When it comes to international tests like the PISA exam, the U.S. doesn’t have much to crow about. On the most recent assessment the U.S. ranked 23rd in Reading, 24th in Science, and 38th in Math, continuing America’s slump in education. What gives? A recent report from the left-leaning Brookings Institution may shed some light
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How likely is it that a C college student would set off events that would amend the U.S. Constitution? After all, amending the Constitution of the United States is notoriously difficult. There have been just 27 amendments in the 241-year history of the United States, and only 15 amendments have been passed since 1803. The
READ MOREAngus Deaton, the Nobel-prize winning economist (who also sits on the advisory board of HumanProgress.org), recently reiterated his belief that on the whole the world is getting better ” if not, as he accepted, everywhere or for everyone at once. Perhaps that comes as no surprise, but the idea that the world is getting better in regards
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Once upon a time, a doctor was the central figure in the community. He ran around with his black bag, tirelessly dispensing care to those whose physical difficulties and life habits he knew well. Today’s doctors still run around tirelessly, but now much of that tirelessness is devoted to filling out paperwork for insurance companies,
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Tomi Lahren, a political commentator at the Blaze, was getting hammered from all sides for some comments she made on “The View” in regards to abortion. Then it got worse. The Washington Post is reporting that she has been suspended, which Lahren seemed to confirm with this tweet: In case you missed it, here’s what
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An interviewer just asked me the question following my usual call for markets in everything. It’s probably the 100th time this has happened. The question amazes me because the implication behind it implies that markets serve primarily the rich. It’s hard to imagine a more profound confusion. The default state of the world is grueling poverty,
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