Common Sense University

Adam Meyerson has been president of The Philanthropy Roundtable. He also served as vice president for educational affairs at the Heritage Foundation from 1993 to 2001. The following is adapted from a speech delivered at Washington D.C. in the “First Principles on First Fridays” lecture series sponsored by Hillsdale College on January 8, 2010. Due [...]

            For a very long period of time, the United States Government has issued statistics on employment as well as unemployment. The Department of Labor has been reporting on the job labor market for nearly a century and while its numbers are sometimes questioned as to accuracy, they have generally been accepted as reliable. Over [...]

            We here at Common Sense University are getting very close to conclude that the vast majority of Americans are considered to be stupid or dumb. We base this on a recent event where the votes of over seven million California voters were overturned by a reportedly gay judge as he adjudicated a case that [...]

            There are many situations and happenings that causes someone to shake one’s head due to its total irrationality and indefensible content and nature. The recent ruling by Clinton-appointed Federal Judge Susan Bolton is one of them when she partially struck down a perfectly legitimate Arizona State Law and thus preventing Arizona to enact it. [...]

            The one thing President Obama has shown consistently from his days as Presidential contender until now (and probably for another two plus years) is the “Mess”.  As candidate Obama, he spoke of the Mess of the Bush Presidency and no sooner was he elected President did he feel the urgent need to remind the [...]