by Publius | May 13, 2020 | Contemporary Culture, Grey Matter, History and Tradition
By Glenn Moots| (Source) Prompted by student petitions, government orders, and recommendations of epidemiologists, America launched its largest-ever simultaneous educational experiment in March: it took K–12 and postsecondary education online. Though many hoped the...
by Publius | May 6, 2020 | Contemporary Culture, Family, Grey Matter
By Annie Holmquist | (Source) A few years ago, my church nursery had an influx of little boys, all born within a few months of each other. Nursery duty in the weeks before that cadre outgrew it was, well… energetic. Everything was visibly quieter when they left. The...
by Publius | Apr 29, 2020 | Contemporary Culture, Grey Matter
By Deanna Briody | (Source) “How can I find you on Facebook?” “I don’t have one.” Shock. Incomprehension. Even more than usual. Marwa’s lively brown eyes were clouded with concern. When she spoke, her voice was hushed, almost strained: “Why not?” How in half a...
by Publius | Apr 22, 2020 | Economics and Enterprise, Family, Grey Matter
By Jason Aubry and Nexstar Media Wire | (Source) For five years, Lashawn Samuel walked three miles round trip from his home to a local library to get help with his homework, and it has paid off. The Columbus City Schools student says this spring, he was accepted to...
by Publius | Apr 15, 2020 | Grey Matter, History and Tradition, Politics and Goverment
By Bradley J. Birzer| (Source) America’s Revolutionary Mind: A Moral History of the American Revolution and the Declaration that Defined It, C. Bradley Thompson, Encounter Books, 447 pages Imagine an academic world in which historians treated the American Founders...