Doherty calls for Obama to remember that ordinary people can tackle big problems
William Doherty, Ph.D., professor in the Family Social Science department at the University of Minnesota, wrote an editorial in the St. Paul Pioneer Press contending that President Obama seems to be forgetting his call for civic engagement by ordinary people. Doherty and co-author Albert Dzur contend that "the administration seems poised to take the road most commonly traveled in health care and alleviating social problems. Instead of 'we the people' tackling problems together, it's starting to look like a version of 'we the experts' leading the masses." Read the full editorial.

