Take a quick glance at those protesting (dare we say rioting?) in the streets of the nation today, and one quickly realizes that all those folks filling your 60-inch H.D. flatscreen are barely old enough to shave and have recently outgrown training bras.  They are a nation of children who grew up in a culture where everyone gets a trophy – the winners, the losers, those who tried hard, and even those who downright stink.  For the past twenty years, any parent whose child has played soccer or Little League knows this.  This is because these postmodern parents insisted on teaching their children that there are no winners or losers – merely participants who need to raise their self-esteem.  My dear, sweet mother-in-law first apprised me of this when she commented years ago that it seemed parents today are more concerned with instilling self-confidence, self-esteem, and self-worth in their children than excellence.  Indeed, the American meritocracy...(Read Full Post)