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Did Glasgow Deliver ‘Blah, Blah, Blah’?0
- Politics
- November 9, 2021
At the end of the first week of the Glasgow climate summit, 100,000 protesters marched to denounce the attendees as phonies who will never honor their commitments to curb carbon emissions. Despite pledges by 100 nations to reduce methane emissions by 30 percent by 2030, and by 20 nations, including the U.S., to end financing
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The Three-Footed Deer: An American Metaphor 0
- Culture
- November 9, 2021
My neighborhood near Front Royal, Virginia is home to several deer, nearly all of them does. It’s a pleasure to watch them graze or glide across the lawns of this community, pausing as they nibble the grass to stare at me or disappearing soundlessly into the woods surrounding the houses and yards. And then there’s
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No, You Don’t Need to be ‘Qualified’ to Homeschool Your Children 0
- Education
- November 8, 2021
Over the years, I’ve heard so many parents dismiss the possibility of homeschooling their children because they don’t feel “qualified.” “I’m not a teacher.” “I’m not good at math.” “I wasn’t good at X in school, so I could never teach my child that subject.” All these assumptions stem from a fallacy about what education
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It’s Time to Call Out Higher Education for What It Really Is 0
- Education
- November 8, 2021
There is little doubt that Glenn Youngkin would have lost the Virginia gubernatorial race if he had not attacked Critical Race Theory and rejected the mindset that says boys must be treated as girls if they identify as female. In Loudon County, that mindset reportedly led public school officials to shelter a “skirt-wearing male student”
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Let’s Hear it for Risky Playgrounds 0
- Culture
- November 5, 2021
Germany is adding MORE RISK to its playgrounds. Some of its climbing structures are now three stories high. And who is requesting this? Insurance companies! They want kids to grow up “risk competent.” Ironically, “safety” culture is stunting kids’ risk assessing abilities. “This is fantastic progress in understanding childhood as the right time for children
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This Is Why I Ran 0
- Education
- November 4, 2021
During and after my unsuccessful eight-week campaign for governor of California, I received many letters and tried to reply to as many as I could. These stood out. Dear Mr. Elder, Hi, my name is Henrique Del Monte (not his real name) and I am incarcerated at Corcoran State Prison (in California), where I am
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Did Glasgow Deliver ‘Blah, Blah, Blah’?0