Category: Education

In 409 AD, the Visigoth King Alaric began a siege that would lead to the sacking of Rome. It was the first time in 800 years that Rome had been occupied by a foreign army. Alaric didn’t stay long, choosing to move further south into Italy to continue sacking and pillaging. But another Germanic tribe,…

The recent Supreme Court ruling against Harvard and the University of North Carolina’s affirmative action admission processes has generated lots of backlash from people who embrace intersectionality and critical race theory, as one might expect. While reading reactions across the political spectrum, I’ve learned a new term that has apparently been used for a while…

Is the sum total of all the wealth in the world a fixed number that just gets moved around from person to person, group to group, or is wealth dynamic (created)? This is a question I asked a group of college freshmen and sophomores in an entry level business school course. A slim majority of…

On March 27, Audrey Hale forced her way into a Nashville private school and killed six people – three children, three adults. What makes this school shooting a bit different than other tragedies is that we found out that Audrey, though born female, identified as male and had begun using the moniker “Aiden.” Mass shootings…

I frequently see advertisements for webinars, books, etc. on the topic of courageous or brave conversations about race. The phrase, we need a dialogue, has been common on college campuses and from corporate DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) officers and consultants for years. I generally chuckle when I see or hear this kind of language,…

America owes a lot to progressives. If not for progressives, women wouldn’t be allowed to own property, vote or possibly even drive. If not for progressives, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act would never have passed in 1964. If not for progressives, white males might be the only attendees at our nation’s colleges and…

A 2018 study published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland looked at a variety of possible causes of the stubborn wealth gap between white Americans and African-Americans including generational wealth, home ownership and investment returns. They determined the most influential cause of the wealth gap is the income gap. We looked at some ways…

In the previous blog we discussed how expanding school choice in primary and secondary schools might lead to better educational outcomes for African American students, leading eventually to better career outcomes. The next step is to look at training after high school. Of course our society needs more black CEOs and doctors, so ensuring that…