The week between Christmas and the New Year is unlike any other time of year. Hopefully, you have some extra free time to reflect on the past and look forward to the future. Why not take this opportunity to open…
In my last article, I described what I called ignorance to the third degree: ignorance that is proud of itself, that boasts of having discarded vast fields of human knowledge. Since any sane person will be a bit embarrassed when…
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has become a liability for America. Its transformation from an economic and medical provider to a social engineer has made it an instrument of U.S. cultural imperialism. Unless USAID’s educational mission is…
Harvard University President Claudine Gay has faced fierce criticism in recent days for not pursuing public disciplinary action against students who last week engaged in “intifada” chants, which call for violence against Jews and Israel. On Nov. 27, for instance,…
Viewers nationwide tuned in to Fox News’ recent debate between two governors who are not political rivals but whose views on education couldn’t be more divided. At the heart of the divide between Florida Gov. and GOP presidential candidate Ron…
I recently had an altercation with a typical graduate of our American system of education. That is, I got into it with a self-satisfied ignoramus. The topic was the vast areas of general knowledge that college freshmen are innocent of,…
A “Satan Club” is set to start this Friday at an elementary school in Lebanon, Connecticut. The club is sponsored by the Satanic Temple, which has chapters internationally. Supporters of the club have cited its founding as a counter to…
As a friend of mine put it at the time of his confirmation in March 2021, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona “doesn’t strike one as the sharpest tool in the shed.” An academic colleague of mine added in an email…
Robin Hood is the quintessential, swashbuckling, English-speaking hero. He’s a rebellious figure with an impeccable moral compass and the will and ability to enforce it. The wrong he seeks to right is — as one might expect from an English…
