The Real Climate Crisis: A New Ice Age from the Accumulation of Snowflakes
There should be a Nobel Prize in Medicine to whoever can devise an elixir for growing thicker skin that can be administered before school age.
‘Woke’ Science Has No Place in Government Policymaking
There are two problems with public officials legitimizing “soft science” as the basis for policy making: It often fails to arrive at the right answers and it can undermine public trust.
Discipline, Determination, and Data Will Get Us Through the Pandemic
Getting through the worst of the pandemic won’t be easy, but we need to be smart, resilient, and disciplined, and go where the data take us.
Smoothing the Bumpy Road to Reopening
It is clearly past time to rein in the baseless, arbitrary restrictions that have been imposed by some politicians, as they can only inspire disrespect and non-compliance.
Stupid Is As Stupid Does
We can’t explain Governor Whitmer’s cluelessness. Either she blindly accepted the advice of incompetent advisers, or she concocted stupid policies on her own. Neither is acceptable.
Understanding ‘Medicare for All’ Could Make Seniors Vote Red
Older Americans have much to lose and little to gain with Medicare for All or a stepping-stone approach, such as the public option. They have paid into the existing system over their entire working lives, and they will balk at having to subsidize benefits for others if it jeopardizes their own care or sense of security.
STEM-ming the Slide of Our Educational System
The shortfall of reasoning and filtering skills in the current educational environment has cost us dearly in time, money, and productivity.
A Speech That Should Be Punished
Much has been written about the attacks on free speech, especially at universities and colleges. Speakers with conservative viewpoints are routinely banished from important venues, […]
The Downward Spiral of Post-Secondary Education
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Why Can’t We Ask the Hard Questions About Education?
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How Gullible Are We?
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Make America Serious Again
In a recent article in Canada’s National Post, Rex Murphy excoriated the state of politics and ideology in the United States, and more specifically the […]
The GND: Glitter, Nonsense, and Devitalization
The latest public policy bandwagon is the “Green New Deal,” or GND, whose acronym could well stand for Glitter, Nonsense, and Devitalization. Some of its […]
‘Immoral’ Wall Talk is Just Code for Open Borders
Benjamin Franklin, one of the great intellects of America’s Federal Period, observed, “Love your neighbor; yet don’t pull down your hedge.” In other words, barriers […]