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We like using common sense around here 🙂 There is a recent story in the news that involves using a speaker phone in a car without announcing all of the passengers/listeners in the car. Ready to apply common sense citizenship to a situation like this? Let’s do it! We have a First Amendment right to free […]

The Orionid meteor shower peaks on October 20 and the buzz surrounding it made me recall a memory. You may be wondering what this has to do with civics and citizenship? Recently I was a guest on the National Geographic Orion, a small ship, where sustainability plays a key role. All of the waste and […]

We’ve been hearing the gun control debates once again. Have you been reassessing your views on your Second Amendment rights as guaranteed by the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution? Here are my thoughts so far: Criminals will always be with us as long as there is evil among us. No organization, country, entity, […]

The past week, we have seen uncommon citizenship at work- Americans helping Americans out of disasters in Houston and in Florida and honoring Americans, living and dead, from 9/11/01. These destructive situations have shown the world what it means to be American. Individual citizens stand and pitch in when others fall. We run into danger, […]

Melania Trump wore stiletto heels to board a plane as she and the President headed to Texas to discuss hurricane relief.  This, apparently, is big news. Not North Korea. Not disaster relief. Not taxes. Not infrastructure. Not defense. No, just stiletto heels. Can we get back to the serious topics of American life, like how […]

Recently, I was taking a walk on the bike path. As I looked up, I saw about 20 young people jogging in a straight, single file line. The sergeant had an army fatigue chest pack strapped on. No one was in uniform. Perhaps these wereArmy National Guard recruits. As they came toward me, the Sergeant […]

Our first amendment right to free speech includes the right to say things that others disagree with vehemently. Our right to free speech depends on our ability to exercise that right responsibly. This includes putting up with people who don’t think, act, or speak about issues the way we do. However, our right to assemble […]

The poem inscribed inside the base of the Statue of Liberty has been a hot topic lately. Coincidentally, I filmed a video (episode 29) on this topic earlier this summer and it is on producer Aaron’s desk, preparing to be edited for my YouTube channel (connect with YouTube videos by clicking on the link on this […]

A favorite time of the summer is when I get an episode topic in mind and begin to write out a script. It’s fun to see it all materialize, start to finish. Today I sent producer Aaron 8 new episodes for Common Sense Civics and Citizenship. It’s been a wild week of filming, testing lighting, […]

We are in the process of filming the third series of “Common Sense Civics and Citizenship with Candace.”  Five new episodes have been taped so far. I plan to send producer Aaron a total of 7 videos by the end of next week. Then, after production and uploading to the YouTube channel, we are off […]

What does it mean when we say that the US is a nation of laws, not men? Since we are reviewing basic civics concepts, I thought Episode 5 would be a great one to revisit. This is an important distinction in governments. Are we a nation of laws? or a nation of men?  Find out […]

While we are preparing a new studio and equipment to film and edit the next season of episodes, we are doing a review of some Common Sense Civics and Citizenship videos. Try this episode that is a quick overview of the US Constitution. If you want to know your rights, you first have to know where […]

Here at Common Sense Civics and Citizenship, we are preparing to film the third set of 12 videos in the series. Today’s responsibilities include finishing up the studio lights assembly. Tomorrow’s fun job is to replace my 6 yr. old Macbook Pro. In the meantime, I’m writing new material. Producer Aaron has signed on for […]

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In episode 22 of Common Sense Civics and Citizenship, I examine a question that has bothered me for some time. Students are taught today that the Christian faith was largely absent in the forming of our country. That is not what I learned in all my years of schooling, both public and private schools. My […]

Americans need to have a serious discussion about growing up into adulthood. I make that case for maturity and adulthood in episode 18. It is unsatisfactory to engage in the current cultural drift and remain there. We all have to dig down deep within sometimes to learn to cope with adversity. The process of digging down deep […]