Who funds your police department? Well, we know our speeding tickets and parking fines generate income 🙂 We know that a portion of our taxes provides for police protection. The federal government chips in, too. And then there’s the state police. How much of your state and federal tax money funds them? I finally found […]
The American Response
Now and then, we need to discuss our duties and reactions as citizens. Current events compel us to take a look at what’s going on and respond as Americans. The situation: Spray-painted messages appeared all over Kinnick Stadium at the University of Iowa. Same graffiti appeared on the University of Iowa Hospitals property, where employees’ […]
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Americanism or Anarchy?
Are you being bullied into accepting robbery, arson, theft, and violence as “normal” or “necessary”?Are you being harassed for your American views of law and government?Are you being overpowered in conversations, where no amount of logic or civil discourse can occur? You are not alone. Remember, it’s ok to be a traditional American. It’s ok […]
It Starts in the Heart
People burning American cities down. A spark leads to a flame, then an inferno, and now spreads like a disease. Is it because a man was mistreated and then (allegedly) murdered by the police? Or is the issue more profound? Let’s apply Common Sense Civics and Citizenship to this all-important issue that unfortunately keeps repeating […]
What Do You Think?
Do you think social media companies suppress your free speech? Social media companies enjoyed a liability shield based on the idea that they provided a neutral platform for content. The purpose of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, according to Attorney General Bill Barr, was “to allow websites that were serving as, […]
No Longer Afraid
I saw the following sentence at 6:32 a.m. eastern time the Tuesday after Memorial Day and, after searching repeatedly, I could not find it several hours later in the publication. “But the photographs last weekend of crowded beaches, lakes, parks, and malls suggest millions of Americans are willing to defend to the death their right […]
What About Mandatory Vaccinations?
Can the government force everyone in this country to be vaccinated against the coronavirus when a vaccine becomes available? Let’s examine this from a civics and citizenship perspective, not through the lens of panic and fear. One side of the debate says authoritatively that yes, the government can force you to be vaccinated. They cite […]
Memorial Day 2020
Memorial Day 2020 takes on new significance for me this year. How about you? Instead of calling to mind plans for a picnic or a parade, I think about the cause of freedom that these American military men and women died for since the Civil War. This nation is experiencing a loss of freedom. Memorial […]
What Will a Post-COVID USA Look Like?
What kind of government will we have when the dust clears from the COViD crisis? Will we become a nation of men rather than a nation of laws? Will we be subject to rule by a few? Or will we retain our heritage of a constitutional republic of, by, and for the People? We need […]
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America is beginning to open up. Somehow, things have been repositioned. Instead of keeping We the People from the severity of the COVID-19 virus, the shift is to making a political statement about the virus. If your state is opening up, you are accused of being selfish because your governor is allowing citizens to earn […]
Choose Liberty
What national symbol declares this saying?” Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all inhabitants thereof.” (Leviticus 25:10) If you are an irreligious person, it’s ok. No one here will force you to declare the faith of our forefathers. Just try to understand the heritage we all share and apply it to notions of liberty […]
Action, not Anger!
People are asking Common Sense Civics and Citizenship what they can do about the quarantine and various aspects of life in a COVID-19 world. First, it’s a big country. I can guarantee that not everyone thinks or feels the same way about the virus as you do. My purpose here is to educate, not entertain […]
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Bitter or Better Through Crisis?
What actions have you taken during the COVID-19 quarantine to help in a time of crisis? I’ve had to think about that myself. How have I used this time to better my family, myself, my neighborhood, and my nation? We either get bitter or better in a crisis. My guess is that everyone reading this […]
