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As the global coronavirus outbreak closes more schools for weeks, and sometimes months—some 300 million children are currently missing class—parents, educators, and policymakers are panicking. Mass compulsory schooling has become such a cornerstone of contemporary culture that we forget it’s a relatively recent social construct. Responding to the pandemic, the United Nations declared that “the … Continue reading Coronavirus Reminds Us What Education Without Schooling Can Look Like

Sign here to tell Congress to kill the "Green New Deal"! ---- Young people are often heralded for their good intentions and their love of social causes. What we’re less experienced with, like all humans, is multiple-stage planning—the kind of forethought it takes to anticipate not just what to do, but the unintended consequences of … Continue reading The Unseen Costs of Climate Alarmism Are Paid by the Global Poor

In Basic Economics, Thomas Sowell wrote that prices are what tie together the vast network of economic activity among people who are too vastly scattered to know each other. Prices are the regulators of the free market. An object’s value in the free market is not how much it costs to produce, but rather how … Continue reading How Government-Guaranteed Student Loans Killed the American Dream for Millions

A few years ago, I took a summer job working at a local school’s childcare program. I was placed with a group of students grades four through eight. I had a great experience, but I will admit it was not easy. Some of the children had me positively pulling out my hair. I’m not alone … Continue reading 3 Reasons Kids Are Misbehaving More—and What Parents Can Do About It

I spent the past weekend relaxing with old friends. While it was a busy weekend, we had plenty of time to catch up. Over the course of the weekend, we discovered how much we have changed in just a few years. We live very different lives and hold very different—I would even say opposing—views on … Continue reading 3 Things You Need to be Friends with People You Disagree With

New data has revealed that it is our own behavior that is the greatest threat to our staying alive. Poor diet is the number one risk factor, followed by high blood pressure and smoking.  A bad diet was behind more than 19 percent of all deaths worldwide and almost 70 percent of coronary heart disease deaths in 2017.  A diet high … Continue reading The secrets of a longer life

The District of Columbia is set to implement a new ban on single-use plastic straws and coffee stirrers. Poised to take effect Jan. 1, the prohibition is not limited only to restaurants and bars, but also churches, day care centers, and other entities in the city. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is recommending the use instead … Continue reading DC to Ban Plastic Straws in Churches and Day Care Centers, Impose Fines

A 2017 study found that 66 percent of Democrats view economic inequality as a “very big” problem, and 93 percent believe it to be at least a “moderately big” problem. And it’s not just the public – politicians like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have frequently argued that the wealthy elite of society represent a … Continue reading The Top 1% Have 40% of America’s Wealth And That’s Awesome

SANTA FE, Texas—Oh May 18, Grace John woke up late as usual. “Everybody talks about senioritis, but it’s real,” she told The Daily Signal. Grace, a senior at Santa Fe High School, located an hour outside of Houston, was looking forward to cruising through her last few days of high school. That day, she walked … Continue reading Underreported: The Santa Fe School Shooting Survivors the Media Ignored