Until the Left took over American public education in the second half of the 20th century, it was generally excellent - look at the high level of eighth-grade exams from early in the 20th century and you will weep. The more money the Left has gotten for education - America now spends more per student than any country in the world - the worse the academic results. And the Left has removed God and dress codes from schools - with socially disastrous results.

It is no longer higher education, it is higher 'indoctrination '

Many liberals believe in God; many conservatives do. What matters is not whether people believe in God but what text, if any, they believe to be divine. Those who believe that He has spoken through a given text will generally think differently from those who believe that no text is divine. Such people will usually get their values from other texts, or more likely from their conscience and heart.

For the Left, affluence is won, not earned.

The vast majority of those who are famous are not significant and the vast majority of those who are significant are not famous.

There is little correlation between the circumstances of people's lives and how happy they are.

America, not Keith Ellison, decides what book a congressman takes his oath on.