Education:
"Nobody would want the government to run 90 percent of the nation's entertainment industry. Nobody thinks that 90 percent of all housing should be owned by the state. Yet the government's control of 90 percent of the nation's schools leaves most Americans strangely unconcerned."
– Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby, October 17, 2007
"The irony is that if you were to purchase "Reclamation," one cross-country flight would be all you need to read what may be the most necessary and yet under-appreciated work that I have read in quite some time."
Politics and Social matters:
"Each time I read one of Mr. Kaufman’s articles I find myself wishing our politicians had even a small portion of his insight. Of course most of them would never spend the time driving through these areas or talking to real people." (July 29, 2008)
"Senator Obama is a perfect manifestation of a September 10th mindset. He brings the attitude, the failures of judgment, the weakness and the misunderstanding of the nature of our adversary and the dangers posed by them..."
-Randy Scheunemann, John McCain’s senior foreign policy adviser, June 17, 2008
Misc:
"Ari, your Magic Johnson piece was terrific. Writing is clearly what you should be doing. Keep writing. You've got IT, whatever IT is."
-Bob Kravitz, Indianapolis Star lead sports columnist
"Ari Kaufman is an enterprising travel writer with considerable flair---a keen observer of the nuances of road travel and what make America tick."
-Sam North, Chief Editor, Hackwriters Travel Magazine
Aside from the articles I've written, regularly perusing information from good newspapers and websites allows readers to grasp the most important issues of today, especially national security. Make the best use of your time while you're blessed being here on earth. Here are a few of the best I've come across in the past few years:
"This election is the ultimate conclusion of affirmative action: while Republicans debate who understands domestic or foreign issues, national security, the US economy and healthcare, Democrats are still debating whether a white woman is better than a black man."
-Clark Baker, Jan. 28, 2008)
"...Whenever the left has met with political defeat, it has cried, ‘Fascism!’ and declared that the fat cats were pulling the strings.”
-Jonah Goldberg, Liberal Fascism
ACLU in a nutshell (a classic)