Gillian Richards in The American Conservative critiques the popular talking point of returning education “back to the basics” while leaving questions of value and morality to parents. Richards counters by asserting that education should never be simply about “teaching the facts.” Education’s core function is to form character – cultivating virtues and habits.
Javier Milei Shows how it’s Done
The “chainsaw” taken by Argentina’s new-ish president, Javier Milei, to his battered nation’s bloated bureaucracy, catastrophic finances and – perhaps most important – failed leftist governing dogmas has worked magic. As David Harsanyi notes in Jewish World Review, Argentina’s public service has shrunk by tens of thousands, the budget is nearly in balance, inflation has plunged, trade is reviving and wages are inching up. The lessons for Canada and the U.S. are clear.