As a school board member of the largest district in NC, I applaud this bill that would limit wireless devices during instruction so teachers and students can get back to basics.
What used to be considered a normal level of freedom for kids is now, unfortunately, under attack in many places.
At Carolina Journal and The John Locke Foundation, staff members can often be found on weekends with their noses in a book. There are few better smells in this world than that of ink and paper with a little salt air and sunscreen mixed in. As you hit North Carolina’s glorious beaches this year, stick a few of these in your bag for that after dinner conversation.
Psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s new book, “The Anxious Generation,” lays out the latest research on what constant screen time is doing to America’s youth. And the trends are very troubling. Haidt shows how mental health problems, sleep deprivation, social isolation, suicide attempts, and attention fragmentation have all spiked among youth and suggests a direct link to...
There are a lot of efforts from politicians, from both sides of the aisle, right now to protect children from online dangers. US Sen. Ted Budd sponsored a bill to block TikTok and other addictive social media platforms from being accessed at schools that receive federal funding. North Carolina legislators passed the Pornography Age Verification...
We’re in the heat of summer here in North Carolina, and people of all walks of life are taking time with their friends and families. Some travel to the beach. Others can’t stand the crowds, sand, and heat, so they prefer a mountain lake. Wherever you end up parking your folding chair, you’re probably going...
In the 21st century, woke progressivism has inundated itself in mass culture, academic institutions, and left-wing political policy. However, in its most recent expansion it has perniciously invaded scientific institutions in an attempt to totalize a political agenda. In seeking to have a totalizing narrative, woke progressivism attempts to leave no stone unturned. The insatiable...
When I was asked to join the faculty at UNC-Chapel Hill in 2005, I never dreamt of asking for tenure, even though I was a national, if not global, thought leader in a major and growing field of study. I was hired to create and teach the MBA courses on corporate governance. I had a...
In 2015, Greg Lukianoff, president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, and Jonathan Haidt, professor of ethical leadership at New York University, wrote an article for The Atlantic entitled “The Coddling of the American Mind.” In that article, the authors argued that students increasingly react to words, books, images, and speakers with fear and anger...
When universities institute things such as “safe spaces” and “trigger warnings,” they often justify doing so in the name of protecting students’ mental health. Critics, on the other hand, argue that universities are more often protecting students from ideas with which they disagree and shielding them from the vicissitudes of adulthood. But there’s at least...
A recent Duke speaker says universities must choose between incompatible goals.
