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  • Why Your Son Should Reconsider College

    Why Your Son Should Reconsider College1

    A young friend of mine is in his last year of high school and asking the age-old “what do I do with my life” question. Most average high school seniors would be settling on their final liberal arts college choice right now—more concerned about the climbing wall in the student center and the cafeteria entrees

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  • What’s in a Name: The Brandon Phenomenon

    What’s in a Name: The Brandon Phenomenon0

    “Let’s go, Brandon!”            By now, most readers know the meaning hidden in those three words. If you don’t, Google them or ask an acquaintance. I’m trying to avoid the F-bomb here.            Throughout the fall, football stadiums across the country have reverberated with that chant and

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  • Are Democrats Looking to the Lifeboats?

    Are Democrats Looking to the Lifeboats?0

    Not so long ago, President Joe Biden was being talked of as a transformative president, a second Franklin D. Roosevelt in terms of the domestic agenda he would enact. And there was substance to the claim. Early in his presidency, Biden had passed a $1.9 trillion stimulus package. While his majorities in both houses of

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  • Swine Flu Was Far More Deadly to Children Than COVID-19

    Swine Flu Was Far More Deadly to Children Than COVID-190

    New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio this week announced he is considering requiring children as young as five years old to demonstrate proof of vaccination to enter private establishments, such as restaurants and gymnasiums. Though New York City only began making vaccinations available to children a week ago, the outgoing mayor said he’d like

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  • Parent and School Board Tensions Could Be Eased By School Choice

    Parent and School Board Tensions Could Be Eased By School Choice0

    Public education has been under the microscope lately, especially since many states shut down in-person learning last year during the COVID-19 pandemic. With children learning from home via technology, many parents had the chance to hear what their children’s teachers were saying—and they didn’t always like it. In fact, many were downright disturbed by what

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  • ‘They Ain’t A-Gonna Stop’

    ‘They Ain’t A-Gonna Stop’0

    Long ago I read in some biography or study of William Faulkner that he and a friend were driving down a country road at night during a driving rain storm. Suddenly the car plunged into a flooded pond. After the two men waded to shore, his friend asked, “Bill, right before we hit the water,

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