Governor Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes’ time in office now exceeds 6 months. They have excelled regarding their support for the agenda of the present-day radical Democrat Party, but they have done more harm than good for the people of Arizona who care about election integrity and the welfare of children. Governor Hobbs […]
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Walter Williams sadly left us in December 2020. Like his very close friend, Thomas Sowell, he was an economist who would have had a Nobel Prize were it not for the prejudice against black conservatives. Both were/are brilliant teachers who educated us through their writing. Walter Williams authored twelve books, all worthy of your time. […]
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Those who regularly read my column know that The Beautiful Wife and I are experienced, world travelers. We have been to 80 countries together and love to travel to all corners of the world. One of the countries I would really like to go to is Venezuela. At one point not too long ago, Venezuela […]
The Arizona Board of Regents has decided to eliminate a diversity requirement that [for] applicants to give a statement about diversity, equity, and inclusion. The shift comes after the nonprofit Goldwater Institute publicized that 80% of faculty job postings at three major Arizona public universities required applicants to do so. The schools involved are Arizona […]
On the occasion of his “eleventy-first” birthday, the hobbit Bilbo Baggins famously disappeared. On July 31, we celebrate[d] what would have been the 111th birthday of another man who was diminutive in size but larger than life in spirit: Milton Friedman. Were he to reappear today, he would likely marvel at how much progress has […]
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Editors’ Note: The debate about legalization may not really be the debate. Smoking tobacco is legal, but restricted. Advertising is banned and its use is now severely frowned upon in today’s culture. Even the tobacco companies themselves must fund education against their own product. But marijuana gets a pass. It is an approved way to […]
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A trove of recently published documents reveals that authors of the Proximal Origin paper believed that the lab leak scenario was not just possible, but likely. A growing number of people, including prominent scientists, are calling for a full retraction of a high-profile study published in the journal Nature in March 2020 that explored the origins of […]
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There is an old idea that excellence in any discipline is difficult to achieve. Perhaps that idea suggests another similar, though unconnected one: that those who have achieved excellence are difficult to enslave. In the movie 13 Assassins, Shinrokuro Shinmada says, “Ruling is convenient, but only for rulers. The people must learn to serve.” He […]
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“The Department of Education shall terminate on December 31, 2023”. If you’ve read this far, you have completed HR899, introduced by Rep.Thomas Massie. Abolishing the DOE isn’t a new idea. The department was created in 1979 by the Carter administration, fulfilling a campaign promise to the NEA, the teachers union, which in turn gave him […]
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U.S. policy toward China appears to be suffering from a belief in magic – that, for instance, withdrawing from Afghanistan would be a great idea; that Putin would be happy with a “minor incursion” into Ukraine; that the Chinese spy balloon was “silly;” that the mission of education and the military should be to ensure “equity,” leading one veteran […]
Hobbs And Mayes Have Done More Harm Than Good For Children
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Johanna HaverGovernor Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes’ time in office now exceeds 6 months. They have excelled regarding their support for the agenda of the present-day radical Democrat Party, but they have done more harm than good for the people of Arizona who care about election integrity and the welfare of children. Governor Hobbs […]
Walter Williams Said It First
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Bruce BialoskyWalter Williams sadly left us in December 2020. Like his very close friend, Thomas Sowell, he was an economist who would have had a Nobel Prize were it not for the prejudice against black conservatives. Both were/are brilliant teachers who educated us through their writing. Walter Williams authored twelve books, all worthy of your time. […]
We Are Becoming Venezuela
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Bruce BialoskyThose who regularly read my column know that The Beautiful Wife and I are experienced, world travelers. We have been to 80 countries together and love to travel to all corners of the world. One of the countries I would really like to go to is Venezuela. At one point not too long ago, Venezuela […]
Arizona Universities Abandon DEI Statements For Faculty Applicants
/in Arizona News, Culture War, Education, Liberty, Politics/by Lauren ScottThe Arizona Board of Regents has decided to eliminate a diversity requirement that [for] applicants to give a statement about diversity, equity, and inclusion. The shift comes after the nonprofit Goldwater Institute publicized that 80% of faculty job postings at three major Arizona public universities required applicants to do so. The schools involved are Arizona […]
Happy 111th Birthday, Milton Friedman, Your Wish Has Come True
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Jay Greene and Jason BedrickOn the occasion of his “eleventy-first” birthday, the hobbit Bilbo Baggins famously disappeared. On July 31, we celebrate[d] what would have been the 111th birthday of another man who was diminutive in size but larger than life in spirit: Milton Friedman. Were he to reappear today, he would likely marvel at how much progress has […]
Weekend Read: Revolutionary State of Mind
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Life Advocacy, Politics/by Peter HitchensEditors’ Note: The debate about legalization may not really be the debate. Smoking tobacco is legal, but restricted. Advertising is banned and its use is now severely frowned upon in today’s culture. Even the tobacco companies themselves must fund education against their own product. But marijuana gets a pass. It is an approved way to […]
Nature’s Proximal Origin [Covid] Paper Was a Work of ‘Fraud and Scientific Misconduct,’ Say Scientists Demanding a Retraction
/in Education, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Jon MiltimoreA trove of recently published documents reveals that authors of the Proximal Origin paper believed that the lab leak scenario was not just possible, but likely. A growing number of people, including prominent scientists, are calling for a full retraction of a high-profile study published in the journal Nature in March 2020 that explored the origins of […]
A Cartoon Graveyard – An Analysis of the Left’s Postmodern Attack on Excellence
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Conlan SalgadoThere is an old idea that excellence in any discipline is difficult to achieve. Perhaps that idea suggests another similar, though unconnected one: that those who have achieved excellence are difficult to enslave. In the movie 13 Assassins, Shinrokuro Shinmada says, “Ruling is convenient, but only for rulers. The people must learn to serve.” He […]
Let’s Get Serious About Eliminating The Department Of Education
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Thomas C. Patterson“The Department of Education shall terminate on December 31, 2023”. If you’ve read this far, you have completed HR899, introduced by Rep.Thomas Massie. Abolishing the DOE isn’t a new idea. The department was created in 1979 by the Carter administration, fulfilling a campaign promise to the NEA, the teachers union, which in turn gave him […]
Team Biden Outmaneuvered by China?
/in Education, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Eric RozenmanU.S. policy toward China appears to be suffering from a belief in magic – that, for instance, withdrawing from Afghanistan would be a great idea; that Putin would be happy with a “minor incursion” into Ukraine; that the Chinese spy balloon was “silly;” that the mission of education and the military should be to ensure “equity,” leading one veteran […]