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  • Parents Protesting School Policy

    Parents Against Stupid Stuff0

    In the past, many school boards have barely tolerated the presence of parents at meetings. That has to change, for parents care most about a child’s education.

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  • Parenting: It’s Okay to Rely on Common Sense

    Parenting: It’s Okay to Rely on Common Sense0

    Dr. Spock famously said to parents, “Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.” But if the success and prevalence of parenting resources are any evidence, parents seem less and less able to trust themselves. Today, “about a third [of parents](34%) say they often or sometimes get advice from parenting websites, books or

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  • Parenting Doesn’t Have to be So Expensive

    Parenting Doesn’t Have to be So Expensive0

    Having children is expensive, or so says our culture. And that mindset is affecting the number of children people are choosing to have.  The U.S. Department of Agriculture says that the average cost of raising a child is $245,340. So, it’s no surprise that 65 percent of couples cite the cost of raising a child

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  • Parental Discipline is Disappearing and the Public is Paying the Price

    Parental Discipline is Disappearing and the Public is Paying the Price0

    A child is said to have destroyed $1,300 worth of make-up in Sephora, but instead of being appalled at the misbehaving child’s mess, a mob is going after the woman who posted the photo of it. That’s right: people are mad at Brittney Nelson, who posted the photo, and are calling her out for “mom-shaming.”

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  • Parent and School Board Tensions Could Be Eased By School Choice

    Parent and School Board Tensions Could Be Eased By School Choice0

    Public education has been under the microscope lately, especially since many states shut down in-person learning last year during the COVID-19 pandemic. With children learning from home via technology, many parents had the chance to hear what their children’s teachers were saying—and they didn’t always like it. In fact, many were downright disturbed by what

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  • Pandemic Through the Eyes of a Globalist

    Pandemic Through the Eyes of a Globalist0

    Nearly 50 years ago, philosopher Thomas Nagel published a now-classic thought experiment on the nature of consciousness. “What Is It Like to Be a Bat?” is an attempt to do what is ultimately impossible: to see the world through the eyes of another sentient being. Whether Nagel succeeded is anyone’s guess. (The bat lobby has

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