COMMENTARY AND OP-EDS

Misleading and Using Blacks

December 31st, 2015|

The issue for black parents is not whether their sons and daughters should be admitted to an elite college. The issue is whether their sons and daughters should be admitted to a college where they would not be admitted if they were white.

Our Timid Military Leaders

December 21st, 2015|

Technological changes since the time of the M60 Patton, embodied in the M1 Abrams tank, mean that a woman can probably drive a tank. But what if track pads or a tank track has to be repaired in the field and under enemy fire?

Free Speech

November 25th, 2015|

Recent events at the University of Missouri, Yale University and some other colleges demonstrate an ongoing ignorance and/or contempt for the principles of free speech.

The Blessings of Gratitude

November 24th, 2015|

The talk show host and movie critic Michael Medved once told a cultural conference in Washington that people could be divided into two basic groups: Those who are grateful to God and those who are not.

Education Disaster

November 20th, 2015|

Adult literacy is falling among college graduates. Large proportions of college graduates do not know simple facts, such as the half-century in which the Civil War occurred.

Who's Responsible?

October 29th, 2015|

Whether we like it or not, easily observed physical characteristics—such as race, sex, height and age—convey information.