Last time in Common Sense Civics and Citizenship, we discussed our national anthem being under attack again. https://www.facebook.com/commonsensecivics/posts/1273396769718458 One of the suggestions for a new national anthem is “America the Beautiful.” Now, critics read every line of every verse to look for any offensive terms. What do you think about these words from verse 2? […]
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 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 […]
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America is beginning to open up. Somehow, things have been repositioned. Instead of keeping We the People from the severity of the COVID-19 virus, the shift is to making a political statement about the virus. If your state is opening up, you are accused of being selfish because your governor is allowing citizens to earn […]
Choose Liberty
What national symbol declares this saying?” Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all inhabitants thereof.” (Leviticus 25:10) If you are an irreligious person, it’s ok. No one here will force you to declare the faith of our forefathers. Just try to understand the heritage we all share and apply it to notions of liberty […]
Ready, Willing, and Able?
We traded in our “everyday” for a “new normal” temporarily. We were ready, willing, and able in time of need. So . . . It took a lot of endurance, persistence, courage, and faith to trust what we were being told by authorities, that is, to shut down our economy. Americans endured days on end […]
Lessons Learned: Filling Vacancies on the Supreme Court
Maybe you felt it or just got this sense about our nation in the past few weeks. Would you say that the Senate hearings to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court was the most involved America has been in decades? Perhaps. More importantly, what did we learn from this historic week in America? Here […]
