We have a national security risk going nearly unnoticed. It doesn’t draw widespread attention on the evening news or social media. It’s not displayed on an emergency phone alert, debated in the halls of Congress, or one for which the military is training to combat. Most don’t know about it, few choose to acknowledge it, and even fewer seek to address the problem. Yet, it’s a clear and present danger to our constitutional republic.
The threat facing America is this: The overwhelming majority of high school graduates do not understand, comprehend, or appreciate civics or U.S. history. The National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) shows only 22 percent of eighth-graders are proficient in civics while a measly 13 percent are proficient in U.S. history. The consequences of these data are severe. (READ MORE: Philistines à la Mode)
Absent knowledge of the people, places, and papers that shaped our union, how…
