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  • When Parents Track Kids at College

    When Parents Track Kids at College0

    A recent front-page article in The Wall Street Journal – “Surveillance Parents Face the Ultimate Firewall: Freshman Year” — described the difficulty — even agony — some parents are feeling when their kids go off to college and are harder to monitor and help from afar. I don’t blame parents for the fear and loss

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  • In Praise of School Uniforms

    In Praise of School Uniforms2

    As a mom, I love school uniforms. They take the decision-making out of back-to-school shopping and my kids’ morning routines. But the benefits of school uniforms go far beyond my personal experiences. Most obviously, uniforms prevent students from wearing inappropriate clothing to school. One study in the Journal of School Violence cited “girls wearing revealing

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  • Big Pharma’s Rap Sheet

    Big Pharma’s Rap Sheet1

    It was one of those conversations you never forget. We were discussing – of all things – the Covid injections, and I was questioning the early ‘safe and effective’ claims put forward by the pharmaceutical industry. I felt suspicious of how quickly we had arrived at that point of seeming consensus despite a lack of

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  • Where Are the Student Moms?

    Where Are the Student Moms?0

    Given the pervasiveness of hookup culture on college campuses across the U.S., it should be surprising that pregnant college students are nowhere to be found. Why? Unfortunately, the answer is obvious: Abortion is readily available in many states, and pregnant college students aren’t choosing life. These mothers don’t even know that it’s an option. A

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  • How Regulations Destroy Education

    How Regulations Destroy Education1

    Amanda Lucas tried to do everything right. A teacher in both public charter and private schools for about 10 years, Lucas felt the tug toward entrepreneurship. She wanted to open her own school, one that would focus on individualized curriculum in an intentionally small learning environment for elementary and middle school-age students. All of them

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  • Nature’s Medicine: Food

    Nature’s Medicine: Food15

    It’s tomato season on our hobby farm. This year I planted an unprecedented variety of tomatoes since I got some for free from the local feed store. So into the ground they went. I figured if I got some fruit, great, and if not, it was worth a try anyway. I’m pretty relaxed about my

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