Derek Monson
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Queen Elizabeth’s funeral and the evolving American presidency
How can the U.K. – a nation that continues to have a reigning monarch – and the U.S. both be representative democracies?
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History first, debate second: Biden’s loan forgiveness plan
Failing to learn about the history of an issue often means failing to truly understand the issue.
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Social capital ‘superpowers’: A Q&A with Utah Foundation’s Peter Reichard
Social capital “determines how well we will live, what we can hope for, and how much money the government might try to spend to ameliorate the consequences of society’s failings.”
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Biden’s democracy speech and the evolution of the presidency
One of the most hopeful civic facts of life in America is that our elected representatives follow where we, the American people, lead them.
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This V-J Day, let’s learn some lessons from WWII
WWII holds some striking parallels to military conflict raging today – and some monumental differences.
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WWII showed America’s ability to overcome its divisions
Ironically, a source of hope for a better future than many people predict comes from a period of history when America was engaged in one of its deadliest wars.
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Romney: Are we attacking the basic Constitution itself?
The day-to-day freedoms that we depend on for our well-being and our pursuit of happiness as Americans are not broadly sustainable without healthy and trusted civic institutions.
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Owens: The most important product in our country is our kids
The ability to reason – even temporarily – at arm’s length from your emotions is an important element of citizenship.
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Lee: We benefit from having social capital
The social capital created by participating in civic institutions generates tremendous benefit not only for society as a whole – by helping to heal our partisan and political divisions – but for individuals as well.
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Lee: ‘How exactly did we get here?’
Gaining a better understanding of an issue by learning its context is crucial to crafting the principled public policies that generate sound, sustainable solutions