Posts tagged “brian kahn”
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Kids write letters to thank taxpayers for paying for their education – inspired by Brian Kahn’s Real Common Sense
August 30, 2012
Brian Kahn, author of “Real Common Sense” inspired a new project to teach school children about taxes and have them write letters to taxpayers thanking them for supporting their education.
“It is a simple concept really, that we should all be grateful for the benefits we enjoy at the expense of other people, and that it is not unreasonable to make the effort to thank somebody for them. Yet the concept touches upon deeper concepts of the role of government in peoples lives and our connections to the communities in which we live.”
“It’s a book expounding values to revitalize America,” Kahn said of “Real Common Sense.” “It occurred to me as I was thinking about public education, that when I was growing up I had no idea who was paying for my education. I took it for granted, and I think most kids take it for granted. So I suggested that twice a year, kids be asked in all public schools across the United States to open the phone book, pick a name and write a letter thanking a taxpayer for helping to pay for their education.”
Read the entire article in The Great Falls Tribune.
Tags: brian kahn, letters to taxpayers, real common sense
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Real Common Sense, Now Available in Paperback, tells us how to take back America for the 99%
August 7, 2012
CAN WE REALLY TAKE BACK AMERICA FOR THE 99%? YES ! AND USING OUR NATON’S FOUNDING PRINCIPLES, REAL COMMON SENSE TELLS US HOW
Education reforms: Teach citizenship in our schools.The Founders believed in a community of citizens, not consumers.We need reforms in our schools to teach citizenship:Real Common Sense proposes that all children in public school should be asked twice a year to write lettersto folks picked randomly from the phone book, thanking them for helping to pay for their education.Real Common Sense proposes that to graduate from high school, every student should be required to pass a comprehensive test on Founding values, the Constitution, and the responsibility of citizenship.Real Common Sense proposes that after leaving high school, every young American should provide the nation with one year of public service—civilian or military—as a way of thanking the nation for the gift of ahigh quality education.Tags: brian kahn, Corporate reform, Education Reform, Founding Fathers, real common sense, responsible media
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Brian Kahn on NBC New York
July 8, 2011
Brian Kahn, author of Real Common Sense shares his thoughts regarding our founding fathers.
Tags: brian kahn, chuck scarborough, interview, nbc, new york, politics, real common sense, video
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Press Democrat reviews Real Common Sense
May 13, 2011
[Kahn] offers concrete steps for putting the country back on the course set by its founders. Among them: Enacting campaign-funding changes “to end the control that special interest money exercises over our democracy,” demanding reform of media obsessed with sex, violence and vacuous entertainment, and assuring “a top-quality education for all of America’s children.” — Chris Smith, Press Democrat
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Brian Kahn at Country Bookshelf in Bozeman, MT
April 27, 2011
April 27, 2011, 7:00pm, Brian Kahn will be at Country Bookshelf speaking about his book Real Common Sense: Using our Founding Values to Reclaim Our Nation and Stop the Radical Right from Hijacking America. America’s extreme Right falsely claims the Founding Fathers as allies for their radical agenda. Pundit Glenn Beck has gone so far as to use the title of Tom Paine’s famous 1776 pamphlet Common Sense for his own book—a book that attacks the political, social and economic rights which Paine and the Founders fought for! Kahn claims it’s time to cut through the rhetoric, smoke, and spin, and get back to our core American values. Location: 28 West Main Bozeman, Montana 59715.
Tags: bozeman, brian kahn, country bookshelf, nonfiction, reading, real common sense, signing
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Billings, MT Barnes and Noble Event with Brian Kahn
April 26, 2011
April 26, 2011, 7:00PM, author Brian Kahn will speak at Barnes & Noble in Billings, MT about his latest work Real Common Sense: Using Our Founding Values to Reclaim the Nation and Stop Palin, Beck and the Tea Party from Hijacking America in which Kahn poses the question: Who are the true heirs of Tom Paine’s common sense ideology: conspiracy theorists and wealthy, tax-addled Tea Partiers, or average working class Americans? Location: 530 S 24th Street West
Billings, MT 59102.Tags: barnes and noble, billings, brian kahn, nonfiction, reading, real common sense
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Brian Kahn Gives Wonderlust Lecture at MSU Bozeman
April 25, 2011
April 25, 2011, 3:00 pm MT, Montana resident Brian Kahn will be giving a Wonderlust Lecture at MSU Bozeman following the publication of his latest work Real Common Sense is a book that rediscovers the moral compass the Founding Fathers put in place so that we can create a united America, and a future worthy of our grandchildren. Location: Bozeman, MT 59717.
Tags: bozeman, brian kahn, MSU, nonfiction, real common sense, wonderlust lecture
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Brian Kahn, Real Common Sense at Barnes and Noble Missoula
April 23, 2011
April 23, 2011, 2:00pm, Brian Kahn will be at Barnes and Noble in Missoula speaking about his book Real Common Sense: Using Our Founding Values to Reclaim the Nation and Stop Palin, Beck and the Tea Party from Hijacking America in which Kahn poses the question: Who are the true heirs of Tom Paine’s common sense ideology: conspiracy theorists and wealthy, tax-addled Tea Partiers, or average working class Americans? Location: 2640 N. Reserve Street Missoula, MT 59808.
Tags: brian kahn, nonfiction, reading, real common sense, signing
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Real Common Sense author at University of Michigan
April 19, 2011
April 19, 2011, 5:30-7:00pm, author Brian Kahn will speak about his book Real Common Sense: Using Our Founding Values to Reclaim the Nation and Stop Palin, Beck and the Tea Party from Hijacking America in which Kahn poses the question: Who are the true heirs of Tom Paine’s common sense ideology: conspiracy theorists and wealthy, tax-addled Tea Partiers, or average working class Americans? Location: Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, Gallery in Room 100 (use Diag entrance) 913 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI. Free and open to the public, parking is available in the structure at 650 S. Forest, just south of S. University.
Tags: brian kahn, free, Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, nonfiction, public, reading, real common sense, university of michigan
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Orca Books Presents Brian Kahn, Real Common Sense
April 12, 2011
April 12, 2012, 6:00PM, author Brian Kahn will speak at Orca Books about his latest work Real Common Sense: Using Our Founding Values to Reclaim the Nation and Stop Palin, Beck and the Tea Party from Hijacking America in which Kahn poses the question: Who are the true heirs of Tom Paine’s common sense ideology: conspiracy theorists and wealthy, tax-addled Tea Partiers, or average working class Americans? Location: 509 4th Avenue East Olympia, WA 98501.
Tags: brian kahn, nonfiction, olympia, orca books, reading, real common sense