There are two interesting developments in the Walpin case. The first is that a possible obstruction of justice charge is being investigated by the FBI—against Johnson, the Sacramento mayor whom IG Walpin implicated in misuse of AmeriCorps funds. There’s a … Continue reading →
I’ve been slowly plowing through Allan Bloom‘s dense but nevertheless wonderful 1987 book The Closing of the American Mind. It’s an indictment of alarming trends in higher education that took hold in the 60s and have only accelerated since. I … Continue reading →
Please go here to learn about a chilling experiment in indoctrination recently embarked upon by faculty at the University of Delaware. Be sure to watch the You Tube videos, and if you want to see the details of the reading … Continue reading →
Buy this book to “make sure your kids know you made the right choice in 2008.” The author is the same wonderful guy who brought you “Why Mommy is a Democrat.”
Continue reading →I haven’t yet read Manias, Panics, and Crashes, published in 2000. But I came across a recommendation in the comments section of some blog the other day and found the title and the Amazon description rather intriguing: “[Manias, Panics, and … Continue reading →
I hear it almost constantly now: McCain is pushing on Obama’s Ayers connection. He’s taking off the gloves and striking hard yada yada yada. And yet when I glance at cable TV and see a talking head on the subject … Continue reading →
I’ve long admired Victor Davis Hanson’s work. In this piece, one of his very best, he nails those who think academic credentials are the true indication of intelligence. Hanson’s background growing up in rural California, combined with his stellar university … Continue reading →
It is troubling that the MSM has abdicated its investigatory task by being surprisingly uninterested in shining light into some of the more suspicious regions of Barack Obama’s past. And of all those dark corners, the very darkest may be … Continue reading →
We’ve all heard of the obfuscating fog of war. Yesterday there was an article by Crispin Sartwell in the LA Times entitled “The Smog of Academic Consensus.” Sartwell notes that the University of Colorado is proposing to endow a chair … Continue reading →
That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. Then again, it won’t hide the stink of a rotten egg to call it an overly-mature ovum. But that doesn’t stop the reframing and renaming on … Continue reading →
A recent commenter, a teacher, asked for my recommendations for poems for 6th-8th graders to memorize. The thought appealed to me. But when I tried to tackle it, I realized it’s harder than it sounds. Poems with cadence and rhyme … Continue reading →
There’s been some hoo-ha in the blogopsphere about a poll asking 2000 high school students to name the ten most famous Americans. Here was their list: 1. Martin Luther King Jr.: 67% 2. Rosa Parks: 60% 3. Harriet Tubman: 44% … Continue reading →