Mar 11Our Restrictive Prescription Drug Policies are Leading to More Overdoses (and Cartel Violence)When I heard the news about the death of local lawyer and philanthropist, David Aylor, I suspected there was some type of drugs involved. When the toxicity report came back, they found several drugs in his system, including two benzos (Xanax and Klonopin), alcohol, and fentanyl. I did not know…3 min read3 min read
Mar 7The Beauty of Less School ChoiceRecently, I went to a school event with my children at their school, Joseph Pye Elementary School in Dorchester II. What I saw was a picture of a new, multicultural America. I met a Spanish speaking family who had just moved here from Columbia two months ago. There were students…3 min read3 min read
Nov 7, 2022The Historical Racism of Weaver’s Alma Mater and Her Current Segregationist PlansWhen one looks up the name Bob Jones University in history, one will find the 1983 Supreme Court case where Bob Jones was trying to defend its tax exempt status against charges of racial discrimination. Until 1971, the university completely banned African Americans, later they prohibited non-married African Americans before…3 min read3 min read
Nov 5, 2022In Defense of Teacher EducationIn the superintendent debate on Wednesday night between Ellen Weaver and Lisa Ellis, Weaver made a sarcastic comment about how future teachers need more in class experiences, and they do not really gain much from something they learned in a third year pedagogy class. …3 min read3 min read
Oct 31, 2022Dorchester II-Don’t Go Down the Path of CCSD on School ChoiceI was a public school teacher in Greenville County, have spent time in schools in Charleston County, am currently a teacher educator, and have a wife and children in Dorchester II. One of the most important messages that I can give the voters and parents of Dorchester II is to…3 min read3 min read
Oct 24, 2022How to Destroy an Imperfect, yet Well Performing DistrictI first met Kellie Bates in the fall of 2021 when she was leading the charge against the mask mandates and any type of COVID restrictions in the school. This was of course at the time when Dorchester County had some of the highest rates in the state, and South…2 min read2 min read
Sep 13, 2022The Sooner Trump is Arrested, The Less Chance of ViolenceSince the news came out about Trump possibly taking nuclear information to his home in Florida, there is renewed discussion about the possibility of him being indicted. …2 min read2 min read
Jun 9, 2022January 6th, Gun Culture, and the Danger to our RepublicI will never forget my conversation with this man I talked to on January 6th in DC just a few hours before a mob broke into the capitol. He said that if the legislators ratified the vote that day for Biden, people would come back armed to DC and it…2 min read2 min read
Jun 8, 2022We Don’t Need Another Mick ZaisFor those who have been teaching in South Carolina for a while, they remember our previous educational superintendent, Mick Zais. He had zero experience teaching in the public schools, and it was clear that he was not in favor of public education and saw teachers as largely the problem. His…2 min read2 min read
Apr 14, 2022Holy Week and the BorderThis is the week where Christians throughout the world celebrate Holy Week starting with Palm Sunday and culminating in the Resurrection. …2 min read2 min read
