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  • Sundays Are Disappearing from the Western World

    Sundays Are Disappearing from the Western World0

    • July 17, 2015

    Perhaps some of you are old enough to remember Sundays when stores and restaurants were shuttered, and a deeper peace and quiet reigned. In America, it has now become a day where the mall closes at seven instead of nine. Apparently, this trend is spreading throughout the West. In last week’s Daily Mail, Peter Hitchens

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  • Summer Time Is for Wasting

    Summer Time Is for Wasting2

    With the lazy, hazy days of you-know-what upon us, should you worry about your kids goofing off? Being idle? Spending tons of time making sculptures out of wet, squished Kleenex (toilet paper works, too!) or any other odd hobbies they may develop? Sure! Worry all you want—if you think that who you are in life

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  • Summer Reading for G.K. Chesterton

    Summer Reading for G.K. Chesterton0

    This is the time of year when people are asked to compile their summer reading lists. The idea of these lists, as far as I can see, is to suggest books that are relaxing, not taxing; slim volumes, not monumental tomes; lighter fare that can be read recreationally, for pure pleasure, perhaps on the beach

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  • Summer Learning Loss May Be Overblown

    Summer Learning Loss May Be Overblown0

    When it comes to news articles about the impact that summer has on student learning, the news is often bad. For instance, The Economist proclaimed in 2018: “Long summer holidays are bad for children, especially the poor.” This headline is fairly typical of how summer loss is portrayed. Summer has come to be seen as

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  • Summer Civics Boot Camp for the Whole Family

    Summer Civics Boot Camp for the Whole Family0

    I recently encouraged readers to make summer great again by getting the kids outdoors more and giving them lots of free time, along with trips to various attractions and historical sites close to home. But after reading Wilfred McClay’s online essay “Civic Education, Rightly Understood,” it’s imperative to add one more item to this “make summer great” list: restoring

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  • Suicides Nearly Double Among Young People in Wisconsin’s Second Largest County

    Suicides Nearly Double Among Young People in Wisconsin’s Second Largest County0

    This summer, a relative reached out to me regarding the sad story of Kodie Dutcher, a 10-year-old from Baraboo, Wisconsin who was reported missing in July. Law enforcement officials put out an Amber Alert, and a volunteer search party was organized. Kodie’s body was found the following morning – July 7, a Tuesday – near

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