Ph.D., FRSA. Now: Director of Education Policy @MackinacCenter, Host @CritReadings. Formerly: @EuroConOfficial, @MadisonProgram, @Princeton.
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In this week's episode, Lane is away on leave, but we pick up his selection and chart Poe's development of the detective story in this different take on C. Auguste Dupin's modus operandi. Share and enjoy!
CR Episode 345: The Purloined Letter
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To-day in @PublicDiscourse, my friend John Doherty has a very thoughtful analysis of antisemitism in the West and beyond. I commend it to you.
thepublicdiscourse.com/2026/β¦
The Education Freedom Tax Credit is precisely the sort of incentive that the government *should* be offering: encouraging donors and nonprofits to partner together in support of a common goodβK-12 educationβand benefitting students in every kind of school.
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Starting next school year, a bell-to-bell cell phone ban will take effect in every single Pennsylvania classroom.
Weβre getting back to the basics and keeping our classrooms focused on learning.
Both born on this date, Dylan Thomas (1914β1953) and Sylvia Plath (1932β1963).
Plath loved the work of Thomas "more than life itself", and once missed meeting him, loitering around his hotel for two days vainly hoping to encounter him (he had already left).
Farewell to one of the true gentlemen of Sci-Fi.
Walter Koenig, who played Chekov in the original βStar Trekβ series and seven βStar Trekβ feature films, has died at 90.
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A friend described this as "a violet hiding in a hedge", which is way better than my insistence that "it doesn't have to go together; that's the point".
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.@midmichigannow talked to our @Prof_Cooper about Michigan SAT scores showing college readiness down as 25% meet benchmarks. wwmt.com/news/state/michiganβ¦
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Even as over 1,200 Calif. professors plead for the return of the SAT, saying students can barely handle middle school math or finish a book, the University of Wisconsin system is moving in the opposite direction, weighing a permanent end to standardized test requirements for admissions.
thecollegefix.com/u-wisconsiβ¦
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On today's Feast of Christ the King, celebrated in the traditional Roman calendar, Arouca Press is pleased to announce the publication of π΄ππ πβππππ ππ πΆβπππ π‘: πΈπππ¦πππππππ πππ ππππππ‘ππ π·πππ’ππππ‘π ππ πππππ‘ πππ’π π, edited by Vincent A. Yzermans.
Saint Pius X made πΌππ π‘ππ’ππππ πππππ ππ πΆβπππ π‘πβto restore all things in Christβthe guiding principle of his pontificate. His words remain particularly fitting on this feast, which reminds us of the kingship of Our Lord over individuals, families, and society.
This newly published edition brings together 13 encyclicals and 10 selected documents of the saintly Pontiff, including his important teachings on Christian doctrine, the Church, the priesthood, and the restoration of Christian society.
402 pages | Paperback: $24.95 | Hardcover: $34.95
Order directly from Arouca Press:
aroucapress.com/all-things-iβ¦
Also available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other online retailers.
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"During the 2026 legislative session, EdChoice tracked 95 bills across 21 states that sought to regulate or eliminate parental choice in education." bit.ly/4ysI5VN
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βIch will Ihnen sehr herzlich danken. Vor allem dafΓΌr, dass bei Ihnen nicht nur Problemanalysen, sondern auch Auswege und wΓΌnschenswerte Alternativen zu erkennen sind.β Dieser Satz von #JoachimGauck erreichte mich neulich als Feedback zu βWohlstand fΓΌr Jungeβ.
Am Freitag haben wir uns nach lΓ€ngerer Pause wieder gesehen. Er ist seit den 90er Jahren insoweit ein Held von mir, als sich die Generation meiner Eltern eine Γ€hnlich rigorose Aufarbeitung der bulgarischen Diktatur gewΓΌnscht hat, wie sie die Gauck-BehΓΆrde ermΓΆglicht hat. Und dann bleibt er fΓΌr mich der mit Abstand beste BundesprΓ€sident der Berliner Republik.
Im September 2023 war er einer der ersten GΓ€ste des Ludwig-#Erhard-Forums bei unserer βZivilisierten #Provokationβ: youtube.com/watch?v=yzTiXN8lβ¦
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