Picture books about Babar, the elephant king, are being pulled from the shelves. The stories have been judged dangerous for…
Picture a classroom with groups of people sitting at tables working on a math problem. It’s a simple task, but…
“Don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t pursue.” That’s President Clinton’s new compromise policy for gays in the military. The phrases sound…
“What did you get for Christmas?” Ida asked. Ida was an elementary school teacher and she was following the tradition…
Lazy days at the swimming pool used to be a family-oriented way to cool off in the summer. But in…
It was a dreary winter day in Texas, and a prison inmate—I’ll call him Thomas—was on the phone with his…
It’s nearly midnight and a child is in trouble. Dad dashes to the old station wagon and cranks it up,…
Texas has just passed a bill for “potty parity.” No doubt you’ve noticed that everywhere from football games to symphony…
A few days ago I read an amazing poll. Sponsored by NBC News and the Wall Street Journal, the survey…
