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 […]
If Gun Control Could Fix It… (but it can’t)
Here we go again… more talk of gun control due to the mass shooting and murders in south Florida. The students and teachers who were shot didn’t have guns. Remember the people in the Florida nightclub? They were not armed. Neither were the grade school children at Sandy Hook or the Columbine high school students. […]
Do You Know Your Rights?
Do you know your rights? Most of us are familiar with the Second Amendment but have you read and understood your First Amendment rights or better, all of the Bill of Rights? I heard the quote, “It’s ok for me but not for thee.” In other words, if they like a right, that right only […]
A nation of laws, not men
“Every child in America should be acquainted with his own country. He should read books that furnish him with ideas that will be useful to him in life and practice. As soon as he opens his lips, he should rehearse the history of his own country.” Noah Webster, On the Education of Youth in America, […]