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Student’s Explanation on How He Aced the ACT Shows What Education is Missing 0
- Culture
- October 19, 2017
The average ACT score has sloped downwards in recent years as more students have been encouraged to take the test. In spite of this decline, there are still a handful of students who manage to nail a perfect score. One of the most recent is Louisiana teen Joshua Owens. When asked to explain the secret
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A Historian Explains Why America Will Probably Fail 0
- History
- October 19, 2017
The English author Paul Johnson opens his book A History of the American People (1997) by calling the United States “the greatest of all human adventures.” While clearly a fan of America’s grand experiment, Johnson nonetheless expressed some doubt about whether the nation could succeed beyond the 20th century because of its dark past, which included
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The Moral Imagination of ‘Leave It to Beaver’0
- Entertainment
- October 19, 2017
Russell Kirk defined the moral imagination as “an enduring source of inspiration that elevates us to first principles as it guides us upwards towards virtue and wisdom and redemption.” It is a quality which informs the great works of art, not excluding the more popular art forms of film and television. Since its premiere sixty
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Sex-Change Operations Will Be ‘One of the Great Medical Blunders of the 21st Century,’ Predicts Former Transgender Male 0
- Culture
- October 19, 2017
A friend of mine recently returned from living in Africa for several years. While catching up with one another, she commented that the biggest change she noticed in coming home was the prevalence of transgenderism. My friend is right. Transgenderism has catapulted to popularity in the last few years, statistics show. But while many transgender
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Should Moms Work or Stay at Home?0
- Culture
- October 18, 2017
A while back, I asked what seemed to be a taboo question, namely, “Do men secretly want stay-at-home wives?” According to the responses and other polling, the answer to that question leans strongly in the affirmative direction. Other data suggest that women would answer a question about whether they secretly wanted to be stay-at-home wives
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Indoctrination Has Always Been the Goal of Progressive Education 0
- Culture
- October 18, 2017
In recent years, many Americans have adopted the idea that public education is neutral ground. Such a mentality has undoubtedly sprung from the fact that the public school is the agent of the government, an entity which strives to keep itself clear from sectarian, political, or other ideological viewpoints. But in recent years, the falsity
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