Seeing America
The second week at Montpelier concluded Friday with this question… What do you SEE when you say AMERICA? As the American public celebrates independence through fireworks, BBQ and pool parties, the 80 teachers who studied constitutional citizenship at Madison’s Montpelier know...
The Not So Radical American
[/content/images/wordpress/2010/05/51A1HJ0GVYL.jpg]Watching William Gibson’s “ No Maps for These Territories [http://www.amazon.com/William-Gibson-Maps-These-Territories/dp/B0000D0YT5],” I found one brief moment...
Bon Jovi Believes in the Power of We
The nightly news in Austin has been dominated by updates from Fort Hood. Perhaps it’s moments like this that justify that last story on the national news....
Cicero's View from 100,000 Miles
How is the first picture of Earth from space the most powerful political picture ever published? Marking the 40th anniversary of the famous picture, a British newspaper, The...
2009 National Academy: Taking it Home
The scholars of the 2009 National Academy The “dance party” finally pulled the plug at nearly 1:00 the next morning. Others had already said their goodbyes in...