An Ad I’d Like to See
Over the past few weeks, I’ve had occasion to watch Robert F. Kennedy Jr. give testimony before Congress. Most recently, he was trying to explain why a hearing on censorship should not itself be subject to censorship.
Over the past few weeks, I’ve had occasion to watch Robert F. Kennedy Jr. give testimony before Congress. Most recently, he was trying to explain why a hearing on censorship should not itself be subject to censorship.
So, what happens if the Trump verdict in New York is overturned or if the fine is reduced to a more reasonable value? (Which — given that normal procedures were followed, and no one was harmed — would be around $10 at most.)
I recently saw a receipt from a restaurant in Los Angeles, which included a 4% surcharge labeled ‘Healthy LA’. Presumably, it is supposed to pay for health care and other benefits for restaurant workers.
Taylor Swift recently blurted out on Instagram: Today, March 5, is the presidential primary in Tennessee and 16 other states and territories. I wanted to remind you guys to vote the people who most represent YOU into power. If you haven’t already, make a plan to vote today. In a similar vein, I’d like to …
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Recently, I was having a conversation in which I had occasion to bring up RSA 193-H:2, which says: Schools shall ensure that all pupils are performing at the proficient level or above on the statewide assessment as established in RSA 193-C.
Years ago, I wrote about how traditional public schools are to be judged by their ideals and intentions — their best possible outcomes — rather than by their actual performance; while the alternatives (e.g., charter schools, private schools, Extended Learning Opportunities, the Children’s Scholarship Fund, Learn Everywhere, and now EFAs and even home education) are …
Well, Jay Eshelman and I have finally found something we can agree on, so it’s probably worth reproducing here instead of leaving it buried in the comments section of his recent post. Here it is, in response to someone claiming that if we could just get 25% of kids to leave public schools, the system …
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For years, House Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-NY) didn’t pay taxes on significant parts of his income. When the IRS discovered this, it allowed him to pay the missing taxes without any of the normal penalties.
Here’s something that blows my mind. On the one hand, conservative parents continue to fight over the issue of pornographic books in school libraries. But on the other hand, they continue to send their children to a political institution controlled by woke progressives.
The Virginia state senate just passed a bill essentially outlawing the AR-15 and similar firearms. Now, anyone who’s familiar with the Bruen ruling and its two-part test knows that this bill simply ignores that ruling.