| Last week’s curation at RealClear’s American Civics portal begins with an article by RealClear’s own Philip Wegmann, who reports on a new nationwide survey that was conducted by RealClear Opinion Research and commissioned by the Jack Miller Center, an institution looking to reinvigorate education in America’s founding principles and history. “Americans overwhelmingly express a healthy appetite for civic education,” Wegmann writes, “but report a general dissatisfaction with what they believe is currently offered in the K-12 classroom.” The survey of over 1,000 parents found that 89 percent “agree that a civics education about those founding principles is ‘very important’” but 71 percent “do not believe that their children receive ‘an honest picture” of American history in school.” Finally, despite disagreements about honoring historical figures in public, conservatives and liberals nevertheless “believe that history should be taught ‘honestly with the understanding that we can teach a person’s achievements even if their views do not align with values today.’” At Law & Liberty, Brandon J. Weichert asks why the recent success of “Top Gun: Maverick” seems to be unique. Why aren’t “dozens of similar films with the same positive, patriotic themes in the pipeline today?” While Weichert notes that he is “not in favor of making propaganda-as-entertainment” of the kind produced in “authoritarian states” such as China, “the success of ‘Maverick’ clearly indicates that most Americans, understandably, do not want to walk around with the feeling of abject shame hanging around their necks for simply having been born here.” Weichert concludes that “Maverick” shows that there’s an opening to “restore some American pride,” including “patriotism and self-respect,” in American cinema. Hollywood should take notice. Essential Reading Philip Wegmann, RealClearPolitics President Biden has a civics lesson that he is fond of and regularly repeats. It is about how the United States is unique in the... In the News Brandon J. Weichert, Law & Liberty Taylor Bennett, WFYI Sydney Trent, Washington Post Joy Pullman, The Federalist Paul Summers, Tennessean Caspar Star Tribune James Andrew Wynn, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Farah Stockman, New York Times Robert George, Deseret News Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Serena Zabin, Washington Post Paul Moreno, Law & Liberty Ann Schimke, Chalkbeat Colorado Helen Raleigh, The Federalist Jacob Holmes, Alabama Political Reporter Michael Zuckert, Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism On September 20, 2022, Dr. Michael Zuckert, Nancy R. Dreux Professor of Political Science, Emeritus, University of Notre... Kite & Key Media Where does America’s national character come from? Actually, you could make a good case that it’s … all from one guy: Benjamin Franklin. Ben Franklin may ju... Pepperdine School of Public Policy This luncheon talk, "Tocqueville and Democracy in (Modern) America," by Josh Mitchell, Professor of Political Theory at Georgetown... Amity Shlaes & Jeff Sikkenga, American Idea Join Jeff and Amity Shlaes of the Calvin Coolidge Foundation, as they discuss the legacy of Lyndon Johnson and, in particular... Carl Cannon's Great American Stories It's Friday, Nov. 25, the day of the week when I pass along quotations intended to be uplifting or thought-provoking. ... It's Friday, Nov. 18, the day of the week when I pass along a quotation intended to be uplifting or ... Friday is the day of the week when I pass along a quotation intended to be uplifting or thought provoking. ... | 
