It is possible to have private virtues, but I do not believe it is possible to have an effective society without civic virtue. Christmas and New Year's holiday schedule released by city of Amarillo.

A good way to understand CIVIC SELF-RESPECT – the title of my timely new book – is to recall a slice of American history from the late nineteen sixties and early nineteen seventies.

A healthy democracy requires civic morality. Absent a set of virtues, principles and norms, our constitutional order falls apart like an IKEA bed that’s missing screws.

A healthy democracy requires civic morality. Absent a set of virtues, principles and norms, our constitutional order falls apart like an IKEA bed that's missing screws. We must develop and adhere ...

Rather than sink into cynicism about politics — which a lot of us have done — James L. Buckley knew things could be better. We have firm foundations, and with ...