LNGenZ News for Kids: Social Studies

A day does not go by where taxes are not in the news. This public policy remains a crucial issue, but to grasp this subject, it is important to understand what taxes are. Taxes: A Primer So, what exactly is… Read More

Have you ever wondered how America got its motto “In God We Trust”? It’s printed on our money, and some cities use it as their slogan, too. The first national saying was e pluribus unum, suggested in 1776, during the… Read More

The economy grows and shrinks, and we call this the boom and bust cycle. A recession is when the national economy declines for two back-to-back quarters, or six straight months. That’s the bust part of the cycle. Recessions are usually… Read More

The United States dollar – equal to 100 cents – is the nation’s official currency. It is represented by the $ symbol. Also known as the greenback, the dollar is the most used currency in the world. A Currency is… Read More

On September 1, 1939, the Nazi-controlled Luftwaffe – the German air force – bombed the city of Wielen, Poland. The airstrikes were the start of a six-year worldwide conflict that we now call World War II. It left more than… Read More

In economics, free trade happens when buyers and sellers from different countries trade with each other without either government getting involved. Otherwise known as “laissez-faire trade,” this allows for the importing (bringing in) and exporting (sending out) of goods and… Read More

The Federal Reserve is in the news again, but since it doesn’t enter family conversations around the dinner table all that much, the key question is: What is the Federal Reserve? The Federal Reserve (also known as the Fed) is… Read More

What is free health care? And, most importantly, where would the money come from to pay for medical expenses? To answer these questions, let’s first discuss the current Affordable Care Act (ACA) and how that has changed our health insurance… Read More

Immigrants who want to become permanent citizens of the United States may find it a little easier with the new funding changes that could take place as early as December 2020. The Trump administration is dedicating $10 million to the… Read More

Political discussions tend to revolve around the ideas and policies of different political parties. Would it be possible, though, for the American political system to function without parties? Party Politics and the Constitution The US Constitution does not talk about… Read More

Just how far does the freedom of speech go in college, and how much freedom in expressing possibly offensive ideas is right? The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution promises that the government won’t get in the way of free… Read More