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National Education Association Selling its Saul

The National Education Association (NEA), the U.S.’s largest labor union, is promoting communism to the millions of American public school teachers it represents. Teachers who are influenced by their union’s efforts are more likely to indoctrinate American children into communism.

For the past several months, the NEA website has recommended that its members read books by [...]

The Fiscal Burden of Educating Children of Illegal Aliens

According to a new report from the Federation for American Immigration Reform, the single largest cost of illegal immigration is educating the children of illegal aliens. Of the estimated $113 billion the U.S. spends on illegal immigration annually, roughly $52 billion goes toward educating the children of illegal aliens.

The report, The Fiscal Burden of Illegal [...]

Fixing American Dumbocracy

The world has been turned upside down: socialism is on the rise in the U.S. and capitalism is on the rise in China. The former is a result of an uneducated electorate that fails to understand socialism’s history of producing poverty; the latter is a result of pragmatic leadership able to put aside communist ideology [...]

The Last American Skill

According to a recent Newsweek article titled “The Creativity Crisis,” research shows that American creativity is declining for the first time. If this trend continues, the nation’s economic and national security will be at risk.

The research is based on results of the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking, which has been used to test American creativity [...]

The Architect of China’s Quest for Military Dominance

What if Deng Xiaoping, the architect of China’s economic rise, was also secretly the architect of China’s quest for military dominance? It’s not a far-fetched theory. Two decades ago, Deng advised his colleagues to “hide your brightness, bide your time.”

The way to move stealthily would be to focus on economics first. A strong economy is [...]

China Exports Chinese Language

In an effort to promote its language and culture, China is funding Chinese education programs in the U.S. While critics question Beijing’s motives and view the programs as propaganda vehicles to spread China’s influence, the U.S. should embrace this opportunity to learn more about its largest creditor, trading partner, and competitor.

Funding from the Chinese Ministry [...]

My Japan Trip, Part XV

Bill Costello visits the University of Tokyo.

My Japan Trip, Part XIV

Bill Costello visits the Osaka Castle.

My Japan Trip, Part XIII

Bill Costello visits the Floating Garden Observatory  in Osaka.

My Japan Trip, Part XII

Bill Costello visits Osaka University.

My Japan Trip, Part XI

Bill Costello visits Kasuga-taisha in Nara.

My Japan Trip, Part X

Bill Costello visits Nara Park.

My Japan Trip, Part IX

Bill Costello visits Todai-ji in Nara.