We need a new conversation if we expect to make progress in the recovery of liberty.
John
From Michael Strong:
A striking photo. Forget the entire contemporary discussion on gun
control and focus on the deeper question: What did change in society
such that students could be trusted to bring their guns to school then,
but not now? Moreover, this is not just about guns. Older teachers
often talk about the transformation of behavioral standards. Adolescent public health collapsed in the 60s - relative to the 1950s, teens now
suffer from higher rates of suicide, depression, homicide, accidental
death, teen pregnancy, STDs, etc. as well as poorer academic performance despite a three-fold increase in K-12 education spending. I'm not
romanticizing the 50s - there was tremendous injustice towards women and minorities. The 60s had to happen. But after the 60s destroyed
traditional culture, there were no institutions to rebuild fairer and
healthier cultural norms. My primary interest in education is not
academics, but instead the rebuilding of fairer and healthier cultural
norms.