Restrictive Schooling Imperils Our Children
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School is more restrictive than ever, and many of the schools’ facades resemble Juvenile Detention Centers. Playtime has been watered down and any dangerous games... Read more.
What Happened to American Civics?
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The purpose of my son’s civics education is to instill common ideals of what a citizen is, what the process of government is, and the philosophy of why those things... Read more.
A Historical View of Today’s Political Theater
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Maybe it is the start of an underdog story: The working-class boy from Scranton, PA fights back in the second debate, riding high from his recent, electric speech... Read more.
The Ultimate Monument to Journalism
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Stories aside, today, an array of fact-checking organizations have been built, and accusations of fake news or misinformation fly with reckless abandon. Yet, the... Read more.
Atlas Shrugs Twice
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Atlas may shrug, justice may never be served, all of the structures and institutions around us may fall into disrepair or collapse, and the world may be forcefully... Read more.
Sing Us a Song, Piano Man
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What my son did not know is that Piano Man is also a song about how often life is miserable and melancholic, and how all of that can be impacted by a simple melody.... Read more.
Renaissance Man Reborn
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Specialization is often a deception. Years of training, education, and study easily ensnare the mind into an arrogance built on the precipice of expertise. However,... Read more.
Don’t Slow the Spread of Joy
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We spent years needlessly frowning behind masks and protocols. We didn’t smile. I frowned at my unreasonable cello playing. I didn’t smile, but I should have.... Read more.
Ruled by the Capricious Whims of Politicians
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What is the real message behind the ruling and Governor Hochul’s words? Stay in line. Keep your head down. If we can do it to an ex-president of the United States,... Read more.
Propaganda Looney Tunes
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Virality with this ease of spread is a fairly novel psychic phenomenon for the human race. So, when a novel physical pathogen came along, both the disease and the... Read more.
So Long Ago That It Never Really Happened
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As election season rolls on and the nation looks set for an election re-match between the mandate ordering Joseph Biden and the lockdown ordering Donald Trump, a... Read more.
We Can’t Ban Our Way to a Better World
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It is clear beyond any doubt that bans simply don’t work. I was a child during the “Just Say No” anti-drug campaign. Drugs were banned, and yet always available.... Read more.