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  • A Gallon of Gas Now Costs More Than the Federal Minimum Wage in These Cities

    A Gallon of Gas Now Costs More Than the Federal Minimum Wage in These Cities2

    As nearly 40 million Americans prepare to travel for Memorial Day weekend, they’re confronted with an unpleasant reality: gasoline prices are through the roof. Last week, for the first time ever, gas prices topped $4 in every single state. On Wednesday, Florida hit a new record high—$4.57 a gallon. That’s a lot, but it pales in comparison to

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  • A Free Press No More: Thoughts on America’s Enslaved Journalists

    A Free Press No More: Thoughts on America’s Enslaved Journalists0

    “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes” is Latin for “Who will guard the guardians themselves?” Once upon a time the guardians of freedom and fair play in America were members of the fourth estate: the press. Earlier generations thought of reporters and journalists as watchdogs, keeping their eyes on the machinations of government and rooting out corruption,

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  • A Four-Step Maintenance Plan to Keep Your Relationship Strong

    A Four-Step Maintenance Plan to Keep Your Relationship Strong2

    Early on, relationships are easy. Everything is new and exciting. You go on dates, take trips, spend time together and intentionally cultivate experiences that allow your relationship to grow. Then, somewhere along the way, life happens. One study on married couples in their 30s and 40s found that their marital quality declined over the course

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  • A Formula for Creating Wimpy, Unimaginative Kids

    A Formula for Creating Wimpy, Unimaginative Kids0

    Have you ever compared your childhood with that of your own kids? Clint Edwards recently did that in an article for The Washington Post, and what he found was rather alarming. For Edwards, childhood meant riding bikes extensive distances and having pick-up playtimes with any other children who were mutually roaming the neighborhood. For Edwards’

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  • A Former Teacher’s Smart Advice on How to Fix Education

    A Former Teacher’s Smart Advice on How to Fix Education0

    An interesting article in The Washington Post caught my eye this morning. As author Jennifer Patterson explains, she and her husband did something unusual this year when they allowed their daughter to skip second grade. Such a decision, Patterson goes on to explain, was based on her daughter’s desire to be challenged in her schoolwork.

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  • A Former English Professor Explains Why She Homeschools Her Children

    A Former English Professor Explains Why She Homeschools Her Children0

    Twenty years ago, Rosaria Champagne Butterfield was an up-and-coming professor of English literature at Syracuse University. While specializing in Critical Theory, she also headed up Syracuse’s Center for Women’s Studies. Through various events, however, Ms. Butterfield left her position at Syracuse and eventually began homeschooling her own children, all of whom are adopted. Given her

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