Uvalde, Texas: Known And Unknown 3–Irreality vs. Reality
Many questions remain unanswered in the Uvalde attack, but in any school attack, only one truly matters: when the killer—or …
Tag Archives: human nature
Times Change, People Don’t
I originally posted this article in June of 2019, part 7 of the Second Civil War series. Researching other articles, …
Teaching: A Model?
Who, exactly, do we want in the classroom? Who should be teaching our kids, and who shouldn’t? If we’re not …
Grading Racism
August, 2020. Across America—well, in many places, mostly in red states—a new school year began, and for the first time …
Biden: Human Nature And Crime
My pal Bookworm often inspires me, as she has done with this article titled: The anti-prison movement will be a …
Education: Learning Or Feelings
As the new school year approaches, education has been much on my mind. I’ll have a number or original articles …
The Lens Of Not Reading
I was about to write a brilliant hook that would have you, gentle readers, talking about it for weeks. But …
Why I Carry A Handgun, 2020
Gentle readers, I intended to post an in-depth analysis of Paul Howard Jr’s press conference today, but relatives dropping in …
Policing: Impossible Demands
As Democrats/Socialists/Communists have taken up the “defund/abolish the police” cry, it’s useful to ask why we have police. We have …
Banning Police: The Immutable Reality Of Human Nature
According to some among the ranks of D/S/Cs, America’s police are inherently, systematically corrupt. Racist, sexist, transphobic, homophobic, pretty much …
Policing: A Truckload Of Hurt
Back in the 1400s when I was still playing cops and robbers, a movement was beginning among police executives and …
The Ongoing(?) Mission
How to destroy education–and ultimately, the country–in one easy lesson: abandon its mission.
Phoney Education
I have a bit more than a semester remaining in my teaching career. I anticipate its end, but such anticipation …
California: Really Real Reality
There are two striking similarities between teaching high school English and being a police officer: many people lie to you, …
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