Yes, yes, and yes! That was what I shouted, in the silence of my heart, when I finished Louis Markos’ online review “How Classical Education Can Liberate Black America.” Earlier that same week, I’d read yet another account of an attack on the classics of Western civilization, the Great Books as they were once called,
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“Our schools,” reports a knowledgeable observer, “are producing ignoramuses.” The average graduate, he explains, “does not know how to read critically, write expressively, or debate intelligently and politely.” Meantime, the unions are opposing huge, proposed increases in beginner-teacher salaries because, instead, they want higher pay for teachers with seniority, regardless of individual performance. Are we
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If we agree there’s a youth mental health crisis, can we also agree that “More therapists!” is not the only solution? I worry our leaders automatically gravitate to middle-age solutions—yoga, therapy, meditation—even when they’re trying to help KIDS. They miss a FREE, immediate, easily accessible “therapy” all kids used to get: FREE PLAY. All ages
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Sixteen advocates for people injured by COVID-19 vaccines recently took a three-day trip to Washington, D.C. to meet with a number of elected representatives and Food and Drug Administration officials. Seeking recognition of those harmed by the COVID-19 vaccines, they met to lobby for the inclusion of that group in the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
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The great journalist and author Henry Hazlitt (1894-1993) offered the following excellent advice to writers: The reader who seeks to write well and think well should aim first at the essential qualities—coherence, clarity, precision, simplicity, and brevity. Euphony and rhythm are of course also desirable, but they are like the final rubbing on a fine
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Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds, a white female who is running for reelection against a white female opponent, stands accused of … racism. The Iowa Democratic Party chairman, a black man, leveled the charge against her. Reynolds’ sin? She put out a political ad, over a week ago, attacking her opponent for what Reynolds considers
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