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Empowering Citizens for Prosperity: The Law, Social Contract, Rights, and Civics Nexus

The threads of the rule of law, the social compact, rights, civics, and politeness intersect to provide the basis upon which prosperity...

Driving Responsibly: A Key Aspect of Responsible Citizenship

In today's fast-paced world, driving has become an integral part of our daily lives. Whether we use a car to commute to work, run...

Balancing Rights and Responsibilities

Balancing rights and responsibilities is a crucial aspect of any healthy and prosperous democracy, including the United States. A...

Parenting in Our Democracy

Being a parent is one of life's most significant responsibilities. To have the opportunity to influence the next generation through...

2022 United States Youth Substance Use Trends

Newly released data from the 2022 Monitoring the Future Survey revealed that amongst youth in the United States, the overall reported...

Why Bother Being Informed?

My barber told me she was happy living out in the country. She said she didn’t have to worry about all this political business or have to...

Volunteering: How To Be A Good Citizen

Volunteering is something you hear about daily. For example, whenever there is a natural disaster, such as the recent icy weather in the...

Probation, Now What?

If you’re on our site or have taken one of our programs, chances are you’ve had a run-in with law enforcement and been given the benefit...