America’s going bonkers…contd. The D.C. Council is voting on a bill Tuesday that includes a proposal to pay residents a stipend not to commit crimes. It’s based on a program in Richmond, California, that advocates say has contributed to deep … Continue reading
Bernie Sanders is an outwardly socialist candidate running for president who might actually get somewhere. In some polls, he’s neck-and-neck with Hillary Clinton for his party’s nomination. No, he will probably not get the nomination in the end. But he … Continue reading
A panel that makes recommendations to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued a report recommending that all Americans have mental health screenings. No, it’s not (yet) mandated. But the logic of national health care ultimately leads … Continue reading
A sample headline from a society gone bonkers: “Girls basketball team gets booted from league for being too good”. A measure of the insanity around us? We’re used to such headlines by now. A Minnesota youth basketball team has been … Continue reading
The latest self-conscious controversy orchestrated by preening, posing leftist “progressives” broke out after last week’s Oscar nominations — the second year in a row in which all 20 acting nominees are white. Charlotte Rampling is the latest actress to weigh … Continue reading
The following is from “The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined” by Salman Khan, founder of the world famous, online-based Khan Academy, an innovator in childhood and ongoing adult education. Testing out. What a concept. I’d had no idea that such … Continue reading
Donald Trump and Ted Cruz have been going back and forth about “New York values.” Are values really geographically defined? Cruz probably does not mean to imply this; but the concept does. Politically speaking, there is no conflict about the … Continue reading
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump described the NFL as “soft” during a campaign rally in Reno, Nev., on Sunday. “Football has become soft like our country has become soft,” Trump said to applause, according to the Washington Post. Trump told … Continue reading
Political correctness is literally killing us. Why? Because when you refuse to name the explicit motives and reasons for systematic violence, you convey to the violent offenders that you are afraid of them. When you convey fear to violent people, … Continue reading
Presidential candidate and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush unveiled his plan Friday, which would eliminate the federal food stamp program and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program — replacing them with “Right to Rise” grants directly to states so … Continue reading
“The young people are the future.” What kind of future are young people creating for themselves? Just ask Michael Moroz, a 17-year-old senior at Philadelphia’s Central High School. According to Philly.com, Michael Moroz, the school newspaper’s managing editor, rubbed some … Continue reading
Ammon Bundy said if the government did use force to retake the Malheur National Wildlife refuge “they would be putting lives at risk.” Earlier, the protesters vowed to occupy the refuge for “as long as it takes,” as state and … Continue reading