American K-12 science education gone bad

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes I don’t often write an article about someone else’s article but Shepard Barbash’s deeply researched piece “Science betrayed” deserves a wide readership. His subtitle says it all: “The propaganda infecting K–12 science curricula, especially on the environment, won’t go away.” Barbash first looks at the history, then where we are today. […]

A Brief Education in What Just Happened in Israel

Hamas’ terrorist attack this weekend took everyone by surprise, but it did not occur in a vacuum. How did we get here? Here’s a brief annotated reader. First, let’s look at the last major Gaza war, in 2021, which started, not coincidentally, shortly after Joe Biden took office: ADVERTISEMENT As with the conflagration before that, […]

Poll: Only 36% Of Americans ‘Have Confidence’ In Colleges, Higher Education

Students walk near Royce Hall on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles, California on April 23, 2012. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) OAN’s Brooke MalloryMonday, July 8, 2024 12:11 PM A recent survey found that Americans are increasingly skeptical of the benefits and costs of college life, and a majority believe the nation’s higher education […]