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Cuomo: New York’s Social Distancing Efforts Paying Off 0
- Politics
- March 26, 2020
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday he sees a “positive sign” that social distancing measures are working in New York City to slow the spread of coronavirus. “The evidence suggests that the density control measures may be working,” Cuomo said at a press briefing about the pandemic in New York. Cuomo said that on
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Ray Bradbury Explains Why Children Need Adventure Stories 0
- Culture
- March 26, 2020
Growing up, some of my favorite novels were those written by Jules Verne. Combining adventure, world travel, romance, and daring feats beyond the ken of most men excited my imagination. Reading these stories, children of both genders – but especially boys – begin to wonder what feats they may achieve. Such was also the experience
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A Litany of Useless Laws Have Been Exposed By the Coronavirus 0
- Politics
- March 25, 2020
From the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, state and local governments responded in various ways from issuing emergency orders – citywide shutdowns to school closures and beyond – but it’s the suspension of various laws and regulations that is exposing the unnecessary regulatory web that burdens businesses. As often happens during
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Virtue Signaling of Plastic Bag Ban Ends Quickly in a Pandemic 0
- Culture
- March 25, 2020
Mindless virtue signaling doesn’t fare well in a real crisis. As the nation and the world confronts a deadly pandemic, and citizens, businesses, and governments do all they can to tamp down the spread of the coronavirus, some useless measures instituted in less turbulent times will go by the wayside. One of these useless measures
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A Real Crisis Yields Real Politics 0
- History
- March 25, 2020
So much of the news cycle and the telegraphed concerns of our commentariat are completely fake. Fake crises like “climate change,” a phone call with the leader of Ukraine, or whether someone used the wrong pronouns tend to dominate the news cycle. The recent Democratic presidential primary is a good example. At one point, the
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What the Homeschooling Surge Reveals About Compulsory Education 0
- Culture
- March 25, 2020
My sixth-grade visit to the Pavek Museum of broadcasting was the most memorable field trip of elementary school. The live radio broadcast my fellow students and I produced while there was probably why. As part of the broadcast, several students were instructed to write a news bulletin. The gist of it? The governor of Minnesota
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