Commentary Americans generally value education highly. They see education as opening doors of opportunity and as crucial to both individual and social progress. Far-seeing and generous colleges have long made scholarships available to students who otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford a college education. Private lending institutions used to extend loans to economically disadvantaged youth…
The Fastest-Growing Crime in America
Commentary The United States is awash in crime. Rather staggeringly, as I have shown elsewhere, 11 of the world’s 50 most dangerous cities are now in the United States. Of all the various crimes plaguing the country, identity theft is the fastest-growing form of criminal activity. In 2021, according to a recent report by Javelin Strategy and…
The CDC Backed the War on Restaurants
Commentary Visiting with a restaurant owner last night, he told me that they fared pretty well throughout the pandemic period. They had a large restaurant so the capacity restrictions didn’t hurt their business. They have a known brand and had already set up the takeout and delivery apparatus. They had high ranks in every rating…
Why California’s Schools Are Losing Their Teachers
February 23, 2023
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One reason for the decline of public education in California is the inability of school districts to find, hire, and retain qualified teachers. Not so in the 1950s and ’60s, when it was difficult for women to find employment other than in teaching or nursing. The reason public schools were excellent is that teachers were…
Michael Zwaagstra: Marks and Grades Still Matter in School
Commentary For many teachers, marking assignments is the least enjoyable aspect of their job. Few things are more tiring and frustrating than reading and writing comments on a pile of essays only to have students throw their papers in the garbage seconds after getting them back. It certainly raises the question of why teachers bother…
Suicide: The Heavy Price We’re Paying for One of the Longest COVID-19 Lockdowns in the World
Commentary The recent release of the Victorian Coroners Court Monthly Suicide Data Report—December 2022 update provides a reason for concern for all Victorians. It shows that in 2022, the state recorded the highest number of suicides since the court started collecting this data in 2000. The number of Victorian suicides in 2022 was 756, up…
Chinese Interference Must Force a Reckoning in Canada
Commentary New revelations by Canadian media on leaks from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) are quickly pushing Canada beyond a point of no return. A reckoning of how Chinese influence operations and long-arm policing actually work is needed, or there is no point in even trying to resist. Most recently, the news has been…
Push Begins for Even Higher California Taxes
February 22, 2023
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Commentary The (spiked) punchbowl has been removed. The party’s over. The massive budget surpluses of recent years are gone with the Santa Ana winds. Inevitably, in California, that means calls for new tax increases—in the state already suffering the country’s highest taxes. That’s happening as 700,000 people have exited in the last two years due…
Mayor Lightfoot: Chicago Teachers Union ‘Brought Chaos’ to Education
Commentary Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot recently summarized the core problem with Chicago’s public education system in plain but powerful terms. Lightfoot stated during a recent debate with two of her opponents in the Chicago mayoral race that the Chicago Teachers Union brought “chaos” to Chicago Public Schools. Lightfoot blamed CTU for the district’s enrollment decline and criticized the…
Vivek Ramaswamy Could Get Traction, Thinks WHO Deal ‘Bad’
Commentary I may be crazy. I may be falling for the latest bright, shiny object. But I suspect Vivek Ramaswamy, who announced for the U.S. presidency on Tucker Carlson’s show on Feb. 21, could get serious traction in the race. By that, I mean more than the other announced or unannounced Vivek Ramaswamy. (Courtesy of…
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