Commentary If thugs were hurting your kid, you’d do almost anything to stop them. The harm inflicted by the teachers unions is legalized thuggery. Here’s what you can do. The tragic consequences of union strong-arming will be on display Wednesday, when a House subcommittee grills American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on how the…
Biden Sleeps Tight While Nation Drowns in Debt
Commentary Hillary Clinton writes in The New York Times that Republican insistence to link any increase in the nation’s debt ceiling to spending control and cuts threatens our national security. “It’s a sad irony that Mr. McCarthy and many of the same congressional Republicans seemingly intent on sabotaging America’s global leadership by refusing to pay…
Michael Zwaagstra: Let the People Closest to the Ground Decide Education Policy
Commentary All students deserve a quality education, regardless of where they live. However, it would be a mistake to assume this only happens when all students attend the same type of school. School choice is a strength, not a weakness, in our country. Much of this flexibility stems from the Constitution, which explicitly gives the…
The ‘Degrowth’ Movement: Socialism by Another Name
Commentary Last December, the journal Nature published an article bearing the title, “Degrowth can work — here’s how science can help.” The subtitle proclaims, “Wealthy countries can create prosperity while using less materials and energy if they abandon economic growth as an objective.” As the article itself makes plain, these folks aren’t advocating slower growth;…
Drug Reforms? More Like Drug Deforms
Commentary Talk about “drug reform” should always start with the recognition that non-medically prescribed drugs deform. Drug use unrelated to medical conditions nearly always deforms and harms health. Surely the Queensland government is aware of that truth. So why does it want to make life easier for the drug pedlars and their hapless clients? All…
Brazilian Authorities Response to Jan. 8 Riots Still Raise Questions
April 26, 2023
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Commentary After more than three months, questions continue to emerge over the “assault” on government buildings in Brazil’s capital city on Jan. 8. Army general Gonçalves Dias is the head of Brazil’s Institutional Security Bureau (GSI), which advises the president on defence and security matters and handles presidential security. However, Dias resigned after a CNN…
Forty Years a Teacher
April 25, 2023
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Commentary At age 24, at the commencement of his teaching career—coincident with the appearance of multiculturalism, postmodernism, the idea that Western civilization is just one approach—this author understood that the career before him would be in the service of a system in decline. He could have withdrawn and chosen not to serve; instead, he followed…
ANALYSIS: The Five Issues on Which Tucker Carlson Went Against the Left and the Right
News analysis Throughout his time on the most-watched show in cable news, Tucker Carlson ruffled feathers on both the left and the right. The “Tucker Carlson Tonight” host and Fox News parted ways on April 24 after Carlson made a profound impact on the national political discourse by defying the establishment consensus on both sides of…
ANALYSIS: The 5 Issues on Which Tucker Carlson Went Against the Left and the Right
News analysis Throughout his time on the most-watched show in cable news, Tucker Carlson ruffled feathers on both the left and the right. The “Tucker Carlson Tonight” host and Fox News parted ways on April 24 after Carlson made a profound impact on the national political discourse by defying the establishment consensus on both sides…
Tobacco Musings in Puerto Vallarta
April 25, 2023
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Commentary I stand on the fantail and stare out at the buildings across the bay from the cutter. We’re moored in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, one of the more popular spring break destinations in this part of the world. Having spent the previous day driving back and forth between the resort and the boat, I can…
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