On the central theme of liberal compassion The Pity Party makes a strong case, but the author is well aware that liberals often remain unaffected by argument and even facts.
Signs point to support for a more transparent government in which elected officials focus on big-picture decisions.
Signs point to support for a more transparent government in which elected officials focus on big-picture decisions.
RALEIGH — When the N.C. Department of Public Instruction released its first draft of the standards last year, North Carolinians identified a number of serious defects throughout the revision, particularly the scant coverage of the American Revolution and the Founding Era.
RALEIGH -- After much controversy over the first draft of new social studies standards, the second version is a large step forward. It is no accident that the second draft give much more emphasis to the Founding Era.
RALEIGH — In academia today, Shakespeare has given way to feminist theory, while Plato has been reduced to a paraphrase, and the Aeneid to a footnote. But a few scholars and teachers still love Great Books.
It’s hard to prepare students for the future when we ignore the wisdom of the past.
A government-mandated price floor seems to fit the textbook definition of "restraint, hindrance, especially by legal authority."
A nearly 50-year-old critique of the American educational system loses none of its relevance today.
The Founders respected Christianity, and Christendom's language gave meaning and understanding to American political and social values.
