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  • Yes, We Have Bananas… in All Shapes and Sizes

    Yes, We Have Bananas… in All Shapes and Sizes0

    “Yes, we have no bananas” was a hit song from the 1920s. Here a Greek fruit vendor answers all questions with “yes,” even when the answer is negative. In today’s America, we have lots of bananas. First, of course, are the curved yellow fruits sold in bunches. You may be living in Alaska or Massachusetts,

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  • Yes, There Are Benefits to Studying Latin

    Yes, There Are Benefits to Studying Latin0

    Is the study of classic literature and languages like Latin and Greek dead? Many would answer that question with a yes. After all, it’s cooler to have a degree in woman’s studies – or at least some type of diploma that can land a person a decent paying job. But recent developments at the University

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  • Yes, the Products You’re Buying Are Getting Smaller—Even Though Prices Are Not

    Yes, the Products You’re Buying Are Getting Smaller—Even Though Prices Are Not2

    The rise in consumer prices has rightly received a great deal of attention, as inflation hovers around 40-year highs. Everyone can see that virtually everything is getting more expensive, but fewer have noticed that many items are also getting smaller. On Wednesday the Associated Press ran an article under the headline “No, you’re not imagining it — package

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  • Yes, Parents Are Capable of Choosing How Their Children Should Be Educated

    Yes, Parents Are Capable of Choosing How Their Children Should Be Educated0

    At the heart of debates around education freedom and school choice is the subtle but sinister sentiment that parents can’t be trusted. They are too busy, too poor, or too ignorant to make the right decisions for their kids, and others know better how to raise and educate children. Never mind that parents have successfully

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  • Yes, My Religion Informs How I Vote

    Yes, My Religion Informs How I Vote5

    A month or two ago, a pro-choice classmate of mine decided to put words in my mouth. In a friendly discussion about abortion in America, he responded to me with, “Well, you’re just anti-abortion because you’re Catholic.” My jaw dropped. “But I’m not,” I said. “I’m pro-life because life begins at conception.” He did not

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  • Yes, Mean Speech is Protected Speech

    Yes, Mean Speech is Protected Speech0

    It’s astonishing to me how many young people utterly fail to understand the First Amendment, particularly its provisions protecting the right of individuals and groups to peaceably speak and assemble. The general consensus seems to be that freedom of speech and assembly are all well and good—unless, of course, the speech is offensive, or the

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