April 7, 2014

April 5, 2014
Coming paradigm: Certifying the student, not the institution
By Charles Hugh Smith Every institution defends itself against external analysis by marginalizing or discrediting those who could potentially limit its funding and power. Those few within the institution

April 3, 2014
4 key elements of localism
Video streaming by UstreamI explain the origins and outworkings of localism — Noogacentrism for people in Chattanooga — in less than two minutes.

April 2, 2014
Despite school follies, hope of public persists
By David Tulis I am encouraging myself not to be surprised at the persistence of confidence in the state. It is more than realism. It is more than pragmatism. …

March 31, 2014
Bizarre March blizzard follows day of heavy chemtrailing in Chattanooga skies
By David Tulis / NoogaRadio 92.7 FM This morning jets fling across the skies of Chattanooga, laying down trails of smudge that string out for miles behind their wake …

March 30, 2014
State police harass users of road with ‘driver license checkpoints’
Activists in Rutherford County, Tenn., defy highway patrol officers who stop them to demand they present their driver licenses. These are courageous men whose spirit of respectful defiance is …

March 30, 2014
Local economy amplifies the near, minimizes ‘the good people’ afar
Video streaming by UstreamA concern for local economy implies a healthy disregard for national evils that are unfixable by anybody in Washington. In local economy, we reorient ourselves toward …

March 29, 2014
Administrative bloat, piles of student debt hint colleges a legacy system
By Charles Hugh Smith Once we accredit the student, not the institution, existing universities will compete directly with Nearly Free Universities not in issuing diplomas but in how much …