by Craig Nash | Oct 8, 2025 | News
Recent data points to a growing literacy crisis in the United States. According to the National Literacy Institute, more than one-fifth (21%) of adults are considered illiterate, with over half (54%) reading below a sixth-grade level. Scores from the National...
by Craig Nash | Oct 7, 2025 | Opinion
Since Elon Musk purchased Twitter in 2022 and rebranded it “X” in 2023, the social media platform has transformed from a once-reliable source of news to a playground for Russian and Chinese bots, and the largest disinformation hub for MAGA. However, it’s not entirely...
by Craig Nash | Oct 6, 2025 | News
Amid national conversations about the First Amendment in light of ABC/Disney’s brief suspension of “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” a September Marist poll measured public opinion on freedom of speech. The survey found many Americans are concerned about the extent to which free...
by Craig Nash | Sep 24, 2025 | Opinion
Political commentators often describe an issue in terms of the percentage of people who support or oppose it. “This is an 80–20 issue,” they’ll say, meaning 80 percent are on one side and 20 percent on the other. A more accurate assessment is that most issues in the...
by Craig Nash | Sep 22, 2025 | Opinion
Confidence in K-12 education has reached a record low in the United States, according to a Gallup study released this week. Only 35% of respondents reported being somewhat or completely satisfied with the quality of education students receive. That’s down from 43% in...
