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 [...]
It’s a Different World
by: Thomas H. Little, Ph.D. and SLLF Director of Curriculum Development and Research In recent weeks, leaders across the country have been gaveling their chambers to order for the [...]
In Memoriam Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Senate President Emeritus Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. of Maryland. He died at home on January 15, [...]