Ignoring the Audience
As usual, I’m leaving it to others to dissect the second Presidential debate in terms of policy and politics and instead focus on what we can learn from that exchange to become better critical...
View ArticleApologies
My tribe has recently been through the High Holy Days, during which we are supposed to reflect on our failings from the previous year. Such reflection puts us in the position to make amends for what...
View ArticleCurriculum Reading
Having met my original financial goal in publishing Critical Voter (breaking even from out of pocket expenses) I’ve recently added chapters of the book to the curriculum pages so that teachers using...
View ArticleThinking Small
With the vote just around the corner, I suppose we should be focusing on the momentous decisions before us. Although, perhaps, it is time to reflect on things closer to home. For instance, here’s a...
View ArticleDystopia
While not a big cable binger, I’ve recently taken to a new Netflix series called Black Mirror. From what I’ve watched so far, it seems as though producers of each episode were given the mandate to...
View ArticleVote
Even during strange political times like the one are living through, our most sacred democratic duty is to cast our ballot, which I hope all readers have done or are planning to do today. Eight years...
View ArticleSurprise!
Last night’s election coverage began from a place of familiarity. There were many of the same commentators I’ve seen describing election night events since the 1980s, a bit wrinklier but still talking...
View ArticleThinking Critically About What Happened
Having covered three Presidential elections with the goal of seeing how they can be used to teach and learn critical-thinking skills, I’m frequently asked the question of whether the latest election...
View ArticleEthical Rebellion
A few months back, I became curious about the alt-right, specifically why this political movement seemed to be choosing a moment of Republican ascendance to foment a civil war within Conservative...
View ArticleBeen a While!
With a mid-term election between now and when Critical Voter first chronicled our turbulent 2016 election cycle (one in which many of the challenges related to critically thinking about anything were...
View ArticleRethinking Civic Education – 1
Republished from my new blog: In-flight entertainment during my trip to California featured all of Marvel’s Avengers movies, which seemed an apt metaphor for the eclectic talents and raw firepower of...
View ArticleReinventing Civic Education – 2
From the new blog, Critical Thinking Out Loud… Speaking of critical thinking, the subject of the last post and this one – next steps for civics education in America – is a perfect example of a problem...
View ArticleRe-inventing Civics Education – 3
From the new blog… Whatever one thinks of our current “Age of Accountability” in public education, it’s not particularly controversial to point out that the American public-school system has...
View ArticleCivics and Critical Thinking
From the new blog… One of the reasons last month’s Civic Learning Impact and Measurement Convening in California was so familiar, even for this relative newbie to the community, was that the...
View ArticleCover Art
Lookee what showed up in my Inbox! I’ll have more news about the new book to supplement the nifty cover art (like release dates and book-event plans) shortly. In the meantime, as some readers may have...
View ArticleIntroducing LogicCheck.net
Just wanted to announce a new project called LogicCheck that will be using this coming election cycle to analyze the arguments behind the news. Why logic checking? Well cribbing from my initial post...
View ArticleLook What Just Showed Up in the Mail!
Critical Thinking Essentials from MIT Press will be available from all the usual place in a couple of weeks. Perfect reading when thinking through a crisis (in case one happens along). Journalists...
View ArticleLogicCheck – Getting Started 1 – The Zinger
I’ll be reposting articles from my new LogicCheck site over the course of the next election cycle here at Critical Voter. Starting off with some basics: To introduce you to the concept of...
View ArticleGetting Started 2 – The Tweet
I’ll be reposting articles from my new LogicCheck site over the course of the next election cycle here at Critical Voter. Continuing with the basics: How big (and how good) an argument can you fit...
View ArticleGetting Started 3 – The Editorial
I’ll be reposting articles from my new LogicCheck site over the course of the next election cycle here at Critical Voter. Continuing with the basics: So far, we’ve taken a look at the logic behind a...
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