A Model of Leadership Education, Part 1: The State of American Education
Part 1 of an 8-part article. From the beginning of “these United States,” Leadership Education has been the number one resource extolled by the founding generation as a “must have” to continually perpetuate a culture of virtue and build citizens capable of maintaining liberty in the land. From the Northwest Ordinance to individual state […]
Let Us Dare: Writings From John Adams
In late 1765, John Adams began writing an essay entitled, “A Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law.” He was 30 years old and just beginning to stretch his legal and political wings. His purpose for writing this essay was to contrast the tyranny of feudal and canon law with the glorious struggle for freedom […]
Change in Utah Government?
I was recently asked if I was happy with the changes in Utah State government (6 more Republicans in the House and 1 more in the Senate). “What changes?” I asked. “You know, the legislature is more conservative now.” “Really? When did that happen?” I inquired. “I only see a changing of the guard,” I […]
Natural Law: The Buck Stops Here
“The only reliable basis for sound government and just human relations is Natural Law.” -Cleon Skousen in The 5,000 Year Leap Any scientist will agree that the basic concept of natural law is a simple acknowledgment of the laws that govern the universe, e.g. gravity, centrifugal force, hydraulics etc. These laws are absolute and unchanging. […]
How to Fix America
We want it all: the big house, the fast car, the sleek boat, the vacations, the exotic hunting camps, lots of money, fancy clothes. You know what I mean. And we can have it all, if we are willing to do what it takes to have those things. The farmer generally has a good year […]