Blog 3 Columns

Six Factors That Produce Academically Strong Kids 0
- Education
- March 28, 2019
As the decline in education standards in Australia continues, new research conducted by the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) offers a solution. The study, headed by research fellow Blaise Joseph, examined 18 schools in disadvantaged areas around the country that boast consistent records of above-average academic performance. The study found six common factors across these school that
READ MORE
Doctor: Facts on Biological Sex Differences Are Being Ignored 0
- Culture
- March 28, 2019
Leonard Sax is a family medical doctor who has often demonstrated his commitment to common sense approaches to life. This is particularly clear in his comments on modern child-rearing. As he once bluntly noted, today’s children are “immersed in a culture of disrespect.” But Sax has been carrying his common sense approach to life into
READ MORE
The Virtues of Boredom in an Anxious Age 0
- Culture
- March 27, 2019
Today’s parents are fixated on setting their children on strategic paths to “success”— cramming their days with lessons, sports, clubs, camps, and so on. The goal: to enrich their kids’ lives with new knowledge and experiences. Or, more commonly, “to keep them busy.” We do the same for ourselves, of course, stocking our calendars with
READ MORE

The Best Way to Teach History to Children 0
- Culture
- March 27, 2019
When an old person dies, a library burns to the ground. – Variation on an African proverb In the mid-1990s, Mrs. Irene Harrison (1890-1999) from Akron, Ohio stayed in my bed-and-breakfast in Western North Carolina. On her last visit,
READ MORE
Jussie Smollett’s Hoax: Wrong Place, Wrong Time 0
- Culture
- March 27, 2019
Writing on the recent decision to drop charges against Jussie Smollett, the New York Times observed that for Smollett, “The outcome couldn’t have been better.” It’s no surprise that Chicago’s mayor and police chief are both furious. And while he got off ridiculously easily, there is perhaps one thing that could have gone even better
READ MORE
Democrats Refuse to Vote for Green New Deal They Endorsed 0
- Politics
- March 27, 2019
The Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected Democrats’ so-called Green New Deal, touted to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as a way of combating climate change. The vote was 57-0 against proceeding to debate, with 42 Democrats and one independent opting for “present.” Among other things, the Green New Deal would require significant changes in the energy,
READ MORE

Andrew Yang Is Right: Americans Will Need a Guaranteed Income 0
- March 27, 2019
The Democratic Party features a litany of presidential candidates who are, for various reasons, unelectable. Among them, however, is one candidate who is at least raising a vital issue with the potential to affect every American. He is Andrew Yang. A Gen-Xer who made his wealth in Big Tech, Yang has been on the cutting
READ MORE
Tara Westover and the Contradictions Which Allowed Her to Write a NYT Bestseller 2
- Culture
- March 26, 2019
Human beings love a good rags-to-riches story. As proof of this, consider the enduring popularity of the fairy tale ‘Cinderella.’ In recent years, Americans have put their own unique twist on this genre: the memoirs of people who achieved success after escaping the white working class. Famous examples include The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
READ MORE
NEWS: Charges Against Jussie Smollett Dropped 0
- Culture
- March 26, 2019
The Chicago Police Department is reportedly furious after the state dropped charges against actor Jussie Smollett, who allegedly staged a fake hate crime against his person. “Empire” actor Smollett, 36, was arrested and charged in February for allegedly filing a false police report, which claimed he was attacked, splattered with a chemical substance, and put into a noose-like rope. The
READ MORE

Six Factors That Produce Academically Strong Kids 0