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Fighting the Industrialized School System One Grandparent at a Time 0
- Education
- September 10, 2020
Last spring found my neighbors unexpectedly homeschooling their grandchildren. The little ones racing by my house on scooters at “recess time,” grandparents in tow, were soon joined by a couple older students. Upon inquiry, it was discovered that their homeschool had expanded to another family caught high and dry by the lockdowns. This grandparent-operated homeschool
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Who is Marc Elias and Why is He Pushing Vote By Mail?1
- Politics
- September 10, 2020
The coming election promises to have both sides chewing their fingernails down to the knuckles. Because of this close race, you need to know the name of Marc Elias. The New York Times calls Elias “One of the most formidable election lawyers in the country, and arguably one of the most influential of unelected Democrats in Washington.”
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The Ruling Class Strikes Back 0
- Culture
- September 9, 2020
“There is no proletarian,” wrote Oswald Spengler, “not even a Communist movement, that has not operated in the interests of money, and for the time being permitted by money – and that without the idealists among its leaders having the slightest suspicion of the fact.” What the German prophet of pessimism meant was that revolutions
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Americans Are Renouncing U.S. Citizenship in Record Numbers 0
- International
- September 9, 2020
President Trump hosted a televised naturalization ceremony at the White House, aired during the Republication National Convention. “You’ve earned the most prized, treasured, cherished, and priceless possession anywhere in the world,” he told the five new United States citizens. “It’s called American citizenship.” Prized? Perhaps. But maybe not priceless. A record number of Americans are
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Social Isolation Is Damaging an Entire Generation of Kids 0
- Education
- September 9, 2020
I read an advice article at Slate recently where a mom of a nearly five-year-old daughter wrote in to express concern that her child hasn’t seen any friends in five months, since COVID-19 lockdowns began. She said: Because of COVID, my husband and I have decided to skip [pre-K] altogether and teach her everything she
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Cultural Lessons From a Crumbling Pop-Tart 0
- Culture
- September 9, 2020
It begins with a blueberry Pop-Tart. My friend John and I spent five days at his brother’s house on the Outer Banks. There I wrote, read books, ate well, took walks to the beach and around the neighborhood, and slept. My one excursion away from the house was to the grocery store. Otherwise, no masks
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