The Union Onion
Matthew Harrison’s complaint about unionized teachers could not be better stated. I hope he sees this as an interesting addendum to his own poignant thoughts. A union is like an onion. You peel the bitter layers of forced unionization, legal representation for people that obviously should be fired, strong-armed embezzlement of taxpayers through [...]
The Case for Algebra
As sometimes happens when I try to ingest the editorial section of the newspaper along with my morning cup of coffee, a column stirred my wrath and forced me to add some non-dairy diet creamer to my cup to assuage the bitterness. This particular article made note of the fact that many colleges across [...]
In Defense of No Child Left Behind and in Criticism of Those Who Manipulate its Intent
Few things scare me more than zombies (I promise this has a point so please stick with the article). I know they are not real, but even the thought of a human being coming back from the dead with the sole purpose of hunting the living has kept me awake, clutching my crucifix necklace, [...]
Why Some Children Can’t Learn
Many American cities are contending with decaying, gang-ridden schools. This is one of the well-publicized problems of public education. But there is a little spoken-of menace that has been stalking our schools for decades. It is a malady that affects every district in the country. It has the potential to cripple our public schools, especially our [...]
On Losing Our Color
A few days ago I was traveling with my lovely wife along Interstate 40 as it crossed Oklahoma and the Texas panhandle. Back in the age of America’s greatness we would have taken a commercial flight across the vast and barren expanse, but like many travelers, we have chosen to avoid the abusive sexual [...]
