Civic Sage

Join us in exploring the ideas that shaped the American Republic and the skills citizens must possess to sustain it.


Through the voices of the founders and the practice of critical thinking, the Civic Sage project invites modern citizens to better understand—and keep—the republic they inherited.

Here are the three non-partisan podcast series.

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Making a Great America is the series with the Federalist Papers and Anti-Federalist Papers. These essays – explained in simple terms – tell us why we have the kind of government we enjoy today.

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The Jefferson-Adams Letters is the series featuring the monumental letters exchanged between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams between 1812 and 1826. In these letters, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams discuss education, religion, world affairs, and their hopes and fears about the future of the country they helped to create.

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It’s All About Skills explains the Critical Skills and features interviews with individuals who have applied them successfully in various settings.

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This is the Critical Skills blog that features articles about the use and examples of the Critical Skills in the real world.

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Critical Skills Podcast

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All About Skills is a podcast series explaining the Critical Skills with interviews witn notable individuals who have successfully demonstrated them.

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