Culture

Race Matching and Other Crazy Theories Destroying Our Schools 0
- Education, Culture, Politics
- August 24, 2022
Gov. Ron DeSantis nails it when he demands that teachers “educate children, not indoctrinate.” As schools reopen, a war is raging to control the minds of students. On one side, the nation’s largest teachers unions are pushing race consciousness, demonization of American history, and graphic sex education, even in elementary school. On the other side,
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Some Aspirin for Our Blues 5
- Culture
- August 23, 2022
How’re you feeling these days? Everything merry and bright? Sunshine on your shoulder and roses at your feet? If so, good for you. I mean that. Often I feel that way myself, walking on air and kissing the breeze with my smiles. When appropriate, and if you’re able, please spread some of that joy to
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Good Reading Is the Cure for Gullibility 3
- Culture, Education, Family, Literature
- August 22, 2022
The other day, a friend of mine posted on social media a picture of her three children, sitting in the living room, each with a nose in a book. She was having a proud-mom moment, noting that she couldn’t believe the day had finally come when all her children were able to read on their
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Of Laundry Lessons and College 3
- Education, Culture, Family
- August 22, 2022
Forgive the long quote coming up, but it is instructive. (And wild!) The president of Hamilton College, David Wippman, and his colleague, Cornell University American Studies professor Glenn C. Altschuler, have somehow been peeking in on the discussions parents are having online about their kids off at college. These Facebook groups can be truly helpful
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The Real War of Our Time Is Humans vs. ‘Humanity’2
- Culture, History, Literature
- August 19, 2022
These days, a diverse crowd of activists, comprised of some of the world’s wealthiest elites down to college kids, see themselves as saviors blessed with the omniscience to rescue humanity from its grievous faults and sins. To fight “global warming,” for instance, climate change advocates demand the elimination of fossil fuels, the consumption of insects
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Bringing the Fun Home: Five Family Outings for Tight Budgets 5
- Family, Culture, Entertainment
- August 18, 2022
In 1987, a beaming New York Giants quarterback was the first person publicly asked what soon became a well-known question: “Phil Simms, you’ve just won the Super Bowl! What are you doing next?” “I’m gonna go to Disney World!” Simms said. Many average Americans couldn’t give Simms’s answer today. The reason isn’t Disney’s “woke” policies,
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