Copyright © 2011 by P. A. Ritzer 15 November 2011 Instead of the government-student-loan approach to college financing, I propose the Knute Rockne approach, dramatized in the 1940 film Knute Rockne: All American, in which, fittingly, Ronald Reagan became the Gipper. Rockne wanted to study at the University of Notre Dame. So, in order to […]
Read MoreCopyright © 2011 by P. A. Ritzer 17 October 2011 Recently I was asked to comment on the value and some outcomes of a Catholic education. Value: Basically, for me it just comes down to learning truth within the reality of God’s creation and Church: truth within reality. Outcomes: One hopes that a person comes […]
Read MoreCopyright © 2011 by P. A. Ritzer 29 September 2011 Invested as heavily as they are in the Obama presidency and in all things Democratic, the old establishment media (OEM) (aka mainstream media) has surprised many by pursuing the erupting Solyndra scandal with some degree of tenacity rather than dismissing it or covering it up […]
Read MoreCopyright © 2011 by P. A. Ritzer 7 September 2011 I have been itching to write this piece for years. The solution: End federal student loan programs! And I have been hoping to see that solution enacted since the end of my college education so many years ago. When I stood face to face with […]
Read More19 August 2011 At the end of August 2011, we might look back to the Stuart-Schurtz party’s experience at this time of year 134 years ago, and consider the pioneer nature of this blessed republic, the United State of America. Seven Ox Seven, Part One: Escondido Bound, pp. 171-172 Copyright © 2007 by P. […]
Read MoreCopyright © 2011 by P. A. Ritzer 6 July 2011 Welcome to the birth of this column. And when better than this time of year when we celebrate the birth of the United States of America, a time when it is beneficial to reflect on its foundation, in particular the following words: We hold these truths to […]
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