High school seniors are working these days to meet college-application deadlines and tuition. Since 1982, according to the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, college tuition and fees have increased 439 percent. That is about three times as much as the increase in median family income. ...more

January 3, 2009

On this day 67 years ago, the warm shallow waters of Pearl Harbor were set ablaze with the oil of sinking ships. ...more

December 7, 2008

So much for the wisdom of The People. A new report from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) on the nation's civic literacy finds that most Americans are too ignorant to vote. ...more

November 30, 2008

Can you name all three branches of the U.S. government? Do you know who Susan B. Anthony was? Do you know what rights the First Amendment guarantees? Most Americans don't. ...more

November 25, 2008

Can you name all three branches of the U.S. government? Do you know who Susan B. Anthony was? Do you know what rights the First Amendment guarantees? Most American's don't. That's according to a report from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., that surveyed about 2,500 randomly selected citizens, asking them 33 basic questions about history, government and economics. ...more

November 24, 2008

James Madison, our fifth president, memorialized his thoughts on the fundamental right of suffrage in the Federalist Papers. ...more

February 21, 2008

Here is something parents might want to ponder as they celebrate Thanksgiving with their children: A friendly argument around the dinner table could be a good thing - especially if it involves current events or history. ...more

November 22, 2007