21st Century Citizenship, October 2026: Congress
The Founders never intended co-equal branches. Instead, the nation's song sheet calls for one lead and two back-ups--how can we put Article 1's vision back on higher ground?...
The Founders never intended co-equal branches. Instead, the nation's song sheet calls for one lead and two back-ups--how can we put Article 1's vision back on higher ground?...
There's no worse sign that a society has gone off the rails than when education ceases to be a source of hope. Fortunately, educators will be the last to give up on us...
Far more than any other citizenry, we are a nation of dreamers, but this element of our identity has come under attack. What are our dreams today, and how can they be fostered, rather than dashed, in the future they were destined for?...
As we continue to celebrate our collective birthday, it's not too early to consider our next 250 through three vanguards of politics' next: the young, immigrants, and technology...
It's been called "the last refuge of scoundrels," and with the far right appropriating its trappings, it would be understandable if many Americans agreed, but a nationwide decline in patriotic fervor may account for the crossroads we find ourselves at today...
AI is the apotheosis of a world that seems increasingly untethered from reality, but it--and all artifice we create--can never be more than a reflection of us all, unless we choose to be nothing more than reflections ourselves...
We think of a constitution as a document, but it can also refer to the health of the body politic or citizens within. For our health, and our nation's, it pays to explore "the manner in which power is distributed" on a regular basis...
The pursuit of happiness has always been central to what it means to be American, but what this meant to the Founders was clearly different than what it means today, and that may well be at the heart of the problems we face...
Birthdays are always a time for reflection and taking stock. For nations, this includes their impact on the world, and in our case, includes the moment of our birth, along with everything that's followed from it...
we don't need the “king's horses” and "king’s men," but we do need concerned citizens to collaborate in reconstructing and revitalizing our democratic republic, in order to avoid fighting the same battles over and over again...