The Second Gilded Age: Articles Worth Reading
The richest .1% of Americans control as much wealth as the poorest 90%. What does this mean for our society?Continue Reading
Category: Politics
Socratic Seminar: Balancing Liberty and Security at Interior Border Patrol Checkpoints
Assign this reading: https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/tyranny-majority-interior-federal-checkpoints. It should be read before class. Begin class by playing this spot: “In Arizona, Citizens KeepContinue Reading
Are Political Cults Seizing the Republic?
Andrew Sullivan just wrote an incredibly interesting piece for New York Magazine. He starts with this bold claim: “Everyone hasContinue Reading
Socratic Seminar: Lincoln’s Lyceum Address
The Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions: Address Before the Young Men’s Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois January 27, 1838 Editor’s note:Continue Reading
Seminar on the Declaration of Sentiments and the Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Sentiments with Corresponding Sections of the Declaration of Independence Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Thomas Jefferson Editor’s Note: teacherContinue Reading
Why Do The Russians Sound Like Thoreau on the Individual Versus the Collective?
Since its inception, the United States has placed paramount importance on individual rights and responsibility, as opposed to collective rightsContinue Reading
