by Leesa K. Donner | Jan 11, 2022 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
If he were British, Donald J. Trump might have an easier time climbing the comeback hill to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The United Kingdom sports 13 leaders who served non-consecutive terms as prime ministers.† Another three gents fulfilled three non-back-to-back...
by Leesa K. Donner | Jan 9, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Did you know that “citizen militias in the U.S. are moving toward more violent extremism”? So says the cover story in this month’s issue of Scientific American. In a breathtakingly fallacious argument based on one woman’s observations, America’s science periodical has...
by Leesa K. Donner | Jan 7, 2022 | Articles, Education, Opinion
Reports that the public school system in America is crumbling are not greatly exaggerated. It took a pandemic to rip the façade off a government-run model that has not worked for a long time. As the new year gets underway, teachers unions and government authorities in...
by Mark Angelides | Jan 6, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
The philosopher Plato recounted a story that purports to tell of how writing became a human endeavor. He described a bird god named Theuth who visited Thamus, King of Egypt. Theuth offered to give the king’s people the gift of the written word. “It will make them...
by Tim Donner | Jan 5, 2022 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
Make no mistake. The ascension of Eric Adams to the most powerful position in the nation’s greatest city represents a whole lot more than just the success of another black Democrat. In fact, his victory over a bevy of conventional urban progressives in overwhelmingly...