As the Great American experiment continues to explore what works in education for communities, parents and their children across the 50 states, one fact is certain: Education is a critical component of our society. Knowledge through education creates an enlightened people, and an enlightened people are most equipped with the necessary tools to govern collectively. The Founding Fathers agreed on …
Founder’s Folio: Bias and influence in American news media
Courtesy of the New York Public LIbrary We are faced with the difficult challenge of finding truth and the public narrative in a news landscape dominated by special interests, weaponized reactionary culture and media manipulation. In the digital media era where fast-moving news, opinion and narrative are constantly being influenced by outside interests, we must look for ways to …
Kenny elected to board of regional school accreditation group
Chris L. Kenny Delaware LIVE’s owner has been elected to serve on the board of one of the nation’s largest higher-education accreditation organizations. Chris L. Kenny, who also owns A Better Delaware, will serve for three years as a public member on the Middle States Commission on Higher Education’s board of commissioners. Middle States is a non-governmental organization tasked …
Founder’s Folio: Heed lessons of history on money and inflation
Early printing of paper money. (Photo from New York Public Library). Inflation has arrived with many of its hallmark indicators. A charged-up economy stoked by shortages, price hikes, money printing and spending is fueling the modern inflation boom. Almost everywhere we look, we see increased prices from lumber and housing to food and clothing, not to mention ever-reducing product sizes …
Founder’s Folio: On the American right to vote
H.R.1, which passed U.S. House, would usurp many voting rules that the Constitution gives to states
Founder’s Folio: Freedom of speech in America, then and now
We have a duty to protect our right to communicate in the public spaces of social media.
Founder’s Folio: Peaceful transitions of power and the importance of states’ rights
When John Adams conceded to Thomas Jefferson in 1800, the concept of a peaceful transition was set.