War is on everyone’s mind. The images we see are far from the precision conflicts shown in recent years, for example, Desert Storm. Instead, what we see is reminiscent of scenes displayed on the nightly news during the Viet Nam war. Raw, bone-chilling horrors of war. We can’t help but wonder, what if that were […]
Who Has the Power?
Thank you for returning to Common Sense Civics and Citizenship. The Elected or We the People? Who Has the Power? It definitely is a question for our times as we observe the world around us, liberty’s status, and the people’s response to it. Read on, and see what you think. Also, I hope you are […]
President’s Day
As we celebrate Presidents’ Day, I think about some of our defining moments in history and leadership. What comes to mind is The American War for Independence, The Civil War, World War II, and now. I call today’s defining moment the War on Freedom. I believe whatever defining moments we have in our American history, […]
Equal Justice Under the Law
“Equal Justice Under the Law.” That phrase is engraved on the Supreme Court building. We all want to believe that we will get a fair shake if, heaven forbid, we have to stand trial. Equal justice is still a societal expectation of Americans. However, many are concerned that there is now a two-tiered justice system […]
About Freedom
Thank you for returning to Common Sense Civics and Citizenship. As you will notice, world headlines are an attention-grabber this week with a similar underlying thread: the fight for freedom. See what you think as we examine what’s going on in the world and our place in it. Let’s begin! Is “freedom” the new 4-letter […]
Is Everything Debatable?
Welcome back to Common Sense Civics and Citizenship. If you are receiving this newsletter on a new day/time, that is intentional as we grow and welcome new readers to the blog. This past week, I heard that today everything is debatable. If our culture continues to adopt that belief, nothing is sacred, and there are […]
Gerrymandering
aa Most of us have received newly assigned congressional districts since the United States completed its 2020 census. We may find that we have been redistricted, or the shape of our district has changed to include new areas. Gerrymandering: The practice of redrawing electoral districts to gain an electoral advantage for a political party. This […]
What We Believe is How We Behave
Welcome back to Common Sense Civics and Citizenship! More and more, it seems, people are starting to realize what is going on in the United States. If you are a diversified news watcher, I’m sure you’re seeing it, too. It really has my attention. In this week’s newsletter, we look at what we believe and […]
National Sovereignty Under Attack?
How do you react to the national news lately? You might find the news promising if you believe our country is outdated, in need of change, that the globe can reach utopia, that freedom is suitable for some and wrong for others, that the benefit of the law is for your friends, but the burden […]
Who Were the Framers’ Influencers?
Thank you for returning and subscribing to the Common Sense Civics and Citizenship newsletter. It’s great to have you here. I get a lot of questions about the Constitution.We address two of them this week. Can the Constitution ever be removed from the American people?” and “How did our Constitution come about?” Let’s dive right […]
Can Our Constitution Ever Be Taken From Us?
“Can our Constitution ever be removed from the American people?” This question was sent to me from one of our participants last week. How many of us have considered ways that our Constitution could be taken from us? We know that We the People are the keepers of the Constitution. We don’t even want to […]
Evolutionaries and Constitutionalists
Welcome back to Common Sense Civics and Citizenship. I hope you will find our topics this week on the U.S. Constitution informative. The goal here is to help us ascertain what is going on in our government by looking through the lens of our founding American documents. More and more Americans tell me they are […]
Five Things To Learn from Dr. King’s Legacy
Thank you for returning to Common Sense Civics and Citizenship. We take a look this week at some highly relevant thoughts from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and President Grover Cleveland. I think we forget our American heritage because we scarcely take the time to reflect on it. I hope you will find relevancy from […]
Think Like An American
Thank you for returning to Common Sense Civics and Citizenship. This year promises to be an adventurous year, and not for the faint of heart! In order to be prepared for what lies ahead, I will be writing a series of articles on here that pertain to our founding documents. After all, ignorance is not […]
The Most Underreported Story of 2021
Thank you for returning to Common Sense Civics and Citizenship! As we ring in a new year, we often look for things that we need to improve in our lives. I’m suggesting we look at our news consumption with a new angle- looking for the truth. After all, the most underreported story of 2021 is […]
