| Last week’s curation at RealClear’s American Civics portal starts off with a piece at RealClearEducation by Michael Poliakoff and Jack Miller that shines a light on the growth of civic institutions across the United States. Surveys from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, where Poliakoff serves as president, keep finding a dearth of knowledge about the American founding among both students and teachers. Fortunately, newly established civic institutions are looking to right America’s civic woes. In 2016, the Arizona legislature created the School for Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership at Arizona State University, a model that has “since been replicated at 13 universities in several other states,” write Poliakoff and Miller. They say that similar institutions “devoted to teaching the whole story of America” are being founded or have already opened on campuses like the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and The Ohio State University. In closing, Poliakoff and Miller write, “We have an opportunity with new generations of students to create informed patriots and renew their search for the promise of achieving the American dream.” Of course, the 2024 election was also a major focus of our coverage last week. A piece by RealClearPolitics White House correspondent Philip Wegmann looks at the aftermath of one of the most hotly contested elections in American history. He points out that “Americans who hope the hyper-partisan fever has broken have a right to be optimistic. They should also remember that these episodes of good feelings can prove fleeting.” At City Journal, Fred Bauer observes another important lesson of the 2024 election: proof that a “politics that consists only of the friend/enemy distinction seems more a species of legalism than politics rightly understood, which demands care for the common good.” Essential Reading Michael Poliakoff & Jack Miller, RealClearEducation Over the last 60 years, there has been unconscionable neglect of civics and American history at both... In the News R.J. Snell, Public Discourse Philip Wegmann, RealClearPolitics Jillian Schneider, The Lion Robert G. Natelson, Law & Liberty Daniel McCarthy, RealClearPolitics Mays Imad, Inside Higher Ed David Lewis Schaefer, Law & Liberty Lesley Kennedy, History.com Fred Bauer, City Journal R.J. Snell, Public Discourse Stephen Moore, RealClearPolitics Martha Harris, KUER Walter Russell Mead, Tablet Magazine Sara Randazzo, Wall Street Journal Greg Orman, RealClearPolitics This Constitution Are you ready to uncover how one man's choices shaped the very essence of the American presidency? White House President-elect Donald Trump touted the "most unified coalition" in campaign history at a victory rally early on... Brussels Signal In this episode of the Brussels Signal podcast, @ralph-schoellhammer interviews Henry Olsen, a senior fellow at the... Retro Report At a thrilling championship showdown in the heart of Washington, D.C., civics competition finalists are jittery and... Carl Cannon's Great American Stories It's Nov. 1, 2024, the day of the week when I reprise a quotation intended to be uplifting or enlightening. ... It's Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, the day of the week when I reprise a quotation intended to be uplifting or ... It's Tuesday, October 22, 2024, two weeks from Election Day. Golfing legend Arnold Palmer is in the news this week, ... | 