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Journalist Cites Bogus Climate Stat in Speech on ‘Fake News’0
- Politics
- November 29, 2016
At a recent awards ceremony, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour denounced what she described as a “tsunami of fake news, aka lies” that occurred during the 2016 U.S. presidential election cycle. Amanpour, a British-Iranian journalist and former host of ABC’s This Week, made the remarks during a speech she gave after receiving the Burton Benjamin Memorial
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Louisa May Alcott’s Insightful Advice for Young Women 0
- Culture
- November 29, 2016
Google’s Doodle greeted me this morning with the reminder that November 29th is Louisa May Alcott’s birthday. Alcott, the famed author from the late 1800s, was a bit of a mover and shaker in society, particularly in her roles as an abolitionist and feminist. Yet Ms. Alcott’s feminism wasn’t quite the categorization we consider it
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Is it Time to Give Teachers More Autonomy in the Classroom?0
- Education
- November 29, 2016
In a recent article for The Atlantic, author and teacher Timothy Walker ponders the question of what happens when Finnish teachers are placed in American classrooms. Long the poster child of modern western education success stories, the Finnish education system attributes part of its success to more recess and greater teacher autonomy. It is this
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Donald Trump Could Shock a Divided Nation Back to Life 0
- Politics
- November 29, 2016
“Partnership, not conflict,” were the words spoken by President-elect Donald Trump during his acceptance speech. That collaborative approach is what my scholarship on good governance shows is required for effective public administration. That is also what effective and sustainable leadership demands of the Republican Party, which is now in a position to govern with a
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Schools Shouldn’t Replace Classic Lit with ‘Young Adult’ Fiction 1
- Education
- November 28, 2016
In his homily last Sunday—the first Sunday of Advent—my pastor brought up Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas story, A Christmas Carol. He looked around at the young people in the congregation and said, “I’m sure you all read that in school, right?” I sat there thinking to myself, “Don’t bet on it.” Schools seem to be
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College Brands Pro-Trump Message a ‘Hate Crime’0
- Culture
- November 28, 2016
Politically-correct college administrators in Madison, Wisconsin asked police to investigate speech mocking campus Clinton supporters. The police reportedly did so, even though that could lead to a violation of the First Amendment. This is taking place at Edgewood College. Reason Magazine reports that an investigation has begun there over a “Suck it up, pussies” Post-it
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