The Left and the Right are two wings of the same bird I used to say. Two sides of the same coin. It was easy for me to sit on the sidelines, be electorally insignificant, and throw rocks at both parties. Even though I wasn’t a member of a party that had any serious political…
On November 29, 2021, I published an article on School Choice in the online publication Medium. Its focus was how the United States (local, state, and federal governments) spends more money on K-12 public school education than it would cost to give a full scholarship to every K-12 student in the nation—public and private. The…
When people think of Seattle, they once thought of a vibrant music scene. They thought of landmarks like the Space Needle, Pike Place Market, or perhaps paying respect at the gravestones of Bruce and Brandon Lee. Today, when people across America think of Seattle, it is marred by the image of the Capitol Hill Autonomous…
Imagine yourself walking into a café one morning and, after being shown to a seat by the waiter, you order a basic latte. However, he tells you that there is nothing available but green tea. Confused, you decide to leave because you are not able to order what you want. Then, the waiter tells you…
Editor’s Note: Over the past pandemic year, parents have been involuntarily thrust into schooling at home. Many have chosen to continue educating at home voluntarily as they have watched government schools failing their children. During this time, many veteran homeschoolers have stepped up, offering advice and resources to these families. Gina Prosch is a homeschool…
Barring a series of improbable court victories overturning projected election results in several places, Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States. So, where do friends of freedom go from here? In the past, I’ve argued the best vehicle to advance free markets, limited government and individual liberty is the GOP. After…
Mary Rose Corkery A Fairfax County, Virginia, parents group launched an effort to remove members of the Fairfax County School Board Monday over distance learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Twitter post. “Coalition of parents announce recall effort for @fcpsnews school board members,” Rory Cooper, managing director of Purple Strategies, tweeted Monday. Coalition…
James Altucher, who might best be described as a renaissance man, recently wrote a sobering piece about New York City. Altucher is bearish on the city’s future for a variety of reasons. I don’t quite share his pessimism, especially considering all of the variables likely to affect a NYC comeback—the widespread availability of a vaccine,…
While the commentariat focuses on flattened statues, defaced property and violent interactions among protestors and police, there has been relatively little attention given to the solutions that could address many of the problems—both perceived and real—threatening to drive Americans further apart. One of those problems is the failure of government-run schools to provide a quality…
Monday afternoon, President Trump and the Coronavirus Task Force announced new guidelines in an attempt to minimize the coronavirus spread. Among other things, he stated, “My administration is recommending that all Americans, including the young and healthy, work to engage in schooling from home when possible…” Today, President @realDonaldTrump and the Coronavirus Task Force are…