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France Rules Out Lockdown Despite Surge in COVID Cases 0
- Economics
- August 26, 2020
The long summer of 2020 just keeps getting longer, but some world leaders are showing a reluctance to keep marching to the drumbeat of the all-consuming war on COVID-19. Public health officials in France last week announced the nation experienced 3,776 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, the largest daily total it had seen in three
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‘Nice White Parents’ Responsible for Failing Public Schools, Says NYT 0
- Education
- August 26, 2020
Why does the public education system continue to fail America’s children? Policy experts have pondered this question for decades. Most say the answer is complicated, requiring a nuanced, collaborative approach. But not The New York Times. It found the problem, and it’s simple: white parents. The solution? “Try, whenever possible, to suppress the power of
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If Voting Rights Are Sacred, Why Are We So Sacrilegious?0
- Politics
- August 26, 2020
We are now entering the “silly season” of electoral politics. As the presidential campaign gets closer to Labor Day, the race begins in earnest. Candidates and their surrogates attack each other, and campaigns aren’t above using scare tactics to motivate voters. It seems to get worse with each successive election cycle. While hardly a novel
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Sorry, Don. We Need More Than a Biden Speech to Stop the Violence.0
- History
- August 26, 2020
A rioting revival is occurring in the wake of Jacob Blake’s shooting in Kenosha. Despite Blake’s mother offering a very calm, reasoned plea to stop the riots – those in her son’s name and any others – violence increases against both people and property. After weeks of promoting “peaceful protests,” it seems like major media
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Has Mass Media Reduced Our Esteem for Politicians?0
- History
- August 26, 2020
Respect for politicians of either party continues to decline with each passing month. Of course, their performances on cable news and talk radio shows don’t help, for we see them in real time, their flaws and foibles continuously on display. In a 1975 interview on Firing Line, British journalist Malcolm Muggeridge speculated that if the highly esteemed
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Google’s Disruption of Higher Ed Is Just What Students Need 0
- Economics
- August 25, 2020
My wife and I recently hired a financial advisor who is helping us map out our financial future. He seemed stunned that we didn’t want to take advantage of the U.S. tax code’s 529 provision, which helps parents save for their children’s education. “You have three kids,” he said. “Odds are at least one will
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