Alert! This is NOT an article about Michael Bloomberg. He is a Democrat party candidate for President and has caused quite a stir with his description of the process of farming back in 2016. But wait. This is an education page, not a political analysis page. Let’s look at the process we have in place […]
President’s Day ??
It’s President’s Day! How about taking a virtual tour of Mount Vernon? Or viewing the historical White House on your computer? There are also opportunities to do tours of the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial and Mount Rushmore right from your favorite chair. Just do a search of the term that catches your eye, grab a […]
This Week: The Debt, The Electoral College and Manifest Destiny
We have hit the hot button on some topics this week that have generated a lot of discussion on the Common Sense Civics and Citizenship Facebook page. Perhaps you have been involved in the Electoral College debates. Or, maybe you wonder who is going to pay the bill for all the government program proposals. Many […]
Manifest Destiny- The 28th Principle of Freedom
At last, we have arrived! Well, at least to the end of our book study in Cleon Skousen’s masterful work on Principles of Freedom called “The 5000 Year Leap.”(Skousen, W. Cleon. The Five Thousand Year Leap: 28 Ideas That Changed the World. National Center for Constitutional Studies, 1981). The 28th and final Principle of Freedom […]
The Electoral College Debate
The big buzz lately is all about the Electoral College. Some people are actively campaigning for the popular vote to be the final say in presidential elections. In short, these Americans want to do away with the constitutionally mandated Electoral College. The Electoral College just happened to be in the lesson I taught this week […]
And the Clock Keeps Ticking
23,266,411,000,000That’s in round numbers what the National Debt Clock read as I began this article. In fact, this is one criticism of the State of the Union I have. Of all the great spending proposals, I kept wondering, “Where’s the money to pay for all of this if we are in trillions of dollars of […]