Mask mandates, a controversial political tool of politicians, public health officials, and teachers’ unions, divides America over the efficacy of wearing cloth masks indoors or outdoors to prevent infection from the coronavirus. A study confirmed…
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Mask mandates, a controversial political tool of politicians, public health officials, and teachers’ unions, divides America over the efficacy of wearing cloth masks indoors or outdoors to prevent infection from the coronavirus. A study confirmed…
A schoolteacher was caught on video ranting about masks, vaccines, politics and former President Donald Trump in a Utah high school. The female high school teacher at Lehi High School taught chemistry, but chose to…
As colleges return to in-person, normal classes this fall, more and more colleges and universities are imposing mask mandates and vaccine requirements for returning or incoming college students. There were some lawsuits filed by students…
Critical Race Theory is a real threat to American civic education, but the media makes it seem that it is a partisan issue and that much of the attention has died down. Yet, the fight…
The South Carolina Supreme Court, echoing other legal decisions, said that mask mandates are legal under the Palmetto State’s laws. The unanimous decision by the court’s six justices noted that the university cannot discriminate against…
College students sued Indiana University on the grounds that they should not have to comply with a vaccine requirement. Now, the highest court in the land agreed with the university and refused to block the…
Videos of Afghans climbing walls and standing on active airport runways in the capital city of Kabul have fueled the ongoing debate about the Biden administration’s rapid withdrawal from Afghanistan. There have been unconfirmed reports…
In Economics 101 college courses, students usually are warned against wantonly printing money, creating inflation, and propping up unemployment checks as ways to stifle economic growth and prosperity. Yet none of these basic free-market principles…
In late July, retail giant Walmart announced it would offer free college tuition and books to its workers, which could be driven by tough hiring conditions in a recovering pandemic economy. Now, Target followed suit…
In a post-pandemic economic recovery, retail giant Walmart chose to beef up its employee benefits programs by offering free college tuition and books for its employees as of August 16, 2021. Walmart announced it will…