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  • Most Americans Can’t Pass a Basic Citizenship Test. Here’s Why We Should Be Worried.

    Most Americans Can’t Pass a Basic Citizenship Test. Here’s Why We Should Be Worried.0

    Can a nation survive ignorant of its past? We are testing that very question right now. According to a recent survey by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, most Americans would fail a basic citizenship test. Axios published a roundup of how participants performed. The results weren’t good. People did relatively well on the most basic questions. Seven

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  • Most Americans Can’t Answer These Four Civics Questions… Here’s One Reason Why

    Most Americans Can’t Answer These Four Civics Questions… Here’s One Reason Why0

    Pew Research recently ran a report on political engagement in America. What caught my eye was the short, seven-question civics test embedded below. As Pew explains, four of the questions in particular, including those about the Electoral College, presidential term limits, and Senate procedures, reveal a lot about American knowledge of government. Perhaps it’s no

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  • Most Americans Aren’t Prepared for a Disaster (But Should They Be?)

    Most Americans Aren’t Prepared for a Disaster (But Should They Be?)0

    • October 12, 2015

    The majority of Americans are not prepared for a disaster. According to a recent survey commissioned by the Ad Council, only 17% claim to be “very prepared.” So, why aren’t most of us prepared? Well, of course, there’s good-old-fashioned busyness and/or laziness. I think, also, there’s the fact that most of us have grown up

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  • Morgan Freeman Destroys Black History Month

    Morgan Freeman Destroys Black History Month0

    Most people in America think others should be treated equally regardless of their race. Unfortunately, the various interpretations of what is meant by “treating people equally” has led to a lot of actions that could be interpreted as pandering that borders on disrespect. One of these may very well be the dedication of February in

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  • More Walls Being Built Than at Any Time in Modern History

    More Walls Being Built Than at Any Time in Modern History0

    The Washington Post led off its Wednesday coverage with an interesting interactive story that carried this admission: nations around the world are walling off at an unprecedented rate. The numbers are clear: In 2015, work started on more new barriers around the world than at any other point in modern history. There are now 63

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  • More Votes than Voters Found in 37% of Detroit Precincts

    More Votes than Voters Found in 37% of Detroit Precincts0

    Green Party presidential hopeful Jill Stein has taken some heat for demanding recounts in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. It turns out we may owe her a debt of gratitude. Via The Detroit News: Voting machines in more than one-third of all Detroit precincts registered more votes than they should have during last month’s presidential election,

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