Dissecting the State of the Union wish list is a time-wasting, futile exercise. The annual airing of the White House agenda is a constitutional holdover from a time when a president’s plans were greeted with something other than suspicion and dread. Why do we still pay attention to these pointless, overlong harangues? Are we waiting [...]
Education Secretary Arne Duncan sounded delusional as he pushed his department’s new Civic Learning and Engagement in Democracy initiative. He talked about the importance of teaching civics in our schools, forgetting that the best way to teach is by example. Does Duncan really believe that Washington in the time of Barack Obama teaches a lesson [...]
