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Another Study Reveals Pre-K May Hurt Kids Over Time0
- Education
- November 17, 2017
Sending young children to school at the age of three or four is increasingly becoming the norm for American parents. The fact is, everyone wants to see their child succeed, and conventional wisdom suggests that the earlier a child is exposed to school, the better off they will be in later life. But over the
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After Weinstein We Need a Culture Change – But What Sort, Exactly?0
- Culture
- November 17, 2017
Six weeks have passed since the New York Times published its exposé on Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein as a decades-long sexual harasser – and the avalanche of allegations still hasn’t stopped. More than 120 high profile figures have been denounced for forcing their sexual attentions on women (and men) in various ways, and their number is being added to daily.
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6 Key Elements in Understanding the Tangled Uranium One Scandal0
- International
- November 17, 2017
Two House committees are investigating the tangled deal involving Russia, its acquiring of U.S. uranium, and Bill and Hillary Clinton. But the multiple layers that lawmakers, and potentially a special counsel, will explore take some unpacking. The probe addresses unanswered questions about the Uranium One mining company’s ties to the Clinton Foundation, the nonprofit founded
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Why Rome’s Republic Fell With Cicero0
- Culture
- November 16, 2017
“With Cicero fell the republic.”—Russell Kirk As one of my grand Hillsdale colleagues, Dr. Stephen Smith, once said to me, there has never been a serious reform or renaissance in Western Civilization since the fall of the Roman Republic without the inspiration of Cicero (even if in mythic form) guiding it. If my colleague was
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Why Republicans Are Virtually Identical to Democrats on Spending0
- Economics
- November 16, 2017
Republicans during the Reagan and Bush administrations had a pretty straightforward fiscal policy: increase federal spending dramatically and cut marginal income tax rates modestly, predicting the resulting economic growth would eventually balance the budget. Both administrations increased spending roughly 80-100 percent, depending upon where you draw the start and end lines, given the government’s fiscal
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Two Reasons Not to Hire More Border Patrol Agents0
- Politics
- November 16, 2017
The main argument against President Trump’s plan to hire more Border Patrol agents is that the Southern border does not need them. Even border hawks can’t argue with the evidence that Border Patrol agents are a lot less busy than they used to be. In 1986, Border Patrol agents along the Southern border apprehended an
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Most Parents Don’t Talk to Their Kids, Survey Shows0
- Culture
- November 16, 2017
There’s an increasing awareness in America that many individuals can no longer discuss various issues with each other in a calm, reasonable, and civil manner. This is particularly true when it comes to issues, beliefs, and political ideas. Many have scratched their heads over such a phenomenon, suggesting that the greater emphasis society now places
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Going Topless is ‘Empowering’?0
- Culture
- November 16, 2017
A federal court this week ruled that women’s boobs are not free speech. The ruling is important because breasts have become a form of expression and revealing them a bit of a trend. Scout Willis strolled topless around New York City and Kendall Jenner posed topless in Interview magazine. In France, a topless woman made
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Franken, Weinstein, and ‘Men Without Chests’0
- Culture
- November 16, 2017
Since the news of Harvey Weinstein broke, there has been a constant drip of revelations about famous men doing terrible things. This time, Sen. Al Franken and, perhaps, Sylvester Stallone have fallen. In the case of Sen. Franken, there is damning photographic evidence and a history of questionable jokes and activities. The current wave of
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