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  • Did Pediatricians Really Say More Screen Time is Okay?

    Did Pediatricians Really Say More Screen Time is Okay?0

    Judging by today’s headlines, it would appear that the American Academy of Pediatrics has taken the guilt trip off parents everywhere. As The Washington Post eagerly explains: “For years, the American Academy of Pediatrics set a simple and clear ceiling: no more than two hours parked in front of the TV for any child over

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  • Did Noam Chomsky Just Dish a Secret on Socialism in America?

    Did Noam Chomsky Just Dish a Secret on Socialism in America?0

    Noam Chomsky earlier this week was asked what he thought of Bernie Sanders’ political platform. Here’s how he responded:  [H]e’s considered radical and extremist, which is a pretty interesting characterization, because he’s basically a mainstream New Deal Democrat. His positions would not have surprised President Eisenhower, who said, in fact, that anyone who does not

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  • Did Medieval Medicine Ever Work?

    Did Medieval Medicine Ever Work?1

    It all began as one of those Friday afternoon projects that medical researchers sometimes do to satisfy curiosity. No one expected it to work. The researchers were testing medieval medical remedies by replicating a 1000-year-old recipe for an eye salve. They were prepared to see it prove that medieval medicine was backward and even superstitious.

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  • Did Madison Give Us a Logical Solution to Immigration?

    Did Madison Give Us a Logical Solution to Immigration?0

    In the days after Britain’s vote to leave the EU, general consensus seems to pin the exit on the public’s concern over immigration policies. But the British aren’t the only ones concerned about immigration. According to a new survey released by the Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings Institution, immigration is one of the

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  • Did Lockdowns Finish Off Public Schooling?

    Did Lockdowns Finish Off Public Schooling?2

    We moved to a good school district. The area was growing. Built for families like ours, all of the public schools in the area received “A” or “8/10” ratings. There were two very expensive and very fancy private schools in the area. It was an idyllic place to raise children. In retrospect, we had a

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  • Did LBJ Say, ‘I’ll have those n*ggers voting Democratic for 200 years’?

    Did LBJ Say, ‘I’ll have those n*ggers voting Democratic for 200 years’?15

    For reasons that are obvious, at a recent editorial meeting topic of conversation swung toward some of the most shocking things ever said by U.S. presidents. Of course Lyndon Baines Johnson’s name quickly popped up. LBJ, a beer-swilling, blunt-speaking Texan, didn’t shy from using what today we refer to as The N Word. One sentence

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