The ideas that formed the Constitution: The Founders’ education
Examine the back of a dollar bill carefully. You will find three inscriptions written in the Latin language. The one to the right is “E pluribus unum.” The two on the left are adaptations from the work of the Roman poet Publius Vergilius Maro—whom we call “Virgil.”...
Want Civic Literacy? Quit Focusing on D.C.
If we truly want to engage young people in the political process, we need to stop incessantly talking about Washington D.C. and focus on issues closer to home. I have been teaching U.S. Government in the state of Indiana for four years now. The first half of my...
Is There a “Constitutional Right” to Homeschool?
A concurring opinion published in a case decided recently by the Georgia Court of Appeals asserts that parents have a constitutionally protected right to homeschool their children. In his concurring opinion in the child-custody case of Borgers v. Borgers, Judge...