The Black Republican

Our favorite historian-philosphers at The Fourth Turning will probably slurp this one right up:

Special-Ed Student Voted Homecoming King

"I'm Mr. Popular here, for this whole school," said (Poco) Carton, who was crowned Friday. Students across campus said they welcomed the break from the usual homecoming winners. "It's always the same people, but not this year," said senior Kylie Taylor, 18.

Would the pugnacious and insolent members of my own nomad 13th Generation have made such a selection? Probably not. Would a class full of prophet Boomers? For all their moralizing, I seriously doubt it.

But we must realize... these kids are Heroes.