By Oliver DeMille Independents are swinging their support of Republican candidates to more support of President Obama in the 2012 election. This is a huge change from the past three years. Independents put Republicans into control of the House in the historic election of 2010, and they have leaned strongly against President Obama since the … [Read more...]
The Grand Strategy for 2012
February 20, 2012 by 2 Comments
By Oliver DeMille 1. Two Speeches Several years ago I spoke at a seminar on international affairs and I predicted that in the next few years the United States would adopt a new Grand Strategy. I outlined America’s historical Grand Strategies, from Constitutionalism (1789-1820) and Manifest Destiny (1820-1900) to Nationalism (1900-1945) and … [Read more...]
Mini-Factories: The Greatest Freedom Trend of Our Time
January 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Oliver DeMille The following is an excerpt from Oliver's recent book, The Coming Aristocracy: Education & the Future of Freedom. If freedom is to reverse the onslaught of American and global aristocracy, it will likely do so through the greatest freedom trend of our time. This trend is revolutionizing institutions, organizations, … [Read more...]
What to Look for in 2012
January 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Oliver DeMille Here are some things to consider in 2012, several possible trends which could make significant changes in our world by the end of the year ahead: 1-Barring major events, the news of 2012 will most likely be all about the election, especially the presidential election. But the real potential for election change will be in the … [Read more...]
How to NOT Ruin Freedom
January 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Oliver DeMille In the American founding era, most of the leading thinkers were rationalists. This means that they believed in reason as a top method of determining truth. Note that the general concept of reason has changed since then. When most people think of reason today, they tend to mix it with the ideas of logic, science and … [Read more...]
The American Caste System
December 26, 2011 by 2 Comments
By Oliver DeMille The American framers overcame domination by an elite upper class by establishing a new system where every person was treated equally before the law. This led to nearly two centuries of increasing freedoms for all social classes, both genders and all citizens—whatever their race, religion, health, etc. During the Industrial Age … [Read more...]
Education Insights: Unschooling Rules (A Book Review)
December 19, 2011 by 1 Comment
By Oliver DeMille Once in a while a truly great book comes along that you just can’t wait to tell everyone else to read. Unschooling Rules by Clark Aldrich is that kind of book. I started reading in the afternoon and couldn’t put it down until I finished. My first thought when I completed the last page was, “I wish I had written this!” My … [Read more...]
Family Roles
December 12, 2011 by 1 Comment
By Oliver DeMille Nothing will have more impact on the future of the world than the future of families. This truism is sobering as we watch the decline of the family. As we consider the industrialized world, it is disturbing to note that even amongst those who espouse, promote and live a strong family lifestyle, some of the most basic roles … [Read more...]
Three Wrong Lessons
December 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Oliver DeMille The result of our intermingled modern educational and class systems is too often that the modern citizen feels, as G.K. Chesterton put it, “I have no right to think for myself. I have no right to think at all.” Lesson One: A major lesson of our modern schooling is that we are all somewhere on the social scale, we should give way … [Read more...]
The Great Debate on American Education
November 18, 2011 by 1 Comment
By Oliver DeMille Home Schools, the New Private Schools, and Other Non-Traditional Learning The current national commentary on American education is split by a major paradox. On the one hand, nearly all the experts are convinced that our schools must find a way to effectively and consistently teach the values and skills of innovation and … [Read more...]
