A Letter to the Incoming President
Dear Mr. Trump: This week you will take the oath of office as President of the United States. It is one of the great moments in our...
Of Blackish, Political Discourse, Lemons, and Lemonade
I've told my kids for as long as I can remember that when life hands you lemons, make lemonade. So watching Blackish last night made me...
Bringing the Electoral College in Line With Reality
Here's my latest op ed in the Baltimore Sun. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-electoral-college-20161123-story.html
Love -- And Learn To Understand -- Thy Neighbor
Saw this article today and consider it worth sharing, not just for the conclusion drawn by this former Marine officer who served in Iraq...
Teaching About This Election: Sometimes Bad Examples Make Good Teaching Points
As the author of a book on presidential elections for children in grades 3 through 5, every election year I get invited to speak about...
What If the Electoral College Went Rogue
See my op ed in the Baltimore Sun. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-electoral-college-20161020-story.html
Education, or (Mis)Information?
I've seen a meme floating around Facebook attributing Donald Trump's popularity to a broken educational system. But this isn't simply an...
How Smart Is It?
In my book, The U.S. Constitution and You, I talk about the rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizens. I say: Protecting these rights...
Politics Is Not Governance
Sorry for not having a blog post this week, but thought you might like to read my Op Ed piece from Monday's Baltimore Sun. Read the post...
What's The Electoral College and Why Do We Have It?
The Electoral College is what we call the group of people who actually choose the President of the United States. The presidential...