No Moral to This Story

Halloween came and went, but Marion Salmon Hedges wasn’t able to hand out the hundreds of dollars worth of candy she purchased for the underprivileged children who annually visit her Manhattan neighborhood. Instead, she has spent the past 10 days in a medically induced coma at New York’s Harlem Hospital Center.

“Occupy Wall Street”: Whiners of the US, Unite

Make no mistake: the people occupying drum circles from coast to coast aren’t “creating consensus” around their vision of America. Overwhelmingly, I’m hearing from folks who wish they could lead the human megaphone with the words, “Quit whining and clean up after yourselves.”

Gay Agenda Highjacks Bullying Crisis

You would think this is one issue that couldn’t possibly be injected with a political agenda — the safety of our children is a universal value of all parents. Alas, bullying is now a cornerstone of the gay rights agenda.

Hey, Protesters — Occupy Reality!

I can’t look at the Occupy Wall Street protesters without thinking, “Who parented these people?”

The Fall of the Occupiers

A directionless mob that can’t articulate a concrete purpose virtually screams, “Lead me!” As the saying goes, because they don’t know what they stand for, they’ll fall for anything.

The 99 Percent’s “Top 13″

Loosely organized as it is, Occupy Wall Street does have a website, occupywallst.org, which includes a list of 13 “demands” that would fulfill “the movement’s” vision of a just society. This is a socialist wish list so thorough and overarching, it lacks only a chicken in every pot and a unicorn in every four-car garage.

Indoctrination 101

Barely enough time has passed for bologna sandwiches to begin rotting in school lockers, yet the 2011-2012 school year is shaping up to be one of the stinkiest ever, if we’re measuring in episodes of putrid political correctness and radicalism.

Real Answer to Bullying

The marching band, the tailgate parties, the chill in the air and even fireworks when the home team scored a touchdown — all the trappings of a perfect college football game created a magical parents weekend on our daughter’s university… Read More

Finding the Source of ‘Floating Babies’

Social scientists use the parable of the “floating babies” to remind us that we can’t solve a problem until we know its source.
You know this story: The townspeople meet at the riverbank for a celebration when suddenly they notice… Read More

Growing Up Without Church

It says something — draw your own conclusions — when the president’s attendance at church makes national headlines.
There was a time when the banner, “President and family attend Sunday services” would have been akin to “President eats jelly on… Read More

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