Redefining Child Abuse
Whenever a legislator proposes a new law, supposedly, that new law is intended to solve some problem. But what problem does the…
Thomas Hampson
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Articles by Thomas Hampson
Securing Our Future
Our ability to protect children from sexual exploitation is declining every day. The environment has become sexually saturated. Prime-time programs on broadcast…
Unsafe
There are 341,000 students in the Chicago Public Schools, divided among 638 schools—476 elementary schools and 162 high schools. According to the…
Local Focus
Why are local elections so uninteresting to voters? Local elections in Illinois generally draw about 16% of registered voters. This is compared…
Who is Welcome?
Recently, I noticed an online post of a local church that read: “Everyone is welcome! No exceptions. Period.” Really? Everyone?
The Illusion of Action
How we spend our time and money reveals what we care about. That principle applies not only to individuals, but to groups,…
Have We Arrived at Gomorrah?
In his book, Slouching Toward Gomorrah, Robert Bork warned that the left’s efforts to create a radical vision of egalitarianism are eroding…
Ideology Is Not Science
Most people have never heard of Harry Hay, yet his actions, starting in the 1940s, profoundly impacted our culture and continue to…
Anti . . . Social Media
Three years ago, Exposure Labs created and released the documentary “The Social Dilemma,” exposing the dangerously manipulative technology that drives the wildly…
It is Indoctrination, Not Education
Waterloo High School is in the news again. This time, it is about students from the high school Diversity Club raising money…
Who is Responsible?
There are 1.85 million public school students in grades K to 12 in Illinois. Of those, 1.2 million of them, 65 percent,…
Which Side?
Which side are you on? Do you know? There are only two. From the moment you get up in the morning until…