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  • The Main Goal of Schools is Not Education, It’s Conformity

    The Main Goal of Schools is Not Education, It’s Conformity1

    Over the weekend, I had an interesting chat with a friend about her daughter’s preschool program. She confessed to me that she couldn’t wait until the school year was over, for the preschool program dominated their lives. The schedule, she explained, interfered with other outside learning opportunities. At the same time, one of the main

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  • The Dangers of Egalitarianism in a Democracy

    The Dangers of Egalitarianism in a Democracy0

    Most Americans take for granted that democracy is an absolute good. If it can be said of an idea or a program that it promotes equality, Americans, whatever their political affiliations, will be loath to speak ill of the idea or to protest the program.  “Of course,” they will think to themselves, “anything that fosters

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  • Taco Tuesday’s Days Might Be Numbered. Because Cultural Appropriation

    Taco Tuesday’s Days Might Be Numbered. Because Cultural Appropriation0

    A burrito cart in Portland recently closed after citizens of one of America’s most progressive cities charged its owners with cultural appropriation. Accused of exploiting a marginalized culture by serving its food, two white women and their breakfast burritos were forced into early retirement. Does this signify the collapse of ethnic cuisine? Are all Mexican

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  • It’s Time to Deal With the Insanity on College Campuses, Before It’s Too Late

    It’s Time to Deal With the Insanity on College Campuses, Before It’s Too Late0

    In a scene from one of my favorite movies, Hoosiers, the new basketball coach Norman Dale (played by Gene Hackman) has a showdown with the self-appointed assistant coach, George. After Coach Dale tells George that his “coaching days are over,” the latter sheepishly says to him: “Look, mister, there’s… two kinds of dumb, uh… guy

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  • Is Industry For or Against the Paris Climate Agreement?

    Is Industry For or Against the Paris Climate Agreement?0

    In his speech withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement, Donald Trump cited an econometric study by National Economic Research Associates. The study, which is both credible and alarming, speculated that meeting the emissions targets could cost 2.7 million jobs, with manufacturing hit particularly hard. Overall growth would suffer. To be sure, professional economists today (in contrast

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  • Ex-College Democrat President: 4 Reasons the College Left is Eating its Own

    Ex-College Democrat President: 4 Reasons the College Left is Eating its Own0

    There are many startling things about the campus outrage movement, including the escalation of violence and the decline of rational discourse. But perhaps one of the most startling and unexpected things is the fact that opposition to the movement is increasingly bipartisan. Early on, opposition came largely from conservative camps, the reason being that protestors

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  • 7 Awful Responses from Famous People to the London Attacks

    7 Awful Responses from Famous People to the London Attacks0

    The bodies of the seven people slain in a grisly terrorist attack in London over the weekend had yet to cool—literally—before the political food fight began. There will be plenty of time to debate Islamic terrorism and the appropriate public policy responses to this and other events, but it’s both prudent and tasteful to resist

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  • 3 Universally Accepted Parenting Principles

    3 Universally Accepted Parenting Principles0

    There are hundreds of books and studies on parenting. Parenting methods have changed dramatically in recent decades, and it’s not always easy to find consistent advice on proper parenting techniques. There are, however, some parenting principles that are pretty much universally accepted today. Here are three of them: 1. Show Open Affection for Your Child

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  • Why There’s a Rising Tide of Left-Wing Violence on Campus

    Why There’s a Rising Tide of Left-Wing Violence on Campus0

    That goose-stepping you heard last week was the latest in an increasingly frequent series of violent protests by left-wing students directed at shutting down conservative voices on campus—protests many of which are encouraged by professors and college administrators. Last week’s protest involved Charles Murray, author of The Bell Curve and, more recently, Coming Apart. It

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