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  • Why Governments Shouldn’t Even Fund Schools

    Why Governments Shouldn’t Even Fund Schools1

    Education reporters frequently make the claim that government ought to fund and operate educational institutions because schooling is a public good. However, since schooling fails both conditions required for a public good to exist, schools should not be publicly operated. Schooling is Not a Public Good According to the economic definition, a public good is

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  • Why Government? We’re Not Angels

    Why Government? We’re Not Angels0

    As we enter into another presidential election season that will be filled with arguments about what government should and should not do, we would be wise to keep in mind that the structure and role of our government is rooted in a particular understanding of human nature. For much of the West’s history, man was

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  • Why Government Is the Biggest Obstacle to Educational Freedom

    Why Government Is the Biggest Obstacle to Educational Freedom2

    In Massachusetts where I live, average private school tuition hovers around $23,000. For secular private schools, the cost is typically much higher, with Boston-area private school tuition often exceeding $40,000. This price tag is way too high for most families to afford, but emerging microschools are typically a fraction of the cost of other private education

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  • Why Good Books Are Better When You Talk About Them

    Why Good Books Are Better When You Talk About Them0

    What do you do when you finish reading with children, say, at bedtime? Perhaps what many parents do — just close the book, kiss your child goodnight, ruffle their hair, and turn out the light. To be sure, that emotionally intimate time of reading together is a precious experience — the pleasure of a good

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  • Why Globalism is Doomed

    Why Globalism is Doomed0

    The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the international body based in Basel, Switzerland that represents the world’s central banks, claims in its latest annual report that globalization is a “scapegoat” for rising inequality, as it launches a defense of closer cross-border ties and integration. You didn’t get a copy and read every word of it?

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  • Why Ginsburg Fought Discrimination ‘On the Basis of Sex,’ Not Gender Identity

    Why Ginsburg Fought Discrimination ‘On the Basis of Sex,’ Not Gender Identity0

    Growing up with only sisters as siblings, we were raised to aspire to all that we were capable of—no “ifs,” “ands,” or “buts.” So, while Ruth Bader Ginsburg may not be my favorite Supreme Court justice in terms of her jurisprudence, I deeply admire how she proved that she is just as capable as any

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