OPINION: Alaska’s judicial branch has darkened the light of liberty
Vladimir Nabokov writes in Speak, Memory (1951), “Our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness.” Many interpret this as an expression of nihilism — but is it truly? Rather than despair, Nabokov’s “brief crack of
OPINION: NEA-Alaska’s fights school choice to keep power, not to empower kids
In 2015, a group of philosophers had a conversation on Australian radio that asked whether having a loving family gives children an “unfair advantage.” While that might sound like an absurd question to most Alaskans, it actually touches on a real truth:
Homeschoolers overperform in Alaska poetry contest
While comprising only about 23% of Alaska’s student population, homeschool students outperformed their brick-and-mortar public school counterparts in the Alaska State Champion for Poetry Out
OPINION: A decade of ‘incremental betrayal’ gutted Alaska’s constitutional self-governance
Since 2015, Alaska’s government has not only failed to protect its citizens from bureaucratic bloat and fiscal dependency, but it has also actively dismantled the pillars of state
OPINION: ‘Devious letter’ reveals dark money in Alaska politics
I now believe that Dark Money is a problem here, all because of a devious little political flyer that arrived in my mailbox
OPINION: Here’s how Alaska funds schools – a failing formula
The Anchorage School District (ASD) is in financial trouble, and instead of taking responsibility, they’re demanding the rest of Alaska pay for it.
Alaska Senate GOP caucus debunks ‘meritless’ school funding claims
On April 23, the Senate’s GOP Minority Leader Mike Shower (R-Wasilla) issued a rebuttal to a litany of claims levelled against Republicans who insist that greater funding be tied to
Alaska’s D6 Republicans vote to sanction RINO Sen. President Gary Stevens
While censure resolutions have been made in the past and accomplished absolutely nothing, things may be different this
Don’t let green colonialists sacrifice Alaska on the altar of false environmentalism
We cannot allow Alaska to be sacrificed on the altar of a false environmental gospel. We must reject the green colonialism that seeks to chain our future to someone else's
OPINION: School choice is the path forward for Alaska’s students
The Anchorage School District (ASD) is in financial trouble, and instead of taking responsibility, they’re demanding the rest of Alaska pay for it.
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