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  • How America’s Gun Culture Cultivates Civic Virtue

    How America’s Gun Culture Cultivates Civic Virtue0

    “It is through the enjoyment of a dangerous freedom that Americans learn the art of reducing freedom’s perils.” —Alexis de Tocqueville Many people are often surprised to learn that I am a gun owner and firm defender of the Second Amendment. After all, I, a first-generation Chinese-American immigrant, do not fit the stereotype of the

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  • How America Let the Culture of Disrespect Get Out of Hand

    How America Let the Culture of Disrespect Get Out of Hand0

    By now, you have likely seen the California McDonald’s fight that is making its way around the internet. As Yahoo explains, the fight began when a young mother asked several teens to leave the McDonald’s play area where her two young children were playing. The teens did not take kindly to this request, challenging the mother

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  • How America Grew Bored with Love

    How America Grew Bored with Love0

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  • How America Became Class Conscious

    How America Became Class Conscious0

    I recently shared some statistics from Charles Murray’s book Coming Apart that illustrate some of the fundamental social and cultural changes that occurred in America during the last half-century. One fascinating bit of data I did not share touches on U.S. poverty levels, as well as American perceptions of poverty. In 1963, roughly 20 percent

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  • How Air Combat Changed Roald Dahl

    How Air Combat Changed Roald Dahl0

    As an adult rereading Roald Dahl’s works, such as James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, you may be surprised by just how dark they can be at times even though they’re written for children. Dahl certainly had a knack for writing about the macabre or darker sides of life,

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  • How Adults Can Discover What Schools Are Really Teaching Kids

    How Adults Can Discover What Schools Are Really Teaching Kids0

    Homeschoolers are no strangers to questions concerning their decision to educate their children at home. Such a choice opens them up to inquiries on everything from their qualifications to whether their children will be socially well-adjusted. Homeschool parents realize that such questions are natural and come with the territory. But according to a recent Washington

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