While boycotting and collective activism can be hard concepts to explain to children, these conversations can be powerful ...

These kids are very traumatized … and the parents themselves traumatized, grappling with how to help their kids, and they can't,” Castro said of his visit to the ICE detention facility in Dilley, ...

No Kings” protests, which are organized by a constellation of groups around the country, have been a focal point for outrage ...

Previous rallies have drawn millions of people, and organizers said they expect even greater numbers on March 28 in the wake ...

There is a lot to like about how residents of municipalities, including Peachtree City, govern ourselves. We don’t have the built-in hindrances of the federal government, and the governing system ...

On Veterans' Day, middle schoolers from 39 states competed to be crowned the next champion of the National Civics Bee. I was fortunate enough to emerge as the champion of 2024's inaugural edition of ...

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On Veterans' Day, middle schoolers from 39 states convened in Washington to put their civics knowledge to the test and competed to be crowned the next champion of the National Civics Bee. I was ...

Last week I did something stupid. I looked at the comments section around columns I had written about NASA astronaut Chris Williams’ thrilling launch into outer space. The columns told of my pride in ...

What is the difference between representative government and the government in ancient Athens? In a representative government, there is no institutional role for the assembled people. However: ...

When I first read about how Texas Republicans were preparing to engage in mid-decade redistricting, I sent a text message to a Republican aide in state government, jokingly wondering if Missouri would ...