Category: Intel

America needs new social studies standards, to teach our children America’s history and ideals. If education reformers don’t act now, Woke social studies standards will teach a slanderous caricature of our history that prepares students to work to replace our republic with an illiberal regime. That’s why the Civics Alliance, a coalition of organizations and individuals… Continue reading K-12 Students Deserve to Inherit an American Birthright

Disagreement about facts and objective data is regarded as a core trend of a phenomenon called ‘Truth Decay’ by the RAND Corporation. In the 2018 study, researchers at RAND noted that the role of facts and analysis in American public life is diminishing and warned of its consequences: the erosion of civil discourse, political paralysis,… Continue reading ‘Truth Decay’ in Europe Is Real, but Its Advance Can Be Slowed

This week, we discuss the spread of extremism and hate online; Russia’s lack of concern for the lives and well-being of its military personnel; how much private health plans pay hospitals compared with Medicare; the evidence of Truth Decay in Europe; what we know about police violence and how to stop it; and how the… Continue reading Extremism Online, Russia’s Military, Preventing Police Killings: RAND Weekly Recap

Almost 25 years ago, Kim Dae-jung was inaugurated as president of South Korea. In his inaugural address, he defined three amazingly prescient principles for Korean Peninsula peace and security: First, we will never tolerate armed provocations of any kind. Second, we do not have any intention to harm or absorb North Korea. Third, we will… Continue reading Three Principles for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security

The war in Ukraine has laid bare Europe’s reliance on NATO and the United States—and to some degree the UK—as guarantors of its security. All are sending military aid to Ukraine, as well as soldiers to reinforce NATO’s presence on the continent. Sweden and Finland are poised to join NATO soon. French President Emmanuel Macron’s… Continue reading Rethinking the EU’s Role in European Collective Defence

Increasingly, the debate around reducing street homelessness around Los Angeles is focused on what to build. Should the city continue to direct most resources toward creating permanent housing with services, which has proven to be a costly and slow process? Or should it try to rapidly add more group shelters and shared tiny homes—which, under… Continue reading Camping Bans and Group Shelters Unlikely to Solve Homelessness Crisis

As school districts across the country grapple with declining enrollments induced by the pandemic, many are engaged in spending sprees like those of the past leading to widespread layoffs and budget cuts when federal money ran out.   Bolstered by $190 billion in pandemic relief funding from Washington, the nation’s public schools are hiring new teachers and… Continue reading How Schools’ COVID-Aid Joy Ride Could Send New Hires Off a Fiscal Cliff — Again