Back in the days when schools taught something more than self-pity, indignation and jumping to conclusions, many teachers required that students read Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 1863 poem, “Paul Revere’s Ride.” For generations of Americans, its opening line, “Listen, my children, and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,” was, perhaps, the single … Read more
On May 19, 2025, President Trump signed the “Take It Down Act” into law. According to CBS News, the new law “makes it a federal crime to post real and fake sexually explicit imagery online of people without their consent.” The law’s text uses the term “nonconsensual intimate visual depictions.” At the core of the … Read more
Anyone who follows the news knows about the flurry of executive orders passed down since the current administration took over on January 20, 2025. One order that has not gotten the attention it deserves is “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy,” signed on April 23. One reason this excited little notice is that the order … Read more
The alleged discovery of 215 bodies in unmarked graves at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia sent shockwaves throughout Canada in May 2021. The alleged tragedy became a rallying cry for liberal politicians and indigenous tribe activists everywhere. Justin Trudeau’s administration immediately took a position without any facts. He took center stage by … Read more
In April 2022, a video clip circulated showing former First Lady and Secretary of State Hilary Roddam Clinton endorsing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for the presidency. The idea of the leftist Democrat promoting the candidacy of a conservative Republican raised more than a few eyebrows. However, given the public profiles of Mrs. Clinton and Mr. … Read more
On May 30, 2021, Canadian flags were lowered to half-staff, a traditional sign of mourning. They remained in that position for five months—until November 9. This unprecedented national grief accompanied the “discovery” of hundreds of children’s graves near the “Indian Residential Schools (IRS).” Religious organizations-three-fifths of them Catholic-operated these long-closed academies. Therefore, the disclosures provoked … Read more
Any teacher knows that cellphones interfere with education. The first rule of learning is to watch and listen to someone who knows more about the subject. The child who isn’t paying attention learns nothing. Of course, there are many ways to ignore teachers besides using cellphones. Pondering the upcoming lunch break, daydreaming, or even gazing … Read more
For many years, I believed that the Advanced Placement United States History (APUSH) exam was a truly noble endeavor with which I have been connected for decades. Every human society has had its “storytellers” who inform the young about their tribe’s past. Here, we call them history teachers. I have delighted in my association with … Read more
It’s official. The Ten Commandments must now be posted in Louisiana schools. The Governor Jeff Landry just signed the law that makes it mandatory. The law reads: “Each public school governing authority and the governing authority of each nonpublic school that receives state funds shall display the Ten Commandments in each building it uses and … Read more
The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred when I was still a child. During those tense days, I went with my mother to the grocery store. While en route, I heard the word “communist” on the car radio. I asked mother what a communist was. Unprepared for such a question, she did her best to explain. I … Read more
