Penna Dexter I still have most of the Halloween candy I bought this year. We live within walking distance of three public schools. But where are the kids? Very few were in our neighborhood trick-or treating. In fact, not many families with young children live here anymore. This is partially on us. According to a recent CNN report: “Fewer homeowners…
Read NowPenna Dexter Like it or not, it’s a Boomer world. The huge and influential baby boom generation is still the most powerful presence in American society. Members of the Boomer generation were born between 1946 and 1964. That puts President Trump — born in ‘46 — at the generation’s leading edge. As part of a recent symposium on Boomers, cultural…
Read NowPenna Dexter My walking route often includes a nearby high school’s grounds with a stop to look at the seniors’ beautifully-painted parking spaces. Many high schools allow seniors to pay for a space and then paint it with a picture or message that reflects their personality or interests. Most schools require that artwork be approved by administrators. Academy School District…
Read NowPenna Dexter Our universities have been moving leftward for decades. William F. Buckley warned of the drift in his 1951 book, GOD AND MAN AT YALE. Conservatives advocating reform have mostly been ignored. Families who want to avoid the prevailing leftist indoctrination can seek out Christian colleges, or schools — like Hillsdale College — that refuse federal funding. But most…
Read NowPenna Dexter In an article published in the journal First Things, Jonathan Sanford, President of the University of Dallas, described a concept that rings true for me, having just returned from a three week-trip to Italy. Dr. Sanford writes; A pilgrim differs from a tourist in that the former seeks meaning, not diversion. Our students, prepared in advance, arrive at…
Read NowPenna Dexter The New York Times recently published an opinion piece about America’s boy crisis. It’s by social scientist Richard Reeves and Harvard political scientist and author of Bowling Alone, Robert Putnam. Here’s their summary of the problem: “Since 2010, suicide rates among young men have risen by a third — they are now higher than they are among middle…
Read NowPenna Dexter Psychoanalyst Erica Komisar is a therapist to families, and especially children, in private practice in New York City. Her periodic columns for The Wall Street Journal on childrearing are treasures. I first noticed the one on why moms should prioritize being home with their babies for their first three years. This practical wisdom almost goes without saying. Some…
Read NowPenna Dexter In heartfelt remarks broadcast from her late husband Charlie’s radio studio, just two days after he was murdered — actually, martyred — Erika Kirk was adamant. The movement among young people which Charlie built through Turning Point USA, the organization he founded, will only grow stronger. She encouraged people to join and become active in changing the nation….
Read NowPenna Dexter There were many proclamations of faith in God and Jesus Christ from the podium at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Watching the broadcast of the memorial for Charlie Kirk, I didn’t get the sense that government leaders were pandering. To me, it seemed, instead, that many had shaken off the inner restraint they normally have when speaking…
Read NowPenna Dexter It only takes a few minutes. Just watch an interaction between Charlie Kirk and a college student. You’ll learn some good arguments on an important cultural issue. And you’ll get a lesson in civil discourse done with excellence, mercy and grace. Commentator, Rod Dreher wrote of the late Charlie Kirk: “True, he could throw some rhetorical punches,…
Read NowPenna Dexter The Taylor Swift–Travis Kelce engagement has some people wondering: Will marriage by the world’s most famous millennial feminist accelerate the recent, modest reversal of the decline in marriage rates? The Wall Street Journal’s James Freeman wrote recently of a marriage “comeback.” He cites data that “suggests that the decades-long decline in the proportion of Americans who are married…
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