Tag Archives: US history

Rolling back democracy

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

We learned in grade school about the Constitutional Convention, right? That summer of 1787 when the founding fathers gathered in Philadelphia to write the US Constitution? Many of us would be shocked to learn that what the framers of the Constitution did … Continue reading →

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It’s a democracy problem

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

They billed it as the best education dollars I would ever spend, and having spent a lot of education dollars in my time, I now agree. What was it? The Democracy School in town a few weeks ago, otherwise known as … Continue reading →

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The president and the common good

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

A happy day today, across the country and around the world, with the inauguration of Barack Obama. What moves me most about the man is his clear vision of the common good. In every speech, in every setting, he says … Continue reading →

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