Public Schools Are Not Burger King

Public education is not the equivalent of a dairy or hamburger chain. Public education is more like the US Postal Service and the Interstate Highway System—part of the essential foundation for the nation’s economy and social well being.

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Pupils and Prisoners

If what people spend money on indicates what they value, then one must conclude that in the US, taxpayers value locking ignorant people up more

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Documents for Juneteenth

The new federal holiday—Juneteenth—is so new that many Americans have only a vague notion of its importance. In time, however, it will be as much

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