What does it actually mean to be an American? Day to day, we may not think about this much. Yet it’s a crucial question, one

We live in a divided country. And I don’t just mean politically. Our economy is creating winners and losers, with no clear way up the

It’s so easy these days to despair about the future of our country. It feels like half the people I run into just want to

If you take a dim view of our political parties, you’re in sterling company. So did George Washington. In his famous Farewell Address, our first

You know these words, but how often do you stop to think about them? “We the People of the United States, in Order to form

Back in 1883, Teddy Roosevelt wrote in essay on what it takes to be a true American citizen. He did not mince words. “The people

You know the Pledge of Allegiance, probably by heart. You may recite it only occasionally, or get the chance several times a week. Sometimes, I’m

Every so often, I jot down a list of the things that discourage me about our country. There’s the widespread disregard for our core values

I was chatting with a group of students the other day when one of them looked me in the eye and commented, “You’re very tough

Politicians and commentators these Days like to point to an array of Threats to our constitutional system. There’s one, though, that doesn’t get nearly as