Politics

American Lab Rats 0
- Politics, Culture
- February 7, 2023
In January 1790, President George Washington wrote to London author Catherine Macaulay, “The establishment of our new government seemed to be the last great experiment, for promoting human happiness, by creating a reasonable compact, in civil Society.” Since then, any number of writers have referred to the American experiment—often in terms of politics, as Washington
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When Compassion Becomes Coercion 5
- Politics, Culture
- February 6, 2023
The corruption of compassion. It begins with identity groups making appeals to compassion, then progresses to demands for preferential treatment. It ends with the injustice of coerced compassion in the form of special rights, entitlements, and demands for everyone else to promote and endorse the lifestyles and causes of those groups. A recent case in
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The Confused ‘Gender Queer’ World the Left Is Making for Children 0
- Politics, Family
- February 1, 2023
One of my favorite current sources of unintentional humor, NPR, provided another comedy jewel the other day. It was an interview with Maia Kobabe, the author of Gender Queer: A Memoir, a book NPR describes as a “graphic memoir” (meaning it includes illustrations throughout like a comic book). This book has been getting critical attention
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Parents Want a Complete Overhaul of the Education System 2
- Politics, Education
- February 1, 2023
In the wake of COVID-19, people now overwhelmingly believe that the education system’s broader purpose needs to be rethought. This begins with a shift away from standardized testing, college prep and a one-size-fits-all model and toward personalized curricula, practical skills and subject mastery. A new Purpose of Education Index survey released by the Massachusetts-based national
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Japan Faces Demographic Disaster 2
- Politics, International
- January 31, 2023
Japan’s Prime Minister has warned that his country will fall over an economic and social cliff unless it reverses its population decline. “Our country is on the brink of being unable to maintain the functions of society,” said Fumio Kishida at the beginning of this year’s Diet session. Mr Kishida’s apocalyptic statement is by no means news.
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Children Are Our Ticket Out of the Marxist Mindset 1
- Politics, Family
- January 30, 2023
The other week British Olympian Laura Kenny announced that she was expecting another child. The announcement in the BBC sports section caught my eye for two reasons: the first that this child was being welcomed into a married, two-parent home, and the second, that Kenny was so anxious and eager to see her baby arrive safely.
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