Welcome back to Common Sense Civics and Citizenship. Thank you for spending a few moments of your valuable time here. My goal is to teach American civics and citizenship with a view of the U.S. Constitution in mind. Seems like many treat the Constitution as too hard to understand or old-fashioned. Here, we treat it […]
Who Are“We the People”?
“We the People” is us, not the government. Recently, a prominent public official said that “We the People is all of us.” When public servants are not in their official roles, i.e., mowing the lawn, doing carpool, grocery shopping, a day at the beach, they are “We the People.” When they serve in their official […]
This Week in Common Sense Civics and Citizenship
Welcome to this week’s edition of the newsletter! Thank you for returning and subscribing. We appreciate your engagement here. Our topics this week included the meaning of peaceable assembly and the questions that arise when lawlessness is tolerated. The idea for that article came from a recent speaking engagement in a civics and government class […]
Delusion or Decision?
“People never give up their liberties but under some delusion.” -Edmund Burke, Irish statesman, economist, philosopher, and a contemporary of our Founders I read this quote, and it stopped me in my tracks. We gave up a lot of our liberties over the past year. If Burke is correct, that begs the question: Are we […]
Bill of Rights Day
What is the right that you treasure the most in our Bill of Rights? I can’t pick just one. I treasure them all! I mean, look at this shortlist. What’s not to like? I want to live in a country that guarantees my rights by law. These rights are in our DNA: Freedom of religion, […]
Election Challenges-What’s Next?
Are you trying to understand or make sense of all that is going on with the presidential election challenges? Me too. I’ve been listening, reading, and taking notes. I’ll jot down here some ‘knowns” and what possibilities could happen in the coming days. Please be advised that there will not be a new presidential election. […]