The Lies They Want to Hear
by: Thomas H. Little, Ph.D. and SLLF Director of Curriculum Development and Research A few weeks ago, my wife and I attended a wonderful performance of “Wicked!” If you [...]
Yes, Me Worry
by: Thomas H. Little, Ph.D. and SLLF Director of Curriculum Development and Research More than fifty years ago, the redheaded, gap-toothed cartoon character Alfred E. Neuman was introduced to [...]
America, A Work in Progress
by: Thomas H. Little, Ph.D. and SLLF Director of Curriculum Development and Research “We ain't what we oughta be. We ain't what we want to be. We ain't what [...]
The Buck Stops Here
by: Thomas H. Little, Ph.D. and SLLF Director of Curriculum Development and Research “The Buck Stops Here!” If you are fifty years or older or a student of American [...]
A 245-Year Experiment and the Necessity of Compromise
by: Thomas H. Little, Ph.D. and SLLF Director of Curriculum Development and Research Note: To learn more about the US Constitution, its past, present and future from people a [...]
The Pandemic: Lessons Learned
by: Thomas H. Little, Ph.D. and SLLF Director of Curriculum Development and Research Well, from all accounts, it appears we may be over the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic: [...]
Remembering Rep. Bob Ward, Connecticut House Minority Leader.
Remembering Rep. Bob Ward, Connecticut House Minority Leader. Ward was a former member of the SLLF Board of Directors, a champion of bipartisanship, and 2004 recipient of the prestigious [...]
Greed, Keeping up with the Joneses and Shiny Objects
by: Thomas H. Little, Ph.D. and SLLF Director of Curriculum Development and Research On February 11, 2010, Representative Gordon Fox stood before the chamber and took the oath [...]
Keys to Bipartisan Cooperation: Willingness, Communication and Solutions
by: Thomas H. Little, Ph.D. and SLLF Director of Curriculum Development and Research “Coming together after acrimony isn’t always easy, but it is the right thing to do for [...]
A Not-So-Young Man’s Fancy Turns To….Bipartisanship?
by: Thomas H. Little, Ph.D. and SLLF Director of Curriculum Development and Research In less than three weeks, Spring will be upon us and as Alfred Lord Tennyson reminded [...]