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
READ MOREThe 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
READ MOREThe 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
READ MOREI 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
READ MOREOnce 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
READ MOREEveryone 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
READ MOREChristmas 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
READ MOREI was standing at the sink washing dishes and absentmindedly listening to NPR. We were in the pandemic. Most of what I heard on the radio sounded rehearsed. The same words used repeatedly, until suddenly there was something different: “learning pods.” I turned up the radio and leaned in to listen. The radio ladies were
READ MOREA government’s treatment of the most vulnerable is a sound test of its morality. Unfortunately, one need look no further than our government’s treatment of the group of Americans suffering from serious, often debilitating, adverse events following Covid-19 vaccination to determine that Capitol Hill’s moral compass is indeed broken. These Americans “did the right thing”
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