Boys’ Educational Failure Is No Mystery
A lot has changed since 1960. If Connie Francis were to sing “Where the Boys Are” today, she would not likely be talking about Ft. Lauderdale. And she probably...
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Posts by Selwyn Duke
Black Friday: Materialism in America
It’s ironic that Black Friday, which has a negative etymology and connotation, should have become one of the more anticipated days of the year. And it’s sad that the...
Ignorance in America
If ignorance really were bliss, anti-depressants would not be popped like M&M’s today. This is the conclusion we have to draw if a recent ABC News article entitled “Are...
Obama Reacts to House Prohibition of Abortion Funding
In a legislative clash that pitted Democrats against their fellows, the House voted Saturday to pass the Stupak Amendment. Sponsored by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), Brad Ellsworth, (D-Ind.) and...
Catholic Bishops: The Faithful Should Not Support Current Healthcare Reform Bills
Upset about the inclusion of abortion funding and mandates in the healthcare reform bills currently before Congress, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is blanketing 19,000 parishes...
Obama Pushing Secular UN Anti-Free Speech Resolution
Those who would accuse Barack Obama of pandering to — if not sympathy for — Islamists have been handed some powerful new ammunition. In a disturbing move, the Obama...
Boy Set on Fire in Brutal Revenge Attack
In one of the most heinous crimes imaginable, a 15-year-old Florida boy was set ablaze by five other teens in a revenge attack stemming from a dispute over a...
Six-year-old Suspended for Bringing Camping Utensils to School Wins Reprieve
Zachary Christie won’t have to attend reform school after all. As you may know, Zachary is the button-cute Cub Scout who brought a hobo tool (containing a spoon, fork,...
Six-year-old Suspended for Bringing Cub Scout Tool to School
Our authorities may not be able to track down Osama bin laden, but never fear, they’re keeping us safe from budding little terrorists such as first grader Zachary Christie....
Are Hormone-mimicking Chemicals Harming Our Children?
Are chemicals in our environment masculinizing girls and feminizing boys? A growing body of scientific evidence suggests that this is the case, and one of the latest studies has...
Obama: Beyond the Idea of an Icon
There has long been a certain objection to the divine command that we should worship God. It is simply: Why does God need you to worship Him? It is,...
Don’t Cry for Roman Polanski
Even if time does heal all wounds, it certainly doesn’t make us forget all crimes. And, finally, after 31 years on the run from U.S. authorities, Roman Polanski, director,...
Segregation Today, Segregation Tomorrow, Segregation Forever in Tucson
Would you hire school teachers and mete out punishment to students based on race? Some obviously would, as this is exactly what’s happening in Tucson Unified School District (TUSD)...
Back to School with Obama: Educational Talking Points 101
At high noon today, EDT, Barack Obama issued a challenge to America’s schoolchildren. In his much anticipated back-to-school speech, he appealed to students to stay in school, work hard,...
Obama’s Speech to the Children of America
Whether or not President Barack Obama’s September 8 back-to-school speech will be “historic” as his Department of Education (DOE) states, it certainly is headline grabbing. His talk is currently...
United Nations Plan: Teach Masturbation to 5-Year-Olds
A while back we heard about the United Nations pact that would prohibit parents from choosing their children's religion. Now the UN is issuing another dystopian proposal, a sex-education...
Democrat Plan: Make the IRS the Internal Medical Service
You probably don't associate the Internal Revenue Service with health, unless it's their letterhead's ability to make your heart stop. Yet, under both the House and Senate Health, Education,...
Yet Another Call to Overhaul Healthcare . . . This Time in Canada
In his captivating book The Screwtape Letters, the great philosopher C.S. Lewis noted that change is meant to be a means to an end and that it is only...
Resurrecting the Right-wing Militia Bogeyman
The Southern Poverty Law Center is up to its old tricks, demonizing conservatives and playing the race card for profit. ...
Woman Murdered, Baby Cut from Womb
It's hard to imagine anything more evil: a woman kills a friend so that she can steal her unborn baby by ripping it from her womb. ...