The People Are Watching
I'm an optimist, and a wait and see kind of guy. I'm not happy about the incoming administration, but I'm going to hold my fire for now....
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
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...
Children Are Watching
I remember the first time I watched political conventions on TV. It was the summer of 1964 and I was 9 years old. That year the...