Giving Thanks By Getting Real
By Joyeuse Muhorakeye, Democracy & Me Intern To most people in the United States, Thanksgiving is a time when family and friends get together for […]
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Thanksgiving and Native American Culture in the Past, Present and Future Revisited
Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University Originally Published November 22, 2018 One of the hallmarks of living in a democratic society is idea that the […]
What is a Lame Duck Political Official?
By Dr. David J. ChildsNorthern Kentucky University Introduction- What is a Lame Duck OfficialAfter general elections have taken place the outgoing president is often called […]
Shadows of History, Footsteps of the Future: A Poem Inspired by Kamala Harris
Poem by Joyeuse Muhorakeye, Democracy & Me intern I am a shadow on the wall of history and the future of further footsteps. I wonder […]
Reflections on the 2020 Election Season: A Call for Unity and Bipartisanship
Dr. David J. Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University Opinion IntroductionThe 2020 election between Donald Trump and Joseph Biden has been no doubt the most contentious election […]
Settling Our Differences: Meaningful Social Studies Teaching after a General Election
Dr. David J. Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University Election Related Violence in HistoryJelani Cobb in a September, 2020 Atlantic article entitled “Our Long, Forgotten History of […]
“Freedom Friends” Election Diaries
As we experience, record, and later look back on significant events, personal diaries can become powerful sources—they’re the OG “first draft of history.” In turbulent […]
Local Students Power the Polls
Talawanda H.S. student and Democracy & Me intern Jean Pateman, 17, is one of thousands of American teenagers too young to vote this year, but […]
The 2020 Election: Our Media Literacy SAT
By Nico Luginbill, Democracy & Me intern The Election is here. For months, political messages have filled up our friends’ Instagram stories, miniscule political occurrences […]
Can It Get Any Scarier?
Commentary by Jordan Polk, Democracy & Me intern Halloween 2020 is here. My question: Can it get any scarier? Can it get any scarier, when […]