Amidst the frenzy of the week, there are a few stories that lend themselves to educational discourse. Let’s take a look. CHOP CHOP- The Capitol Hill Occupied Protest zone is getting papers served. Various businesses, residents, and employees have filed a lawsuit against the city of Seattle, Washington. CHOP (formerly known as CHAZ, formerly known […]
Keeping America
They are taking our country apart, piece by piece. They are using intimidation, humiliation, degradation, and victimization at our expense. They are the Marxist, Leftist, and Communist adults who are using young anarchists and criminals to tear down our history. They want to remake us in their own image. Are you appalled when you watch […]
Why We All Just Can’t Get Along
How would you answer a younger person if they asked you why we all can’t get along today? We can retrace history, but their view is somewhat limited unless a younger person has lived history. They don’t transfer yesterday’s lessons of history to today’s applications. Instead, they accept the politician, journalist, and college prof’s ideology […]
The Judicial Branch
Since May and June are the months that the Supreme Court announces opinions, let’s review what the Constitution says about the Judicial Branch in the U.S. Constitution, Article III. First, the Supreme Court cannot enforce the law, nor does the Constitution give the high court any power to make the law. Its job is to […]
CHAZ/CHOP
Note: CHAZ (Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone) has now changed its name to CHOP (Capitol Hill Organized Protest). Meet CHAZ/CHOP. We have a new country inside of our country. No wars fought, just a takeover in a 6 block area (or maybe 3 blocks) of downtown Seattle, Washington. I’m wondering how that is even legal, let […]
Is This Even Legal?
Another one of those times we call “The Week that Was.” We have a new country inside of our country. No wars fought, just a takeover. I’m wondering how that is even legal, let alone legit. Maybe you’re wondering, too, if this will go on until late fall, like the 1967 Summer of Love. Will […]
The Best or Worst of Times?
Recently, I heard two different conversations where young men surmised that there was never a time more tumultuous than these past three months. Each man was referring to the pandemic and the recent riots and unrest following the murder of George Floyd. Right away, red flags went up in my brain. For younger people, this […]
Fund? or De-Fund the Police?
Who funds your police department? Well, we know our speeding tickets and parking fines generate income 🙂 We know that a portion of our taxes provides for police protection. The federal government chips in, too. And then there’s the state police. How much of your state and federal tax money funds them? I finally found […]
The American Response
Now and then, we need to discuss our duties and reactions as citizens. Current events compel us to take a look at what’s going on and respond as Americans. The situation: Spray-painted messages appeared all over Kinnick Stadium at the University of Iowa. Same graffiti appeared on the University of Iowa Hospitals property, where employees’ […]
Americanism or Anarchy?
Are you being bullied into accepting robbery, arson, theft, and violence as “normal” or “necessary”?Are you being harassed for your American views of law and government?Are you being overpowered in conversations, where no amount of logic or civil discourse can occur? You are not alone. Remember, it’s ok to be a traditional American. It’s ok […]
It Starts in the Heart
People burning American cities down. A spark leads to a flame, then an inferno, and now spreads like a disease. Is it because a man was mistreated and then (allegedly) murdered by the police? Or is the issue more profound? Let’s apply Common Sense Civics and Citizenship to this all-important issue that unfortunately keeps repeating […]
What Do You Think?
Do you think social media companies suppress your free speech? Social media companies enjoyed a liability shield based on the idea that they provided a neutral platform for content. The purpose of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, according to Attorney General Bill Barr, was “to allow websites that were serving as, […]
No Longer Afraid
I saw the following sentence at 6:32 a.m. eastern time the Tuesday after Memorial Day and, after searching repeatedly, I could not find it several hours later in the publication. “But the photographs last weekend of crowded beaches, lakes, parks, and malls suggest millions of Americans are willing to defend to the death their right […]
Memorial Day 2020
Memorial Day 2020 takes on new significance for me this year. How about you? Instead of calling to mind plans for a picnic or a parade, I think about the cause of freedom that these American military men and women died for since the Civil War. This nation is experiencing a loss of freedom. Memorial […]
What Will a Post-COVID USA Look Like?
What kind of government will we have when the dust clears from the COViD crisis? Will we become a nation of men rather than a nation of laws? Will we be subject to rule by a few? Or will we retain our heritage of a constitutional republic of, by, and for the People? We need […]
