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The Classic Poem That Helped Inspire the ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel0
- Featured, Entertainment, Literature
- January 4, 2024
One of cinema’s most popular characters is based on a haunting 1799 poem by English Romantic poet William Wordsworth. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes was a movie released in November and based on the novel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins. Both book and film are prequels to
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Cancel Culture Canceled in London: The Failed Smear Against Horatio Nelson1
- History
- January 4, 2024
If you’ve ever visited London, you most likely noticed Nelson’s Column, the majestic monument to Britain’s greatest naval hero. It resides in Trafalgar Square, a short walk from Parliament. If you’ve never visited London, you probably know of it anyway, because both the man and the monument are famous the world over. You might even have heard
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Educational Collapse and the Definition of Truth8
- Education, Philosophy
- January 3, 2024
It’s no secret that America’s students are struggling. The latest Nation’s Report Cards have not been flattering, with average scores in both math and reading declining over recent years. It’s also no secret that pandemic restrictions have only exacerbated the learning decline in the U.S. However, scores have been falling since before the pandemic, signaling
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A Turning Tide: Nearly 300 Corporations Lost Their Perfect Woke Ranking in 20235
The Corporate Equality Index (CEI) is America’s premiere benchmarking tool used to measure companies’ adherence to LBGT orthodoxy. An initiative of the misleadingly named Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the CEI has recently published its 2023 report—and the news is less-than-glittery for hundreds of corporations that have lost their perfect score since 2022. In 2022, the
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Two Strategies for Making Better Financial Choices in 20241
- Economics
- January 3, 2024
The Aesop Fable known as The Ant and the Grasshopper offers a profound commentary on life and work. Its moral is at once striking and compelling, regardless of the reader’s background. One version of the fable goes as follows: One bright day in late autumn a family of Ants were bustling about in the warm sunshine, drying out
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What an Old Coin Collection Tells Us About Money From the Past2
- Economics
- January 2, 2024
I was recently given a coin collection that belonged to another relative. Most of the coins in it are not in circulation anymore, and while you don’t see them every day, they are definitely not rare. Most aren’t in good condition either. In fact, they look much worse for wear than the coins you get
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Her Medical License Is Being Investigated for COVID-19 ‘Misinformation.’ Why This Pediatrician Is Fighting Back.6
Once she saw the data, pediatrician Dr. Renata Moon knew she had to speak out. Over her more than 20 years of practicing medicine, including more than 17 years of treating high-risk patients, Dr. Moon had never been anti-vaccine—until she saw what was happening with the COVID-19 vaccines. In Dr. Moon’s words: “As the data
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What Will Become of Cities?2
- Culture
- December 28, 2023
Everyone was supposed to be back at the office by now. It’s not really happening, however, and this has huge implications for the future of the American city. Part of the reason is the cost, not only the finances of commuting but also the time. Another contributing factor is the crime and homeless population, which
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‘To Make an End Is to Make a Beginning’: Verses for the New Year3
- Literature, Featured
- December 28, 2023
Christmas brings us a feast of words and music: songs played 24/7 on some radio stations, classic literature like A Christmas Carol and “A Visit From St. Nicholas,” a stocking full of new children’s books every year along with the classics like How the Grinch Stole Christmas, films enough to watch every day from Advent
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