Commentary
Over the past 60 years, there has been unconscionable neglect of civics and American history at both the K–12 and university levels.
The busts of presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln tower over the Black Hills at Mount Rushmore National Monument near Keystone, S.D., in a file photo. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Michael Poliakoff is the president of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni.
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