A couple quick thoughts before bed, on Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress.. Although I had a positive response to it, overall, especially in the ‘political-fu’ of it, there were several things that I liked, and several that I disliked about …
The question (*posted by a British educational provider) was answered and debated on twitter recently. Tom Bennett started an interesting twitter conversation on this question. There were several answers […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Concorde was a supersonic passenger plane. It shuttled people between New York and Paris very quickly. When commercial Concorde flights began in 1976, the novelty and excitement of flying at twice the speed of sound led people to line up to take the flights. But after 27 years and several safety mishaps, the Concorde’s […]
A story from Georgia highlights a problem with students who come to America and don’t speak English. According to the Brookhaven Post, two teachers were forced to resign from DeKalb […]
What are we doing to our kids? How healthy is it for them to sit in a classroom with wireless devices, glowing screens and Wi-Fi routers? With the emergence of […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesHate John McCain if you want. Call McCain a traitor, even. I look at John McCain and marvel at his strength. Many do. Everyone knows about McCain being shot down over Vietnam and spending 5 years in a POW camp. But most people don’t know about the deep emotional scar McCain brought home with him. […]
Have they nothing better to do than to mock the first lady as she eloquently reads “The Lord’s Prayer” at the Trump rally in Florida? […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat bothers you most when you’re in a bad mood? You can imagine what it’s like be in a bad mood, can’t you? People go through periods of deep funk when nothing seems bright or cheerful, don’t they? And when you’re in those moods, what’s the worst thing? That’s right, it’s being around a bunch […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesImagine Michael Jordan’s best game ever. Or Tiger Woods. That’s what it was like watching President Trump today. Amazing. The President looked poised, cheerful, and humorous. He volleyed with Jim Acosta of CNN. He rated each question “good” or “bad.” He explained why he doesn’t want a nuclear war with Russia because the press seems […]
Reading Time: 8 minutesSoon thereafter, this great gate is sealed by the Crisis resolution, when victors are rewarded and enemies punished; when empires or nations are forged or destroyed; when treaties are signed and boundaries redrawn; and when peace is accepted, troops repatriated, and life begun anew. One large chapter of history ends, and another starts. In a […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe leftists who want you and me to die (at their hands?) call themselves The Resistance. Okay. Let’s call them that. Author Steven Pressfield wrote a book about defeating The Resistance. It’s called The War of Art, and it’s an awesome, wonderful book. Overcoming and defeating The Resistance, Pressfield tells us, is the key to […]
Reading Time: 8 minutesHave you ever found yourself in the midst of a riot? Even if you’ve only seen riots on television, you can probably imagine how it feels to be inside one. Imagine yourself surrounded on all sides by angry faces dressed in shabby clothes, some faces covered with bandanas or ski masks. People are chanting something […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you’re sick and fat, it might not be your fault. You listen to your doctor. You follow government diet guidelines. You eat more fresh fruit and vegetables. You cut down on animal fat. You eat more grains. And you just get sicker and fatter. You’re told it’s your fault. But it’s probably not. You […]
As Republicans and conservatives across the country rejoice in the “by the skin of their teeth, confirmation of Betsy De Vos as America’s new Department […]