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WHAT ARE STUDENTS LEARNING IN SCHOOL THESE DAYS?

Well, in my opinion, at George Washington University, not much. A few weeks ago, the Young America’s Foundation, interviewed some students there, and the video shows the results. Only 6 out of 30 students knew that we’d be commemorating 9/11 the following week. How could any 18-22 year old NOT know about 9/11? My 6-year […]

LORENA BOBBITT REVISITED

I’m not at all familiar with CNN’s correspondent, Alina Cho.  I know she wasn’t all too happy with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown’s op/ed piece he wrote back in 2008 about the rise of Sarah Palin.  Other than that, I haven’t paid any attention to her…until a few weeks ago. She recently interviewed Lorena […]

COMMON SENSE: THE INTELLIGENTSIA JUST DOESN’T GET IT

I live on an island of about 23,000 people.  Most people are well-educated.  Income and home values here are higher than in the rest of the state.  In the past couple of months, there has been a rash of burglaries in my neighborhood, probably perpetrated by the same person, according to our local police.  Every […]