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  • A Principled Way of Addressing Trans Athletics

    A Principled Way of Addressing Trans Athletics0

    Swimmer Lia Thomas swept her individual races at the recent Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships, breaking numerous records in the process. Thomas is now headed to the NCAA Championships in mid-March, albeit with much controversy, for Thomas’s recent identification transition from a man to a woman is perceived by many, teammates included, as an

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  • Trucking With Joe Biden

    Trucking With Joe Biden2

    The big rigs are hitting the road as I write these words.            A thousand trucks departed from California late in February on their way to Washington, D.C., The Daily Mail reports. Others from around the country will join that convoy. If their schedule goes as planned, they’ll arrive in the

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  • Where Have All the Great Men Gone? (Not to Harvard)

    Where Have All the Great Men Gone? (Not to Harvard)0

    The other day, Harvard senior Julie Hartman wrote a brief tale in the Wall Street Journal about what has been happening on that revered campus since COVID landed its microscopic self on American shores. She and her classmates have been denied the norms of campus life, treated instead to mask-wearing, social distancing, and endless COVID

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  • Our Failing Students Are Crippled for Life

    Our Failing Students Are Crippled for Life0

    Thirty-odd years ago, I taught adult basic education two nights a week in a minimum-security prison in Hazelwood, North Carolina.            The men in my classes had committed a variety of crimes. The majority were incarcerated for drug-related felonies, mostly possession and dealing. One major dealer from Charlotte was rumored to

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  • Why So Many Families Are Uprooting and Fleeing to Freer States

    Why So Many Families Are Uprooting and Fleeing to Freer States0

    Emily Burns had every intention of staying in Massachusetts. A longtime Boston resident, she, her husband, and three children left the city to settle in the upscale suburb of Newton in January 2020.  What followed were two years of ongoing disruption and frustration. Prolonged school closures and continued coronavirus policies such as mask mandates angered

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  • A Teetotaler’s Opinion on Why We Need More Bars

    A Teetotaler’s Opinion on Why We Need More Bars0

    I’m a teetotaler—and I have been for basically all my life. My reasons for choosing not to consume alcohol have to do with family history, health, and certain personal convictions. I recently moved from my hometown to a small suburb of Dallas for work. At first, the distance from my family and friends was appreciated;

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