Intellectual Conservative Politics and Philosophy » It Takes a Village to Raise an Idiot: California and Parental Rights

Dr. Brian C. Melton writes:

Today, people reflexively expect the state and federal governments to assume control. This is unfortunate on at least two levels. First, the government (especially as influenced by modern educational theorists) is the least qualified to act in a parent’s stead. Second, as we see here in California, the government tends to go after just those parents who are the least likely to need supervision: parents who care enough about their children’s future to take a personal hand in shaping it.

Intellectual Conservative Politics and Philosophy » It Takes a Village to Raise an Idiot: California and Parental Rights