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New Orleans Group Transforms Communities Through Anti-Racism Training
New Orleans Group Transforms Communities Through Anti-Racism Training
Racism is everywhere, but it is hard to answer why, or to identify solutions.Approaching the subject of racism is hard for a couple of reasons: there are no common definitions to reference what racism...
Looking to the Founders: Is Common Core Common Sense?
Looking to the Founders: Is Common Core Common Sense?
When looking to the Founders on the topic of education, probably the finest example to turn to is Noah Webster.Often called the "Father of American Scholarship and Education," his primers were used fo...
Looking to the Founders: Taxation With Representation
Looking to the Founders: Taxation With Representation
"No Taxation without Representation," was a major rallying cry of the American Revolution. At the heart of it was the fact that Colonial Americans had absolutely no say in the legislation process that...
U.S. Citizenship Applicants Are Told to Accept Two-Party System
U.S. Citizenship Applicants Are Told to Accept Two-Party System
Out of 100 civics questions for people applying for U.S. citizenship, question 45 suggests that future citizens have two options and only two options in American politics.It is a win-win between ...
Understanding The Psychology of Negative Campaigning
Understanding The Psychology of Negative Campaigning
While political history is definitely one of my hobbies, psychology is my profession, and examining why people do the things they do has long interested me.Each election year, we hear a constant strea...
2014 California Voter Turnout On Track to Surpass National Average
2014 California Voter Turnout On Track to Surpass National Average
With the November election a few weeks removed, voter turnout statistics have poured in from around the country. While projected to be significantly below the national average, voter turnout in Califo...
Despite Economic Importance of Rural Areas, Urban Coast Dominates Calif.'s Political Leadership
Despite Economic Importance of Rural Areas, Urban Coast Dominates Calif.'s Political Leadership
Although California is the most populous state in the nation with just over 38 million people spanning a length of about 800 miles, its political leaders at the federal and state executive levels come...
Calif. Voters Approve Water Bond, Rainy Day Fund Increase, and Reduced Sentences
Calif. Voters Approve Water Bond, Rainy Day Fund Increase, and Reduced Sentences
Californians voted on 6 statewide propositions on Election Day, three of which were approved by a majority of voters: Propositions 1, 2, and 47. Propositions 45, 46, and 48 did not pass.Propositi...
Looking to the Founders: Spring Forward, Fall Back
Looking to the Founders: Spring Forward, Fall Back
Each year as we approach the end (or beginning) of Daylight Saving Time (DST -- Daylight Saving in the United States is the correct term, not Daylight Savings as it is usually mistakenly called), ther...
American Indian Tribes and the 'Rent-A-Tribe' Scheme
American Indian Tribes and the 'Rent-A-Tribe' Scheme
Editor's note: The initial published draft of this article said Western Sky Financial was owned by members of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. It has come to our attention that this is inaccurate....