Suicide Squad

By Tom Quiner   I went to a movie Tuesday night with a buddy. We saw “Jason Bourne,” a good action flick we knew our wives wouldn’t relate to. He told me he was going to go see “Suicide Squad” next week with his son. I told him I had just read the single, worst movie…

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The discipline fix

Two sets of school systems.

A tepid 20% of the students in System One are able to pass their state’s math tests.

A robust 95% of the students in System Two are able to pass the same tests.

Which system works best? It is self-evident: System Two.

Which system does Hillary Clinton support? System One.

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Why you should be frightened

Democrats view Trump as Hitler. Republicans view Hillary as Satan.

Nuance is lacking in this crass age. So is an educated citizenry, as you can see in the video above.

Students at Texas Tech University were asked three questions by a roving interviewer:

Who won the Civil War.
Who is the Vice President of the United States.
From whom did we gain our independence from?
Almost none knew the answers to any of these basic questions. It is fair to claim that I cannot imagine any member of the Baby Boom Generation, of which I am a member, not knowing the answers to any of these questions … from sixth grade on.

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Feminist confusion

“It [feminism] is mixed up with a muddled idea that women are free when they serve their employers but slaves when they help their husbands.” ― G.K. Chesterton

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Bubba Watson reveals the future of golf

By Tom Quiner Modern golf equipment has taken golf to new levels. Golfers can hit the ball farther and straighter to bring a golf course to its knees. A good amateur golfer of today wielding a Big Bertha would make a Ben Hogan of yesterday with his ‘wood’ woods (as opposed to today’s ‘metal’ woods) look like…

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