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The Electoral College Is No Laughing Matter 0
- Politics
- December 19, 2019
“Saturday Night Live” last weekend took a jab at the Electoral College, suggesting it exists as a way to thwart the popular will of the people. The skit featured a snowman who shows viewers three American households in California, South Carolina, and Georgia debating the impeachment of Donald Trump. It ends with the snowman declaring their debates
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Millennials Are Finding Religion, but Not at Church 0
- Culture
- December 19, 2019
Millennials approach religion differently than their forebears. They are more likely to be “nones,” less likely to frequent religious institutions or adhere to a particular faith. Some have wondered whether Millennials’ views on religion might change with age, as many of them have taken longer to hit other life milestones, such as getting married, having
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J. K. Rowling Isn’t Feminist Enough for Trans Activists 0
- December 19, 2019
Here’s a new acronym for everyone to learn: TERF. This stands for “trans-exclusionary radical feminist,” which appears to be a feminist who doesn’t conform to transgender advocates’ views of what a feminist ought to be, specifically regarding the issue of transgender rights. The term does seem to invite some problems. Hordes of Twitters user and
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Fighting Loneliness During the Holidays 0
- Culture
- December 19, 2019
As I read through a recent Pew Research Center report detailing America’s dreary numbers regarding single-parent households, I came to a section on aging and living alone. Because I am doing both – collecting Social Security and living by myself in a place where I have few friends or family – I read this section with great
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Washington Post Concedes That Government Spending on Education Has Increased, Not Decreased 0
- Education
- December 18, 2019
“The biggest problem plaguing U.S. public schools [is] a lack of resources.” So claims Robert Pianta, dean of the University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education, in an op-ed published last week in The Washington Post. In fact, Pianta asserts, government spending on K-12 education actually has declinedsince the 1980s. These claims are inaccurate, as federal government
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The Historic Impeachment Vote: The End of the Democratic Charade?0
- Politics
- December 18, 2019
Today, December 19, 2019, the Democratic majority in the House of Representatives will vote to approve Articles of Impeachment against President Donald Trump and agree to send them to the U.S. Senate. It will be only the third formal impeachment of a president in American history – the other two being that of President Andrew Johnson
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