There is no denying that we live in disturbingly anxious and contentious times. Apocalyptic assertions, profanity-laden tirades, public shaming tactics, and crude weapons of moral accusation have increasingly taken the […]
Tag: Education
We Need a Free Market in Legal Services
Back in the mid-70s, I decided to give law school a try. After doing pretty well on the LSAT, I applied to and was accepted by Duke. So I went […]
Angry about Unspent K-12 Education Funds? Support ESAs.
The great Virginia statesman John Randolph of Roanoke, a passionate advocate for education and a devotee of limited government, once said that the “most delicious of all privileges [is] spending […]
Why Almost Nobody Knows Anything about Critical Race Theory
In recent months defenders of Critical Race Theory have given two conflicting stories. Some tell us that the flap over critical race theory (CRT) in K-12 education is a strawman […]
How Activist Academia Destroyed Scholarly Peer Review
The reputation of academic publishing depends upon peer review – the practice by which other experts vet submissions to scholarly journals. A properly functioning peer review process flags potential problems […]