MCCAIN, OBAMA, AND NATIONAL SERVICE.... Seven years ago, right here in the Washington Monthly, John McCain wrote a terrific piece on national service programs. McCain conceded that he'd been skeptical ...

In the United States, age segregation is prevalent in national service, just as it is in housing, higher education, and community programs, and it limits opportunities for transformational social ...

Presidential campaigns always seem to revive the debate about national service. Candidates, pundits, and average citizens argue about its legitimacy and whether it ought to be voluntary or compulsory.