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The Children at Play in Congress 0
- Politics
- May 6, 2019
“Where do the children play?” is the refrain from a 1970 Cat Stevens song in which the singer-songwriter warned about the dangers of skyscrapers, roads, and plans to the environment. Well, here we are, forty-nine years later, and children are still romping around playgrounds, parks, backyards, woods, and sandboxes. Oh, yes — and the halls
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The Perils of an Open Mind 0
- Culture
- May 3, 2019
How often have you heard someone praised for having an open mind? Pretty often, I’d bet. How often has such a comment been taken as something other than a compliment? Not very often, I’d suspect. After all, open-mindedness in our open society is thought to be a very good trait to possess. Indeed, what could
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Why Schools Need a ‘Curriculum of Family’0
- Culture
- May 3, 2019
Who should be a greater influence in a child’s life: parents or teachers? Many would say the latter. After all, teachers are the professional experts who know about childhood development and the elements of a good education. They are the ones who can get children through school, into a good college, and eventually into a
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The U.S. is a Democratic Constitutional Republic, and Yes, It Matters 2
- Education
- May 3, 2019
James Madison, the father of the U.S. Constitution and primary author of the Bill of Rights, repeatedly emphasized that the United States is a “republic” and not a “democracy.” In stark contrast, Jonathan Bernstein, a Bloomberg columnist and former political science professor recently insisted: “One of this age’s great crank ideas, that the U.S. is
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You Can Work for the Bernie 2020 Campaign, but Don’t Expect Health Insurance 0
- Economics
- May 3, 2019
Polls show that presidential candidate Bernie Sanders enjoys great appeal among young voters. No Health Insurance for Interns A Harvard-Harris poll conducted in January found that the Vermont senator’s strongest support comes from the 18-34 demographic, where he was favored by nearly one-third (29 percent) of prospective Democratic and independent voters. Sanders’s closest rivals in
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This Man Grew Up in Venezuela. Here’s His Message to Americans Who Want Socialism.0
- Economics
- May 3, 2019
Socialism is just a theory, an ethos, for many born and raised in the United States. But for Ricardo Pita, who was born and raised in socialist Venezuela and came to America about a decade ago, socialism is not just theoretical. He has a message for those who haven’t experienced it and think it will
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