It's one of the biggest problems facing any established democracy – how to encourage the notion of citizenship among its populace. At a time of dwindling voter participation, and when the whole notion of what it means to be a citizen is in flux because of issues like immigration and assimilation, citizenship can be hard to define, and even harder to promote. This is particularly true of young people, who may feel cynical, distant, and uninterested in learning about what citizenship means. (Christian Science Monitor, Wednesday)
But is a video game in a (probably compulsory) civics class the solution?
FEE Timely Classic
What It Means to Be an American by Richard M. Ebeling