Documents for Juneteenth
The new federal holiday—Juneteenth—is so new that many Americans have only a vague notion of its importance. In time, however, it will be as much a part of American identity as the Fourth of July. Indeed, the new holiday’s official name is “Juneteenth National Independence Day.” Kentucky congressman Thomas Massie, together with 13 other representatives, […]
A Poem for this Icy Weather
Shakespeare included this vivid winter lyric in his play, Love’s Labours Lost. It strikes a chord in 2021. When icicles hang by the wall And Dick the shepherd blows his nail And Tom bears logs into the hall And milk comes frozen home in pail, When blood is nipped and ways be foul, Then nightly sings […]
Not for an age…
He lives still while his book lives and while English-speaking people have the wit (and literacy skills) to read it.
Geography Counts
Basic literacy in the twenty-first century includes the ability to locate countries in the news on a map.