Quanell X, grandstander supreme and champion of criminals, among other well-deserved titles, completely missed the point in the recent flap in Houston after a teacher allowed students to hit the class bully. The man is so wrong, so often, that he must be doing it on purpose. The X-man’s take: "What that teacher did was…
Category: Youth
Put People to Work by Lowering the Minimum Wage
It should be obvious to everyone that the minimum wage employers may legally pay workers is directly linked to the number of job openings companies will have at the unskilled end of the market. But evidently that bitter economic reality is lost on Democrats in Congress: the recent act of Congress that has caused the…
American Students’ Mistaken Feeling of Entitlement
Ellen Greenberger’s study entitled "Self-Entitled College Students: Contributions of Personality, Parenting, and Motivational Factors" reveals a fatal flaw in the American university system – the students who attend – and whose education is the product of – these institutions. Greenberger was initially made curious about the subject by students who seemed to feel they deserved…
Stimulus
Jim Manzi at NRO’s Corner blog feels the same way I do about the contents of the so-called Stimulus Package but draws a different conclusion about whether the spending is a good idea: consider the gigantic—as in close to $100 billion—amount of extra federal money these guys are proposing to spend on education. Study after…
Mexican Police Tag Vandals – Excelente!
Police in Monterrey, Mexico know how to handle teenaged vandals in their town – literally spray-painting their stupid butts as a form of public embarrassment. Four teenagers say police in a northern Mexican town spray-painted their hair, shoes and buttocks to teach them not to paint graffiti on public property. Hey, the punishment fits the…
Muslim Violence and America
MPACUK, a British Muslim “empowerment system” according to its web site, says that it will no longer apologize for the acts of Islamic terrorists. This video, MPACUK says, explains why Muslims have turned to violence against their “executioners”: Quite a lot of build up just to end by blaming America for the world’s problems. Same…
Teen Drinking Laws
I was going to let pass the recently publicity garnered by the Amethyst Initiative in their quest to lower the legal age for alcohol consumption from 21 to 18. Not because I wasn’t interested – I have 2 teenagers at home – but because it seemed like a non-starter. 21 saves lives. Why tamper with…
Truant’s Dad Out of Jail
In Ohio, parents are responsible for forcing their children to attend school, even to the point of doing actual jail time should a repeat truant continue to defy their authority. In a victory of sorts, Brian Gegner has been sprung from jail after serving 9 days because of his now 18-year-old daughter’s pitiful attendance record. …
Street Racing is Bad
Duh. Stiffer penalties and fines for illegal street racing are coming to Texas courts. “When high school children were dying needlessly in street racing activities in San Antonio, I began to look into the matter. I discovered that it was a state-wide problem,” says the sponsor. Not surprisingly, Mr. Fischer is a Democrat. More government,…
Gays OK in Philly Scouts
Philly says Boy Scouts must allow gays in. Do you recall Bruce Willis’ line in that American classic film “Die Hard”, when he said “…all things being equal, I’d rather be in Philadelphia…” while picking glass shards out of his bare feet? I say, all things being equal, the Philadelphia troop should be kicked out…