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  • What President Trump Has in Common With President Polk

    What President Trump Has in Common With President Polk0

    The game of presidential parallels can be endlessly fascinating. Sometimes it can also be instructive and thought-provoking, even when considering the unparalleled presidency of one Donald J. Trump. That would be the same President Donald Trump who sees himself as the second coming of President Andrew Jackson. Of course, that would be Andy Jackson minus

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  • One Reason Teachers Should Be Paid More

    One Reason Teachers Should Be Paid More0

    Should teachers be paid more? “Absolutely!” many teachers would say. The exact opposite response often comes from the general public. Many take one look at The Nation’s Report Card, see that only one third of 12th graders are proficient in reading and one quarter proficient in math, and immediately conclude that such results are a poor

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  • Doctors of Transgender Kids Aren’t Ignoring the Evidence

    Doctors of Transgender Kids Aren’t Ignoring the Evidence0

    Interest in transgender medicine is growing rapidly – “at an incredible rate,” according to Karen Parker, director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Sexual and Gender Minority Research Office. Gender clinics are springing up in many countries to offer counselling and therapy for transgender youth as well as adults. Numbers are hard to come by

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  • Why Notre Dame’s Gothic Spire Should Be Rebuilt

    Why Notre Dame’s Gothic Spire Should Be Rebuilt0

    Two days after the horrific fire at the most beloved Gothic cathedral in the world Prime Minister Philippe announced a competition to replace the spire. Why would we replace the historic cathedral spire unless it was ugly, poorly constructed, or incongruous with the cathedral? A few days later, we saw the first of many designs

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  • The Eco-Gospel According to Saint Greta

    The Eco-Gospel According to Saint Greta0

    Teenage eco-evangelist Greta Thunberg, who has gone on school-strike to force politicians to ‘panic’ about ‘climate change,’ has addressed the House of Commons and even met the Pope, has proved such a hit among like-minded individuals that she is regarded as a living saint. Environmentalism is fast becoming a religion, and there is even more

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  • Rumor and Bias, Inaccuracy and Ignorance: The Low State of Journalism

    Rumor and Bias, Inaccuracy and Ignorance: The Low State of Journalism0

    William Tecumseh Sherman, a Civil War general not known for his delicacy of speech, once said, “If I had my choice, I would kill every reporter in the world, but I am sure we would be getting reports from Hell before breakfast.” Like many people today, Sherman detested reporters and journalists. On another occasion, he

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