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Ok, I apologize for the argumentum ad hominem–what may seem like a logical misstep or at least an ethical lapse in the second part of the post title above, but come on! This came across the wire today. I’ve pasted it below, but you can find it’s original context at Think Progress. I couldn’t believe [...]

John Taylor Gatto is scheduled to speak at this year’s InHome Conference. Gatto is a writer and speaker, an outspoken critic of compulsory education, a homeschooling advocate, and an award winning former New York public school teacher. He’s in the process of raising money to complete a documentary film entitled The Fourth Purpose. Just recently, [...]

Having been a GNU/Linux user now for over three years, I have come to really appreciate this idea of “free software,” which until just recently I did not realize is not entirely the same thing as “open source” software. Many times it is very close to the same thing, but, fundamentally, there is a difference. [...]