‘Inside American Education;’ beware professional liars
(Copyright 2023) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) ‘“Common sense is in spite of, not the result of, education.” – Victor Hugo A book review: Thomas Sowell’s “lnside American Education”: “For the first time in the history of our country, the educational skills of one generation will not surpass, will not equal, will not even approach, those of […]
What’s worse, Aunt Jemima’s picture, Hunter’s crack or Uncle Joe’s fentanyl from China?
(Copyright 2023) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “The other day I was in Madison (Moscow-on-the-Yahara) less than half an hour before seeing a case of drug overdose.” -from my Facebook page, August 2022 THAT WAS A FIRST FOR ME. I’ve heard of celebrities dying with their head in a toilet, but this guy had his head […]
School daze; beware professional liars
(Copyright 2023) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “The reason there’s pollution in the world is because the Bible says, ‘Subdue the earth.’” – UW-Madison landscaping professor on the first day of class in 1970 (something was lost in his translation, like “Dress and keep it”). IN 1960 (I was at the Kremlin-on-Mendota two times) an economics […]
The real Tom Jefferson
(Copyright 2023) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) Much of the “modern” Jefferson image was formed over 200 years ago by his political enemies. For example, the offspring-by-Sally Hemings rumor was started for the 1800 election campaign. Guides at Monticello still spread that old gossip. DNA never actually nailed an individual – only someone from the […]
School daze again. Beware professional liars!
(Copyright 2023) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “IT WILL COME AS NO SURPRISE to anyone who has listened to a commencement speech in the last ten years to know that a spirit of elitism has been fostered among students – and deliberately – by politicians. Not so well known is the fact that many professors […]
Talking 2017 or what? Déjà vu all over again
(Copyright 2022) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “The ruler was a strong leader who brought renewed wealth and power to the nation. He restored the border. He made new trade possible, and money flowed into the country from abroad.” – Beyond Today magazine, January 2017 BUT A HICK OUT IN THE STICKS had a different message […]
Tis the season for vote buying and lying; smarty pants on fire
(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.” – Dwight Eisenhower “The lie in the Soul is a true lie.” – […]
The War on Dissent: Fibs, spin, statistics, and pure fiction
(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “What need has a god of a star ship?” – Hollywood “What need has ‘settled science’ of a Public Relations firm?” – C. Dahlgren WAR ON DISSENT: Russia, Venezuela, the Middle East, and Washington DC. Left-wing causes are all into “minimizing.” Lying becomes misspeaking; spin becomes misremembering; statistics are tools for […]
The Power of the Pen over “the poison in the pot”
(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “Proclaim liberty throughout the Land . . [but] When a pundit makes a prediction, and it doesn’t come to pass, the prophet has spoken presumptuously. So don’t listen to him anymore.” – Moses (1300s BC) “Happy are the people who don’t take the advice of the ungodly. They shall be […]
Demons + root of bitterness = many dead people
Demons + root of bitterness = many dead peoplePart 1(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “The question isn’t why an all-powerful God allows tragedy to happen; the question is what is wrong with us that we take the freedom God made us with and use it for tragedy?” – Steve Deace THIS is the column I’ve […]
The party of war; the party of surrender
(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “He kept us out of war.” – Woodrow Wilson reelection slogan, 1916 RONALD REAGAN said that none of the wars during his lifetime were started because America was too strong. Democrats usually run as peaceniks, and then when we get backed into a corner, they have to act tough, too […]
The Ides of August again – the annual classic
(Copyright 2020) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “To strip our past of glory is no great loss, but to deny it honor is devastating.” – Daniel Patrick Moynihan “Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it and at whom it is aimed.” – Josef Stalin TOO MUCH OF HIGHER EDUCATION IS AIMED AT THE […]
The election that was and still is & other random thoughts
(Copyright 2022) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others that have been tried.” – Winston Churchill NO, this is not another election analysis, except to say “Na na na na NA na, Milwaukee Journal, regarding lies told about Senator Johnson. This column will consist of whatever […]
Only God can make America great now (and the jury is out on that)
(Copyright 2022) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “Even Trump himself has tried to warn his worshippers that the only savior of anyone and any country is God and NOT him! He has come straight out and told people this truth!” – posted on Facebook by a friend. FROM WHAT does this country most desperately need to […]
A column for the ages (“powerful women”?)
(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers.” – unknown I KNEW THE VIRGIN MARY. The virgin Mary was a friend of mine. You’re no virgin Mary.” I knew William and Mary. William and Mary were friends of mine. You’re no Queen Mary. I knew Queen Elizabeth. She was a […]
Memories of a one-room country school (REAL education)
(Copyright 2022) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “A powerful, radical left-wing clerisy is bent on destroying what every past generation would have understood to be the central purpose of education – that is, allowing (in the words of Edmund Burke) individuals to ‘avail themselves of the general bank and capital of nations, and of ages.’” […]
Are All Christians Hypocrites?
(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “If we expect others to rescue our nation for us, as we go about our daily lives as mere observers to what is transpiring, or close our eyes and ears to current events, we will lose the struggle.” – Mark Levin, “American Marxism” THE LEFT HATES AMERICA. Because it is […]
2018 poll: 40 percent of Americans trust science “a great deal”
(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “If you cannot question it, it’s not science. It’s propaganda.” – meme ON WISCONSIN magazine, Spring 2020, published an article, “There’s no war on Science among the American Public; an analysis of opinion polls over time shows that Americans across the political spectrum maintain high levels of confidence in scientists.” […]
A pain in the ‘BUT’: even National Review? Say it ain’t so!
(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “The Trump movement often is described as a ‘personality cult,’ which it is, in no small part.” – National Review, 11/02/20, Kevin Williamson (also posted on Facebook) IT DOESN’T DO MUCH GOOD to preach to the choir unless the choir “shares” with their uninformed friends and relatives. So, to Biden voters […]
A Man Had a Dream
Sent by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) A man had a dream. His whole life passed before his eyes. He was on a beach and during the best times of his life, he saw two sets of footprints. The Lord said, “I was walking with you.” During the worst times of his life, the guy saw just […]
13 Colonies; The 13th Tribe?
(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “America, conjointly with Britain, has a very important and noble part to perform in the affairs of humanity in the near future.” – Adam Rutherford, 1934 PETER SELLERS SAID that if you asked him to play himself, he wouldn’t know how to do it, because he did not know who […]
George Washington walks into a bar (this ought to go viral)
(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) AFTER A HARD DAY’S WRITING, I stopped at the C-store for a cup of coffee. “Do you have gas?” the clerk asked. “No, just a little heart burn and writer’s block,” I said, on the way out the door. On the way home, I stopped at the Backwoods pub […]
The last straw, tepid support for Trump
(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) TO THE EDITOR, NATIONAL REVIEW:Just reread the article that was the last straw, “Has the Presidency Become Impossible? No, but it is too hard for the incumbent” (2/24/20). I didn’t try to cancel the dumb subscription, but I’m letting it expire. The writer Richard Brookhiser quotes academics, one of […]
The Ayatollahs of atheism versus the next generation of evangelists?
(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “At some point, there’s going to be enough pressure that it is just going to be too embarrassing to believe in God.” – Samuel Harris (“Letter to a Christian Nation”) JOHN STUART MILL wrote about the tyranny of prevailing opinion. Conventional ‘wisdom.’ “Consensus” versus last century’s “outdated” values and mores. Like, when the […]
SIGNS OF THE TIMES: Is dissent a thing of the past?
by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) The function of liberal Republicans is to shoot the wounded after battle.” Senator Eugene McCarthy BARRY GOLDWATER RECOMMENDED SAWING OFF THE EASTERN SEABOARD. “When the wind is in the East, ’tis neither good for man nor beast,” and here are some quotations from the Ivy League region of the country: […]