Tamara Shrugged
Jul 29, 20203 min read
Free Market Education
“Schools teach exactly what they are intended to teach, and they do it well: how to be a good Egyptian and remain in your place in the...

My Personal Guide to A Lifetime of Liberty
The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion. - Albert Camus
“Schools teach exactly what they are intended to teach, and they do it well: how to be a good Egyptian and remain in your place in the...
“Being a boy is not a social disease.” – The War Against Boys That’s what little boys are made of. Little girls, of course, are made of sugar and spice and everything nice. Based on a popular nursery rhyme from the early 19 th century, the author knew one thing: boys and girls are different. Equal, but different. Yet, in modern times, the gender pendulum has clearly swung in the direction of girls. International Women’s Day is celebrated worldwide every March 8, f
“The masses have never thirsted for truth. Whoever can supply them with illusions is easily their master. Whoever attempts to destroy...
“Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” – Why I Write Dare to be a Daniel. Dare to Stand Alone. Dare to have a Purpose Firm. Dare to Make it Known. These are the 1873 lyrics from Philip Paul Bliss, as George Orwell noted in his 1946 essay “ The Prevention of Literature ”. Daniel, of course, is a Biblical figure who was famously thrown into the lion’s den for refusing to adhere
“I am fortunate to live in the Soviet Union, the most democratic and progressive country in the world. I have read how hard the lives of...
“The year 1776, celebrated as the birth year of the nation and for the signing of the Declaration of Independence, was for those who...
“As to so-called ‘affirmative action” …I am old-fashioned enough to be against it simply because it is wrong…I cannot find the cleverness...
“Besides the Normal Constitution, protective of individual rights, we now have a Crisis Constitution, hostile to individual rights and...
“Roosevelt, by centralizing power in the executive, by providing subsidies for votes, and by his charismatic radio addresses, took...
“If socialism ever earns a final epitaph, it will be this: Here lies a contrivance engineered by know-it-alls who broke eggs with abandon...
“All things that governments do can be divided into two categories – those we could do away with today and those we hope to be able to do...
“The Forgotten Man is the simple, honest laborer, ready to earn his living by productive work. We pass him by because he is independent,...
“There once was an island called Liberty, where people lived happy and free.” – An Island Called Liberty “There once was a tune, and...
“It is the mind, not society, that forges the manacles that keep people enchained to their misfortunes.” - Life At The Bottom As we near...
“Their blind arrogant expectation is that their views deserve to be taken seriously merely because they are famous.” – Shut Up & Sing It...
“Unless a man has the talents to make something of himself, freedom is an irksome burden. Of what avail is freedom to choose if the self...
“We can all no doubt remember having found ourselves suddenly under the influence of an idea, the source of which we cannot possibly...
“Disinformation has caused worldwide damage to the reputation of the United States, and now it’s putting down roots in this country...
“There are some ideas so absurd that only an intellectual could believe them.” – George Orwell The term “intellectual moron” may seem...
“Nearly seventy years after its creation, North Korea remains closed and as cruel as ever.” – The Girl With Seven Names As the world...