Bruce "Utah" Duncan Phillips (May 15, 1935 – May 23, 2008) was a labor organizer, folk singer, storyteller, and poet. He described the struggles of labor unions and the power of direct action, self-identifying as an anarchist.

pat·sy [pat-see] noun - a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker. a person upon whom the blame for something falls; scapegoat; fall guy. a person who is the object of a joke, ridicule, or the like.

The visitor was not only rude and arrogant, but he acted as if he knew how to run our lives and use our property better than we did.

Newciv.org | Call me Mr. Gatto, please. Twenty-six years ago, having nothing better to do at the time, I tried my hand at schoolteaching. The license I hold certifies that I am an instructor of English language and English literature, but that isn't what I do at all. I don't teach English, I teach school -- and I win awards doing it.

C4SS.org | Leisure, like most areas of life, is expected to be regimented and guided by experts. Leagues, troops, and college-application-friendly “extracurricular activities” take the place of adventure, self-improvement, and spontaneous social development. While some uses of formal organizations may be absolutely beneficial to the individual’s development, the obsessive drive to create designated times and official sanction for everything displaces the individual’s capacity to find meaning in life. As a substitute they are given professional sermons, commercial self-help products, mission statements, professionally-engineered culture, and government-approved drugs to make it easier to digest.