We have to ask ourselves: how far to the left has the national Teachers Union lurched? “In 2014, the National Education Association gave its Friend of Education award to 15-year old Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban because she wanted girls to be able to go to school. “In 2020, the National Education Association gave its Friend of Education award to 17-year old Greta Thunberg, …
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"Science has made it possible for 1.5 million farmers to nourish 7.7 billion people.” That’s a modern American miracle that we don’t often think about, especially during this pandemic when we have too often focused on First World problems like a toilet tissue shortage and other short-term supply chain issues. A Green Revolution has occurred in virtually every corner of the world and we …
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Recently I’ve heard from friends across the country who ask the same question: How did Minneapolis, once known as an innovative, trendsetting city, so quickly become a city adrift without bold leaders? It’s an easy question to answer if you consider how Minneapolis elects its mayor and City Council: In 2009, Minneapolis adopted an untested method of electing city officials called ranked-choice …
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