Hillary: You know what will stop bullying? $500 million in federal spending!

It has to be one of the greatest conceits of the political class in recent years that you can stop bullying with "anti-bullying programs." If you have a teenage son or daughter, ask them about how these programs work. It usually involves a schoolwide assembly that happens once or twice a year. When my son was in public school they called it "Be Nice." I'm serious. All the kids who already were nice would take a well-meaning and earnest role in the whole thing, while the bullies stood around watching for someone whose face they could slam into a locker. You don't stop bullying with education programs of whatever else you try. Kids don't bully because it was never explained to them how wrong it is. They bully because they don't care, and because they have anger and insecurity issues. And because what should happen to them when they're caught - they're kicked out of school for good - never will happen and they know it. The way to stop a bully is to kick his #. I always told my son when he would be in big trouble if he ever started a fight, but if someone ever tried to bully him and he let the guy have it, I didn't care what the school said, I would back him up 100 percent. Fortunately it never happened, but he felt confident knowing he could stand up for himself if he needed to.

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