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Can a Return to Federalism Prevent a Second U.S. Civil War?0
- Politics
- February 28, 2018
At least half of Americans sense that their country has been taken from them. In 2016, they voted for Donald Trump despite obvious reasons not to: churchgoers, despite his lack of religiosity; women, despite his womanizing, small business people, despite his big business identity; advocates of civility, despite his plain incivilities, and so on. They
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William F. Buckley, Jr. on Collectivism, Morality, and Power 0
- Culture
- February 28, 2018
Today is the tenth anniversary of the death of William F. Buckley, Jr., founder of National Review and the father of postwar American conservatism. In his honor, here are six quotes by the inimitable writer on collectivism, freedom, and power. On government power (I): “The government can’t do anything for you, except in proportion as
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Why Can Children No Longer Hold Their Pencils Correctly?2
- Education
- February 28, 2018
In recent years, a number of parents and grandparents have discovered an alarming trend: children no longer know how to write in cursive. Such a discovery led to a considerable backlash against programs such as Common Core, which many viewed as the culprit squeezing out cursive instruction. Thanks to increased attention on the subject, many
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Protective Intelligence: The Key to Preventing Classroom Shootings 0
- Education
- February 28, 2018
Once again, America was dealt a sickening gut-punch by a mass murder in a public high school. The classroom avenger phenomenon is racking up a death toll with no end in sight. In the most recent case, evident warning signs were ignored by the FBI. School districts should, of course, maximize the protective and enforcement
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3 Economic Fallacies That Just Won’t Die 0
- Economics
- February 27, 2018
In any academic discipline, one can find two types of experts: those who are incapable of explaining complex ideas in a simple manner; and those capable of making the difficult look easy. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the death Henry Hazlitt, one of the few economists that belongs to the second group. Born
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5 Reasons We Should Still Read Cicero 0
- History
- February 27, 2018
Marcus Tullius Cicero has a legacy as one of the most admired orators and statesmen of all time. Born in 106 BC, he lived through the most turbulent days of the doomed Roman Republic which was being torn apart by ambitious individuals’ lust for power and glory. Cicero was a man who defended the Republican
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