Friday, June 30, 2023, will be remembered by those most affected as the day the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) turned its back on those less-advantaged Americans for whom admission to one of the nation’s premier colleges and universities could provide the resources and mentoring by which they have a chance to fully … Read more
One of the signature segments on Sesame Street was based on a song, “One of These Things (Is Not Like the Others),” created by Joe Raposo (music) and Jon Stone (lyrics). The refrain was accompanied by pictures of four items, one of which was outside the general category represented by the other three. One of … Read more
Media and the Twitter-verse are having a jolly good time with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ recent channeling of Winston Churchill to promote his war on WOKE. Instead of pledging “we shall never surrender” by taking the battle against Nazi Germany to the beaches, landing grounds, fields, streets and hills, on Saturday DeSantis told Iowans: We … Read more
In my previous blog, I expressed concern ideologues have hi-jacked the legitimate push for increased and, in some cases, mandatory civics education. That is not my only fear. Every day there is a news story that suggests even the most honest, well-intentioned efforts to expose students to the grand experiment we call the United States … Read more
In a 1987 survey, about half of the American citizens polled thought that the phrase, “from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs,” came from the U.S. Constitution. Regardless of what one thinks of that sentiment, it would improve political discourse to identify it correctly as classic Karl Marx. ~Nick Down, … Read more