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Wealth Inequality Does Not Create Poverty

It’s a fascinating notion, and one of the great fallacies of our time, that wealthy people create poverty, if nothing

01 Jan

I’ve written about the Supreme Court more than once because I’m continually surprised at not only what people think the job

23 Oct

Recently, Vice-President Kamala Harris said that she was “open to abolishing the Electoral College” and “can’t wait to cast

15 Sep

It’s an all too familiar trope: Politicians lining their own pockets at the expense of the people they’re supposed to serve.

11 Aug

Historian Dr. Hannah Barker calls it “generational chauvinism”. Essentially, it is the notion that what we see as a moral

30 Jul

There is a movement nationwide to de-track students. For those who are unaware, traditional education involved “tracking”;

24 Jul

3000-4000 regulations passed per year. 300,000 laws on the federal books with some additional

09 Jul

Ok…I get it…I really do. There have been some Supreme Court decisions this week that have riled some and made others happy. I

26 Jun

Historians like to point to the 20th century as the age of authoritarianism, characterized by the rise of Fascism as well as

22 Jun

I’ve said for years, and taught in my classroom, that history echoes itself often; the problem is the generation of a

17 Jun