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Already in this campaign cycle we’ve seen the polls get it wrong. Notably, of course, the pollsters have ended up with serious egg on their faces in recent, past elections. But they’ve also dropped the ball well before that with Dewey vs. Truman as one of the most memorable in history. Nonetheless, even for their
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Super Bowl Sunday. A time for good family fun. A time to stuff yourself with chicken wings, brats, soda, and a few beers while watching a major sporting championship surrounded by family and friends. With tons of food and football, it’s practically a second Thanksgiving! Around 102 million viewers tuned into the big game yesterday. This year’s
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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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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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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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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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