[Islander7]

The left has never been about raising up human dignity and standards of living. It has always been about enforcing the lowest common denominator on everyone.

[SJackson]

Alternately, the government could supply approved bedtime stories. A Life of Julia book perhaps, staring The One. Michelle's Green Eggs and Ham. The Three Little Pigs Vote Three Times. The government could have them printed in China by Clinton Publishing and give them away for free.

[Junk Silver]

Just let Progressives talk long enough and sooner or later the pure evil that is at the heart of their ideology will surface.

[driftless2]

I notice many people like to call morons like Swift "overeducated." My own belief is that they are severely undereducated. If a person cannot distinguish an argument as stupid i.e. restricting parents bedtimes stories for their children because that gives them an unfair advantage over parents who do not read to their children (or eliminating any advantage a better off child might have over a not so better off child), then that person is an ignoramus and needs to be educated.

In short, they are lacking in a good education. They are therefore undereducated. That means increasing their level of knowledge so that they can distinguish a good argument from a really stupid one.

[Senator_Blutarski]

Your position on this depends on your goal: If you hope to drag everyone in society down to the lowest rung of the evolutionary and social ladder, avoid exposing your child to books at bedtime.

If your goal is to have every person in society achieve their full potential, do your part by reading to your child at bedtime.

[basil]

“He goes on to say, “I had done some work on social mobility and the evidence is overwhelmingly that the reason why children born to different families have very different chances in life is because of what happens in those families.”

I think this is probably the biggest “NSS” statement of the year that I have seen so far………………….

[HotHunt]

This article reminds me of an experience years ago when my son was a young Boy Scout.

I was a Boy Scout leader when my son was in scouts. The other leader and I organized a camping trip for the boys and started the planning and organizing process early enough so everyone knew when it was, what was involved and the skills and equipment that would be needed.

We worked hard on the skills in our weekly meetings for weeks preceding the trip. We made sure every boy had a pack and knew what he needed to take and how to pack it. The hike to the camp site from the cars was short so the packs were pretty light. The trip was to leave Saturday morning and return Sunday afternoon, so just one night. All of the boys were enthusiastic. For most, it was their first ever camping outing.

Well, the day arrived and myself and the other leader met in the parking lot of the church. My son and only two other boys of the 18 in the troop showed up. After some hand wring, the other leader said, "Well, I guess we'll have to cancel, because of the low turnout."

To which, I responded, "We're going on this camping trip. These three boys want to go. We should not allow the other 15 boys who are not here this morning to dictate what a good experience these three boys will get from this trip. We're here for the boys who want to participate, not for the boys who want to sleep-in and watch Saturday morning cartoons instead."

Well, we went on the trip, had a great time and the boys talked about it for months afterwards. The boys who didn't go were envious and wanted to plan another trip. So we did plan a second weekend camping trip. 16 boys showed up bright and early on Saturday morning ready to expand their experiences in their small world. It was a great time had by all. The participation rate for other activities rose as well. The other boys were much more involved in the scouting program than ever before. All because three brave boys decided they were going to go camping when others did not.

So I say, don't go through life not doing new things, discouraged because some people don't want to participate. Go through life like it's your only one. Lead by example. Others will follow, if for no other reason, than to emulate your enthusiasm for learning and experiencing. Don't let those who are unwilling to participate, dictate how successful you are. It is their loss, not yours. Parents, read that book to your child. Don't abdicate your parental responsibility to your kids because other kids might not have that advantage. Do your part to make things better in your child's life and others will benefit in the long run.

[MrBambaLaMamba]

Soylent Green for all!!!

Except the leaders who may dine on anything they desire, even pork.

[The_Media_never_lie]

“One way philosophers might think about solving the social justice problem would be by simply abolishing the family,” says Swift. “If the family is this source of unfairness in society then it looks plausible to think that if we abolished the family there would be a more level playing field.”

Great! Let us get the courts and someone like Obama or Hillary to implement this. The law school educated elitists can ignore centuries of civilization and implement this utopian plan. They know better than we the people. Oh, yes, and lets exempt islam from this destruction. What could go wrong?

[depressed in 06]

The point seems to be to stop reading bedtime stories to kids or kids will grow up to be Republicans.