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Circa 1990 journalist/author Rita Kramer (1929-2023) toured the country to study premier schools of education. She was already an expert on our K-12 schools, having published a highly praised book about Maria Montessori and from years of reporting on education. Now Kramer sensed that something new and dangerous was growing in the shadows of America: a tendency toward promoting Socialism. She wanted to know why. Her journey resulted in an excellent book, Ed School Follies, 1991.

(Background: When a local group wanted to start a new school some years back, they asked me to write a proposal. Here is that proposal, which anyone may use for ideas and inspiration.) A new private school is coming to your neighborhood. You can be involved with the school in several ways—parent of a student, investor, donor, volunteer, and community support. To create something we can all be proud of, that's the goal.

A CONSERVATIVE PODCAST ABOUT EDUCATION?? Yes, check it out. Episode 100 just published. When I was seventeen, my girlfriend gave me a book of cartoons called Now here's my Plan. On the cover, two emaciated guys wearing rags are chained to the wall of a godforsaken dungeon.

It's a safe generalization that creative people disproportionately end up calling themselves liberals. Conservatives tend to be, comparatively speaking, not so flashy. Yes, this gives liberals an advantage when they want to mislead the hearts and minds of ordinary Americans. These liberals may care nothing about working people, parents raising children, schools turning bad, or the country generally. But because they are clever and creative, they can produce more effective marketing campaigns. Conservatives can seem slow and uninspired. Truth is, conservatives should be grateful for any flashy ...

I met my first robot 40 years ago and ever since that time, as a hobby, I've tracked the field. I had read about this robot in a magazine and wanted to interview the inventor. So I traveled out to Newark, walked into a big warehouse, and this rather large, scary thing rushed out to meet me. Did we communicate? Was it actually talking to me?