American behavior and manners are a citizenship issue. What you believe is how you behave. Who you respect has a lot to do with your beliefs and behavior. And I believe we see a plethora of bad behavior being modeled in America. I think this is at the root of our society’s behavior problems. Bad […]
How to Solve the Homeless Problem
Do you think the homeless population with diagnosable severe mental illness (SMI) should be institutionalized the way it used to be 50 or 60 years ago in this country? How to solve the homeless problem is a hot topic of conversation as we head into the colder months and the holidays. It’s also a civics […]
Consider this: Accept America’s Founding
Welcome back to Common Sense Civics and Citizenship. I’m not sure how your week went, but mine was full of questions-my own and other people’s as well. In our first article, we look at accepting America’s founding rather than trying to re-make her. This dovetails on the article below about the affect of the media […]
We Can’t Do Everything, But We Can Do Something
Thank you for returning to Common Sense Civics and Citizenship’s weekly newsletter. I hope you find today’s articles helpful. In one of the articles, we take a look at the way Americans are communicating. We are arguing to destroy each other rather than win converts. I’ve been reading a modern version of The Federalist Papers. […]
Conversations: Things That Make You Go Hmmm
Let’s take a brief look at recent conversations overheard here and there. Knowing how to navigate conversations is a citizenship issue. Think of the following as “things that make you go hmmmmm.” The Border Issue: Person #1: “If you don’t believe in open borders, you are a race-ist.” Person #2: “How do you define racism?” […]
Cancel Culture-Good for the Culture??
Have you or someone you know been affected by the cancel culture movement? According to dictionary dot com,” cancel culture refers to the popular practice of withdrawing support for (canceling) public figures and companies after they have done or said something considered objectionable or offensive. Cancel culture is generally discussed as being performed on social media in the […]
