Preview Summary – In the 1600s, Massachusetts colonial governor John Winthrop is known to describe America as a shining “city on a hill”. It’s in seeing the twinkling of America at a higher elevation. What’s it going to take for us to be seen as a shining ‘city on a hill’ in 2026 and beyond? …
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Going Next-Level in Roots & Culture: Where Social Impact is Done Right for Empowering Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
Preview Summary – When you consider those who helped set the stage in America’s early days, they tend to fit in two groups: founding influencers and founding fathers. What we’ve learned over the past 250 years is that going to the next level in roots & culture means having social impact done right for empowering …
‘America 2K26’ and The Nation’s Fix! How the Founding Ideals Inform our Goals, While an Eye on Public Service Inspires our Game
Preview Summary – Looking towards the new year offers a reset and fresh mindset. Some folks will be saying, “out with the old, in with the bold”. The People’s Plan is based on the first 20 years of America’s founding. The ‘Turn Up’ Agenda is about being “In the Mix for 2026” across history, civics …
When Two Americas Were Launched: The Pattern of Struggle Throughout History That Some Use Today to Gaslight the Nation
Preview Summary – Imagine during our nation’s founding, if folks didn’t bother to see the Revolution through, or skipped the rest of the Constitutional Convention, come what may. With government shutdown stalemate some feel their policies are like a rising tide to lift all boats. The problem is when they wanna throw others overboard to …
Independence Day, 249th Anniversary and Counting! The Big Reveal on What We’ve Learned About America from the Old Days to Present Times
Preview Summary – America’s national anthem isn’t just a patriotic melody, while Independence Day isn’t just about parades, cookouts and music festivals. When the anthem reaches its crescendo or the nation rises to the occasion, there’s a shift in consciousness that happens in lyrics and legacy. For the 65% of Americans who feel exhausted when …
The Civic Revolution Gonna Be Televised! Or At Least Impact Culture Like Color TVs Did Back in the Day
Preview Summary – There’s been an outpouring of frustration at Townhalls across the country. Folks are upset with how things have unfolded over the past 100 days of public affairs. These days we can’t just get caught up with the emotions of things. We gotta understand the evolution of things. What if U.S.A. now stood …
The Repeating Cycle of America: It’s Time for Us to Grow-up as a Nation and Stop Being Stuck in The Past of Our Old Ways
Artistic genius at its best! That’s how many have been describing the Superbowl halftime performance by Kendrick Lamar. As one friend wrote on social media, “he used hip-hop bars to deliver symbolism and messaging over entertainment.” There’re a bunch of clips about the subtext and subliminal lessons in the performance. Not everybody saw it that …
Roll Call 2025 For Here and Now: What Presidential Inauguration, Civics and American Values Should Mean During This Season of Makeover
Not since 2005 had Christmas and the start of Hanukkah fallen on the same day. The significance of that coincidence happening this past holiday was not lost on many faith observers. Normally after Christmas the usual ‘small talk’ children have with others is “what did Santa get you?” While that question has been long answered …
How Does America Explain Itself? (Part 2 of 2): A Wake-up Moment on the Reality of Our Times
The holiday line-up is in full swing! Things started to roll out before Thanksgiving with promos for Black Friday. It seems we’ve already shattered shopping records with more cash registers left to ring. Online sales continue to skyrocket as folks do more clicks than trips to the mall. Even in sports the line-up is set …
How Does America Explain Itself? (Part 1 of 2): A Wake-up Moment on the Reality of Our Times
Well America, what just happened? A couple weeks ago the Yankees fell flat in the World Series. Over recent days in college football, we saw Georgia get beat by Ole Miss. Even soccer had its shocking result as Messi’s Inter-Miami squad got knocked out of the MLS playoffs by Atlanta United. Maybe the post-game analysts, …
