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Are American Schools Killing Interest in Reading?0
- Education
- July 26, 2017
In a recent exchange of small talk, I asked a friend how the last school year had gone for his child. He replied that it had gone relatively well except for one thing. School, he explained, was killing his child’s interest in reading. When I asked how that was happening, he noted that his child
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Nearly Half of Republicans Reject Freedom of the Press 0
- Culture
- July 26, 2017
Have you ever wondered what America’s pet peeve is? Based on the last year alone, I would wager it is media bias. After all, one can’t swing a dead cat these days without hearing about some form of “fake news” or reading an article with a clear political agenda. The fact that Americans are sick
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Planned Parenthood Tells Preschoolers: ‘Your genitals don’t make you a boy or a girl’0
- Culture
- July 25, 2017
If the birds and bees followed Planned Parenthood’s new guidelines concerning them, they would eventually have to be put on the endangered species list. The nation’s largest provider of abortions has new guidelines out on how to talk about sex to preschoolers. Having made it out of the womb (some against Planned Parenthood’s better advice),
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Minnesota Is Pushing Gender Identity Debate on Kindergartners 0
- Culture
- July 25, 2017
It would seem to be common sense that schoolchildren fresh off of learning the alphabet should not have to learn the alphabet soup of growing gender pronouns sprung from the laboratories of college campuses. But that is exactly what is happening in Minnesota. On Wednesday, the Minnesota Department of Education advisory council voted to implement
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Charlie Gard’s Fight Coming to a Close, but His Legacy Will Live On 0
- Culture
- July 25, 2017
The fight to save Charlie Gard, the British infant at the center of a worldwide debate about parental rights and medical treatment, is coming to a close. On Monday, Charlie’s parents, Chris Gard and Connie Yates, announced they are ending their lengthy court battle over treatment for their son. One month after his birth last
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Steve Jobs Explained How to Fix Education in 1995 0
- Economics
- July 25, 2017
Since Donald Trump got into office and appointed school choice supporter Betsy DeVos as the national education secretary, a good deal of ink has been spilled on the issue of school vouchers. On the one hand, vouchers seem to promise a better choice and education for students at a lower cost. On the other hand,
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Are American Schools Killing Interest in Reading?0