From its obsession with political correctness and multiculturalism to The 1619 Project, the American educational system is failing to accurately teach American history and values. It’s no surprise that Americans are increasingly ignorant of the country’s founding principles.

The consequences of this ignorance are becoming more apparent in all sectors of our society, from corporate boardrooms (Disney anyone?) to our university campuses and newsrooms. Our major institutions are floundering and public—and in many cases, private—schools continue business as usual. Like Nero, they fiddle while Rome burns. Even churches are not immune from the consequences of this collective civic ignorance.

What is to be done? How can parents and schools remedy this educational defect? 

In Toward a More Perfect Union: The Moral and Cultural Case for Teaching the Great American Story, Tim Goeglein makes the case for teaching the truth about American history, politics, and culture—all of it. He proposes a way forward for civic education in America. 

On June 13, we invite you to join Tim Goeglein and University Bookman editor Luke Sheahan and as they discuss this timely subject on the “The Book Gallery” by registering here.

Few have spent as much time thinking about how to restore American culture as Tim Goeglein. In this new book, he draws from his extensive public service to offer a timely prescription for returning to our nation a healthy culture for all. 

Tim Goeglein is Vice President of External and Government Relations for Focus on the Family. Formerly, he served as a special assistant to President George W. Bush and as a deputy director of the White House Office of Public Liaison.

Tim’s background includes serving as a senior fellow at The Heritage Foundation and as a communications director for Senator Dan Coats of Indiana and for Gary Bauer at the Campaign for Working Families. His other books include his memoir, The Man in the Middle: An Inside Account of Faith and Politics in the George W. Bush Era and American Restoration. 

In the early 1990s, Tim led an effort to commission a commemoration plaque of T. S. Eliot to be placed in Eliot's hometown of St. Louis, Missouri. Russell and Annette Kirk joined in the project and, with the encouragement of Valerie Eliot, a handsome bronze bas relief was installed in the Episcopal Cathedral in St. Louis. Tim has remained good friends with the Kirk family and Center ever since. 

We hope to see you online with Tim Goeglein and The University Bookman team on Tuesday, June 13, at 7 p.m.