How to Be an American Now
I am writing this on Inauguration Day 2021 from my kitchen table in Mexico. It is an odd thing to watch the dawn of a new
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January 30, 2021
America
National Day of Mourning 2020
In 1970, Massachusetts put on a celebration commemorating the sesquarcentennial anniversary of the Mayflower’s landing at
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November 25, 2020
The Complicated and Still Relevant History of Citizenship and Constitution Day
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed, in 1940, a law declaring the third Sunday in May “I Am an American Day.” The
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September 17, 2020
It’s Been Almost 20 Years – A Prayer of Remembrance
“Remembrance begins with deep, personal identification. It begins with remembering the affliction of [others], and marking
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September 11, 2020
12 Quotes from David Sedaris
The first David Sedaris book I read was Me Talk Pretty One Day. The chapter in which he and his fellow language students
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December 25, 2017
