This book teaches readers the basics of building a nation and highlights events that have shaped countries throughout history.

What would it be like to grow up and become president of the United States? A diverse group of children candidly share their thoughts on the subject, affirming the importance of having dreams at any age. It features interviews with elementary schoolers whose hopes and dream, both hilarious and touching, come to life in animated sequences.

Students will gain an understanding of what civic virtues are and how they've changed throughout history, from the early Greeks and Romans through the Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution. The similarities and differences between civic virtues in the United States and in other countries and cultures are also discussed. Accessible language makes it easy for readers to understand key early elementary civics concepts.

Describes how the United States government works, and how to get involved in politics including school elections, letter-writing campaigns, and mock political debates.

Similar to Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle explores another facet of good living by outlining the best governing practices that benefit the majority, and not the minority. In The Politics, he defines various institutions and how they should operate within an established system. The Politics provides an analysis of contemporary government as it relates to all people. Aristotle discusses the positive and negative qualities of authority and how they affect...

"In a collection of essays, the venerated television journalist celebrates our shared values, reminds us of what matters most in our great country, and shows us what patriotism looks like"--

NOTES ON DEMOCRACY by H. L. MENCKEN JONATHAN. Contents include: I DEMOCRATIC MAN 1 HIS APPEARANCE IN THE WORLD 9 2 VARIETIES OF HOMO SAPIENS 15 3 THE NEW PSYCHOLOGY 21 POLITICS UNDER DEMOCRACY 29 5 THE ROLE OF THE HORMONES 35 6 ENVY AS A PHILOSOPHY 42 Jx LIBERTY AND DEMOCRATIC MAN 51 THE EFFECTS UPON PROGRESS 58 9 THE ETERNAL MOB 7 2 II THE DEMOCRATIC STATE 1 THE TWO KINDS OF DEMOCRACY 79 2 THE POPULAR WILL 85 3 DISPROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION 97 4...

Respected conservative journalist and commentator Timothy P. Carney continues the conversation begun with Hillbilly Elegy and the classic Bowling Alone in this hard-hitting analysis that identifies the true factor behind the decline of the American dream: it is not purely the result of economics as the left claims, but the collapse of the institutions that made us successful, including marriage, church, and civic life. During the 2016 presidential...