The British press just reported the result of a new study by academics from Oxford and the University of London that children raised in stable marital homes are better behaved than classmates brought up by unmarried parents. Children raised by … [Read more...] about Who Killed the American Family?
Immigration Chicanery
The strategists who base their political advice on public opinion polls have just had a surprise. A new poll reports that the American people are now more likely to trust Republicans to handle immigration and less likely to trust Democratic plans to … [Read more...] about Immigration Chicanery
Where’s the Payoff in Gambling?
For those who promote legalized gambling as a means of economic development or revitalization, or as a painless way to pay for public schools, the recent news from Atlantic City, NJ, is sobering. Dominated by its famous Boardwalk, the beach resort … [Read more...] about Where’s the Payoff in Gambling?
Putin Pushes the Envelope
While the world’s attention was distracted by his incursions into eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin quietly made another provocative move that could lead to a direct confrontation with the United States. The Russian Navy sent a … [Read more...] about Putin Pushes the Envelope
Faulty Ideas About Marriage, Pre-K, and Feminism — September 2014
Text: Faulty Ideas About Marriage, Pre-K, and Feminism Political junkies will remember how former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels was being groomed to run for president in 2012 before he made his foolish statement that the next president should … [Read more...] about Faulty Ideas About Marriage, Pre-K, and Feminism — September 2014
The Dead-End Road Called Pre-K
After President Obama in his 2013 State of the Union address called for a new federal entitlement for taxpayer-funded free preschool or pre-K for all 4-year-olds, we thought his idea would be quickly discredited, not only by its enormous cost, but … [Read more...] about The Dead-End Road Called Pre-K
Faulty Ideas about Marriage
Political junkies will remember how former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels was being groomed to run for president in 2012 before he made his foolish statement that the next president should “call a truce on the so-called social issues.” … [Read more...] about Faulty Ideas about Marriage
Common Core’s Growing Unpopularity
The highly acclaimed school standards called Common Core are becoming so unpopular that they may soon be politically untouchable. The critics are piling on from Glenn Beck to the Wall Street Journal, with senior academics and activist parents in … [Read more...] about Common Core’s Growing Unpopularity
Feminists Get Obama to Sue Pennsylvania
A slightly lower pass rate for women on a physical fitness test has prompted the Obama administration to sue the Pennsylvania State Police. This lawsuit is obviously demanded by the feminists, since their ideology is that, if women cannot do as well … [Read more...] about Feminists Get Obama to Sue Pennsylvania
Common Core’s Growing Unpopularity — August 2014
Text: Common Core’s Growing Unpopularity The highly acclaimed school standards called Common Core are becoming so unpopular that they may soon be politically untouchable. The critics are piling on from Glenn Beck to the Wall Street Journal, … [Read more...] about Common Core’s Growing Unpopularity — August 2014
