Schools and society have told kids for years that they aren’t responsible for their actions. Now, you’re seeing the tragic results of teenagers acting like they aren’t responsible for their actions.
Victor Joecks
Victor Joecks’ column appears in the Opinion section each Sunday, Wednesday and Friday.
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Ancient Rome may have fallen, but at least its citizens recognized they were under attack. Today, many ignore the enemies of Western Civilization who march openly in the streets.
Critical race theory is a poisonous ideology that should be rejected. Just look at the diary of the Nashville shooter and Biden’s lack of reaction to Paul Kessler’s death.
If you’re like most people, you didn’t spend any time this week worrying about someone murdering you. Don’t take it for granted.
Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager and his caucus are under an ethical cloud. So, he wants someone else to step down.
Anyone who thinks this is a patriarchal society needs to look at high school graduation rates.
Hamas terrorists slaughtering hundreds of Jews has made Democrats very concerned about Islamophobia. That sounds like a Babylon Bee headline, but it’s not.
Republican voters see Nikki Haley as Mitt Romney in high heels. It’s deeply naïve to think she would best Donald Trump in a one-on-one matchup.
The police are supposed to stop crime, not facilitate it. Yet, that appears to be Las Vegas Metro’s approach to Culinary Local 226’s plan to shut down the Las Vegas Strip.
The kids in the worst Clark County School District schools are the least likely to have a full-time teacher.
Anti-Semitism is a mainstream ideology on the political left. Look at what’s happened since Hamas terrorists murdered more than 1,400 people in Israel.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis looked more presidential over the last week than either President Joe Biden or Donald Trump.
Blaming Israel for Hamas’s terrorism is the logical outgrowth of believing critical race theory. Little wonder students at many elite universities are doing just that.
The intellectual folly of leftists like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders is why Hamas uses women and children as human shields.
Sometimes, violence is the solution. Look at what Israel is facing.
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