Are you a risk-taker? Or are you risk-averse? The country is now ready to get back to work and making plans to do so. This depends on how serious COVID-19 has hit where you live. The slow rollout of a return to freedom includes social distancing, temperature taking, and testing. So, how are you doing […]
Who Has the Power?
Question of the week: Who’s the greatest? Better yet, who has the most power? Is it the President? The Governors? the Mayors? Or We, the People? Americans (from the top down) seem to be confusing political preference with foundational tenets of the American government. We are not a political analysis site. Here, we look to […]
This Week in CSCC
What a week it has been! This week in Common Sense Civics and Citizenship we tackled the difficult subject of religious freedom during the COVID-19 quarantine. We also examined the current crisis by looking at it from a lives , livelihoods, liberty, and law perspective. I also created a short video entitled, “It’s Time to […]
Religious Rights During Quarantine
It’s Easter time. Let’s take a moment to consider religious freedom during the quarantine. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof:” And so our Bill of Rights begins with that statement. During this COVID-19 time of quarantine, Congress has made no law that establishes a religion. […]
Lives, Livelihoods, Liberty and Law
Is it a question of lives vs. livelihoods at this point in the Coronavirus crisis? What about liberty and law? I was in a digital class with a Constitutional lawyer and several educators last week. I’ve been mulling over these questions ever since. Here are some issues to ponder as we try to “flatten the […]
Factions…and the Virus
It seems like we are dividing up into sides on COVID-19. Have you noticed? See if you recognize yourself or others taking a side. I wrote down a few of the divisions I’ve been witnessing. “The virus is apocalyptic.” vs. “This virus is nothing that Americans can’t handle.” “The data is critical.” vs. “The data […]