If you wonder why public schoolchildren are not learning essential facts (like where the United States is on a map of the world), or why they have not read the major classics written in the English language, perhaps you should look into whether they … [Read more...] about R-Rated Videos in the Classroom
Catastrophic Liberalism
Liberalism lately has been taking its lumps. But hope springs eternal for the liberals who lust for more of our money to spend and more control over our lives. They’ve been riding the gravy train for so long that they just can’t bear to accept the … [Read more...] about Catastrophic Liberalism
Look Who’s Teaching Our Children
The annual resolutions passed by the National Education Association (NEA) have just been published and they are very revealing. They were approved in July in Washington, D.C. by the nearly 9,000 delegates who attended the annual convention of … [Read more...] about Look Who’s Teaching Our Children
Bush’s Challenge on SDI
“The reports of my death,” said Mark Twain, “are greatly exaggerated.” We need President Bush to proclaim a similar Mark Twainism about the so-called “death” of SDI, which is so gleefully reported by the press at every opportunity. Ever since … [Read more...] about Bush’s Challenge on SDI
Spooks and Witches in the Classroom
Parents and taxpayers are winning nearly half their local curriculum battles to restore responsibility to our nation's public schools. That’s the good news from the annual survey of parent-school confrontations published recently by People for the … [Read more...] about Spooks and Witches in the Classroom
How the Left Uses “McCarthyism”
The term McCarthyism is not just an ordinary word weapon in the language of contemporary political combat. It has a very specific function: it is a scarlet “M” word, used by the Left as a trump card to terminate debate and intimidate … [Read more...] about How the Left Uses “McCarthyism”
Shame on Fortune Magazine
Fortune Magazine’s cover story on “The CEO’s Second Wife” is proof of what George Gilder wrote in his landmark book Men and Marriage, namely, that “the only undeniable winners in the sexual revolution are powerful men. Under a regime of sexual … [Read more...] about Shame on Fortune Magazine
“First Aid Kit” in Florida Schools
School bells are ringing again for the opening of school, but parents and students in Okaloosa County, Florida are in an uproar over a new course in the middle schools. Called “Bridges,” it is given for the first 20 minutes every morning, using New … [Read more...] about “First Aid Kit” in Florida Schools
Privacy Rights for Students
One of the largest school districts in the nation has just adopted a “Rights of Privacy Policy” which should be a model for all 15,500 school districts across the country. It was unanimously passed by the Montgomery County Board of Education, which … [Read more...] about Privacy Rights for Students
Giving Parents Real Options
AT&T recently made headlines by signing a pact with its two unions that includes what the press called an “unprecedented breakthrough” for a “family benefits package.” The centerpiece is a $5 million fund to subsidize daycare, and the … [Read more...] about Giving Parents Real Options
