Jenna Bush’s recent guilty plea of possession of alcohol by a minor is neither particularly shocking nor of political interest to Democrats. When the opposing party’s leader is constantly talking about changing the tone of political discourse, the last thing you want to do is to start slinging mud. Plus, the Democrats tend to take...

Grade inflation has been a marked trend in both secondary and collegiate education since 1985, or even earlier. In many respects, the upward drift of GPAs can be attributed to changes in pedagogical practices. Nowadays it has become common for teachers at every level to consider the psychology of students when they give grades, sometimes...