by Lil Tuttle | Nov 22, 2015 | News
Reading good books aloud to children, argues Wall Street Journal children’s book critic Meghan Cox Gurdon, expands their vocabularies, builds their attention spans, exposes them to epic adventures, engages their imaginations, and connects them to the larger...
by Lil Tuttle | Nov 16, 2015 | Education
We offer two examples of campus thought today: the first, one of childish wishful thinking by a Million Student March organizer; and the second, one of mature reflection by the student editors of the Claremont Independent, the Claremont McKenna College student...
by Lil Tuttle | Nov 12, 2015 | Economy & Jobs, Energy & Environment
Liberal-progressive New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has "commenced an investigation of Exxon Mobile … to find out what the oil giant knew about the possible risks of carbon-induced climate change and when," reports Christopher Helman...
by Lil Tuttle | Nov 12, 2015 | News
Campus feminists were angry when they saw the ad for upcoming lecture by Kate Obenshain, and organizer Laurel McCue expected them to turn out in force for a robust debate. Only five showed up, and only one spoke — a somewhat crazy rant that apparently didn’t...
by Lil Tuttle | Nov 11, 2015 | Culture, Feminism & Sexuality
By Clare Luce, granddaughter of Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce and Institute Board Member I had the great privilege of a close and personal relationship with my brilliant, beautiful namesake. We traveled the globe and spent countless hours discussing a vast array of...
by Lil Tuttle | Nov 11, 2015 | Energy & Environment
Accuracy matters. Bake a cake using self-rising flour when the recipe calls for non-self-rising flour, and much of the cake will end up on the oven floor. Strike a golf ball 1 degree left of center, and a ball flying 250 yards will end up 30 yards to the left its...
