Category: Freedom & Politics

Two Lexington, Mass. couples who objected to lessons in same-sex marriage taught by the local elementary school have been told by a judge that “the constitutional right of parents to raise their children does not include the right to restrict what a public school may teach their children.”
I am going to quote a portion [...]

The longer I homeschool, the more concerned I become about the HSLDA. This organization is politically active and claims to represent the American homeschooling community, but they have an agenda that is not consistent with my, nor many homeschooling families’, beliefs.
I feel it’s important to make my voice heard, so when I read this [...]

This is insane.
Starting next July, restaurants in New York City are banned from using trans fats in their cooking.
“We don’t think that a municipal health agency has any business banning a product the Food and Drug Administration has already approved,” said Dan Fleshler, a spokesman for the National Restaurant Association.
Exactly. All I want [...]

In the original Back to the Future movie there is a scene where the father of the 1955 Lorraine comments on Marty McFly’s behavior: “He’s an idiot. Comes from upbringing. His parents are probably idiots, too.”
I can’t help thinking of this scene while reading the recent flurry of articles and blog posts calling attention to [...]

I just read an awesome post at the Imperfect Genius blog, where Susan discusses her intrinsic motivations for homeschooling. She ponders how others view homeschooling as something done sacrificially for the children, when in reality there are just as many benefits for the parents. Her post made me think about the various reactions I get [...]