Realignment of America
Kerby AndersonKerby Anderson Fifteen years ago, I wrote a commentary about the realignment of America. Now that we have some new census figures, I thought it might be time to write…
Universities
Kerby Anderson Yesterday I talked about some of the problems with the universities in America and focused on the economic issues. Today I would like to talk about ideology. Victor…
Harvard is Big Business
Kerby Anderson For the next two days, I want to talk about some of the problems with universities in America. Much of what I will be talking about today comes…
Debt Solution
Kerby Anderson Our federal debt has been soaring to dangerous levels. According to the US Debt Clock, we are about to pass $34 trillion in national debt. As I have…
Classical Education
Kerby Anderson Who would have ever thought that classical education would be controversial? The fact that Professor Adam Carrington had to write that “classical education is not a threat” is…
New Year
Kerby Anderson Let me begin by wishing you a Happy New Year. At the start of this New Year, I wanted to pass on some advice. In previous commentaries, I…
Financially Worse
Kerby Anderson Most Americans are already financially worse-off than they were before the pandemic. But here is an arresting statistic. JP Morgan estimates that 99 percent of all Americans will…
Crime and Fatherlessness
Kerby Anderson If you visited New York City more than a decade ago, you likely saw this sign on buses or on subway cars. “If you finish high school, get…
Worried About Boys
Kerby Anderson Yesterday I talked about the research by Jonathan Haidt and others on young girls and ended with his comment that his explanation for girls did not seem to…
Worried About Girls
Kerby Anderson Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist and author of books like The Coddling of the American Mind. I have interviewed him on that book and hope to interview…