Summit that will look at which way the Republican Party should be heading: towards government interference or less so.
