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  • Here’s What French Elementary Schools Are Doing Right

    Here’s What French Elementary Schools Are Doing Right0

    I went back to elementary school immediately following my college graduation. No, it wasn’t remedial coursework! Instead, I am putting my English major and French minor to work in Angers, France, as the primary English language teacher in two French preschools and elementary schools between January and July. Beyond the culture shock of moving from

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  • Here’s the Best Predictor of Support for Donald Trump

    Here’s the Best Predictor of Support for Donald Trump0

    What’s the best predictor of those likely to support Donald Trump? According to this Vox piece by political-science researcher Matthew MacWilliams, it’s not “income, education, or age.” In fact, the only “statistically significant” predictors of support for Trump were “[a]uthoritarianism and a hybrid variable that links authoritarianism with a personal fear of terrorism…” That’s an

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  • Here Are Some REAL Ways to Avoid Massive College Debt

    Here Are Some REAL Ways to Avoid Massive College Debt0

    Yesterday, the Huffington Post put out a lousy article titled “This Will Make You Feel Better About Looming College Bills.” It offered a fairly ho-hum collection of advice that probably should not make students or parents feel any better about paying for college. The advice ranged from “Odds are, your child will likely get some

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  • Her Medical License Is Being Investigated for COVID-19 ‘Misinformation.’ Why This Pediatrician Is Fighting Back.

    Her Medical License Is Being Investigated for COVID-19 ‘Misinformation.’ Why This Pediatrician Is Fighting Back.6

    Once she saw the data, pediatrician Dr. Renata Moon knew she had to speak out. Over her more than 20 years of practicing medicine, including more than 17 years of treating high-risk patients, Dr. Moon had never been anti-vaccine—until she saw what was happening with the COVID-19 vaccines. In Dr. Moon’s words: “As the data

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  • Henry Ford’s Pro-Family Initiative That Rocked the World

    Henry Ford’s Pro-Family Initiative That Rocked the World2

    One hundred and ten years ago this week, a Motor City magnate put his money where his mouth was. On 5 January 1914, Ford Motor Company doubled the wages of employees to $5.00 per day, incentivising assembly-line work. It was Henry Ford’s idea. The Detroit Journal’s headline “Henry Ford Gives Ten Million in 1914 Profits to His

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  • Henry Ford Did More for Workers than Unions Did

    Henry Ford Did More for Workers than Unions Did1

    A Car for the Masses When Henry Ford came up with the Model T, his goal was to build a car for the masses. Although history teachers typically present this as pertaining to price, Ford actually had to do much more than make his automobile cheaper. In fact, when the Model T was released in

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