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  • Is There a War on Childhood?

    Is There a War on Childhood?0

    In a recent article for the Washington Post, Petula Dvorak writes on a treehouse battle in her neighborhood. This battle, she claims, is just part of an ever increasing war on childhood. Dvorak says that a pretty little treehouse is dividing her neighborhood in Washington D.C.: “The parents who built the Capitol Hill treehouse for

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  • Is There a Threat to English?

    Is There a Threat to English?0

    For decades, immigration enthusiasts have offered conflicting assurances to skeptics who perceive a lack of assimilation among newcomers. Multiculturalism is a great gift to the United States, so why worry? Also, assimilation is proceeding apace, so, again, why worry? The former assurance is generally directed at liberals, and the latter is directed at conservatives, but

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  • Is There a Peace Deal Putin and Zelensky Can Accept?

    Is There a Peace Deal Putin and Zelensky Can Accept?0

    In an interview with Reuters, Dmitry Peskov, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman for decades, made a startling offer. Moscow could end the Ukraine war immediately, said Peskov, if four conditions were met. Ukraine should cease all military action, recognize Crimea as part of Russia, accept the independence of the Luhansk and Donetsk separatist enclaves, and enact

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  • Is there a Measurable Benefit to Public Art?

    Is there a Measurable Benefit to Public Art?0

    In the Western world, it’s widely assumed that making works of art easily available and visible to the public improves people’s lives in tangible ways. Having lived in half-a-dozen major American cities and one English city, I’ve seen public art everywhere. Much of it is funded in whole or part by the taxpayers. But what,

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  • Is There a Case for Keeping the Lights on in America’s Libraries?

    Is There a Case for Keeping the Lights on in America’s Libraries?0

    “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” – Jorge Luis Borges Like Borges, Americans have long treasured libraries. From Benjamin Franklin, who helped put together one of America’s first lending libraries, to Andrew Carnegie, who funded more than 2,500 libraries, to Laura Bush, whose foundation has provided millions of dollars to

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  • Is there a ‘positive right’ to happiness?

    Is there a ‘positive right’ to happiness?0

    An amusing citation from Margaret Thatcher reads: “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.” The socialists, however, were not the only ones who would run out of other people’s money. Democracies are quite capable of duplicating this feat. The question is this: What entitles us to acquire other

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