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Why School Choice Won’t Fix Education0
- Western Civilization
- December 5, 2016
President-Elect Donald Trump has announced Betsy DeVos as his choice to head the U.S. Department of Education. The pick is a clear signal that the Trump administration is intent on pursuing school choice, a fact that the wailing and gnashing of teeth among the self-interested educational establishment would seem to confirm. But it is important
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Why Gay Men in Relationships Should Think About HIV0
- Culture
- December 5, 2016
In a relationship there are myriad issues to manage. Who walks the dog? Does his mother like me? Whom are we supporting to win RuPaul’s “Drag Race All Stars 2”? But there is one issue that can often be harder to manage – how do we as a couple deal with HIV? Gay men and
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The Historical Origin of ‘Political Correctness’0
- Culture
- December 5, 2016
In the November issue of Claremont Review of Books, Angelo M. Codevilla wrote a deep-dive article on the rise of political correctness in America. The phrase “politically correct” is ubiquitous in America today. I complain about political correctness now and again, but I’d never given any thought to the phrase’s origins. Codevilla, however, offers a fascinating
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In Defense of Trump’s Deal with Carrier0
- Economics
- December 5, 2016
Donald Trump hasn’t yet made the move from Trump Tower to America’s most expensive public housing, but he was able to come through with one campaign promise this week by announcing a deal with Indiana-based Carrier Air Conditioning that will keep almost 1,000 jobs in the state. As reported, the deal seems largely focused on
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Colleges Offer ‘Puppy Therapy’ to Stressed Students0
- Culture
- December 5, 2016
Ah, finals week! It’s full of frantic studying, all-nighters, and 20-page papers whose outlines, rough drafts, and final copies get written in record time. Naturally, that work can cause an inordinate amount of stress, and universities are finally being sensitive enough to help students cope with it. According to Campus Reform, the following stress-coping techniques
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Chesterton: In Defense of Eating that Christmas Turkey0
- Culture
- December 5, 2016
The holiday season is here, and with it comes the dance to make sure nobody is offended. Want to have a holiday party at work? Better make it a generic potluck so the Jehovah’s Witness will come. Concerned that the Charlie Brown Christmas play is too religious in nature? Better neutralize it so no one
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Why Donald Trump Should Heed Plato on Foreign Policy0
- History
- December 2, 2016
Looking ahead to what will be the most defining feature of the Trump administration, Pat Buchanan has noted that it is “Time for a Trump Doctrine.” With Hillary Clinton’s defeat, the nation has the opportunity to resolve the tension between the Obama Doctrine (that the U.S. is not responsible for the management of the Middle
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The Washington Post’s Weird Descent into McCarthyism0
- International
- December 2, 2016
Earlier this week, Rolling Stone reporter Matt Taibbi took the extraordinary step of blasting one of America’s most distinguished media institutions in a story headlined: “The Washington Post ‘Blacklist’ Story Is Shameful and Disgusting.” Taibbi slammed the Post for picking up a narrative spun by an anonymous “anti-propaganda organization” called PropOrNot. The shadow group, which
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The Bureaucracy Is Now More Powerful Than Congress0
- Education
- December 2, 2016
Who creates federal laws? Civics books say it is Congress, but the real answer today may be the executive branch. Earlier this year, James Gattuso and Diane Katz reported that just the 229 major regulations issued since 2009 added over $100 billion in annual costs (according to the regulatory agencies), $22 billion coming in 2015. With estimates of the
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