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Voluntary isolation concerning

It’s Friday morning, and you’re nearing the end of the work week. You’re ready to be done, and in just a few hours, you will be. Are you looking forward to hanging out with friends, maybe over to someone’s house for dinner? Perhaps go out on the town? Or are you planning to grab ...

Yes to English as official language

“Official” is a very English word. It has its roots in the Old French “oficial” and the Latin “officialis,” and now — thanks to a new Trump executive order — describes the status of the English language. President Trump’s executive action making English our official ...

Super Bowl stars at the top of free agent list

NFL teams can start reshaping their rosters by signing free agents this week. There’s plenty of attention on the quarterbacks, including Sam Darnold, Russell Wilson and Justin Fields. Aaron Rodgers technically isn’t a free agent, but the New York Jets already said they plan to release him, ...

How much we still miss those times

Have you ever gone to a party that transports you back in time? I’ve attended two in one week, in Santa Monica, California, and Washington, D.C., I’m missing the ’60s of my childhood something awful. Time trips took me to Madison, Wisconsin, and Harlem in New York, where our family and ...

Celebrating Slotkin’s shameless speech

Everyone knows that winning the assignment of officially responding to a State of the Union speech can be a curse, not a blessing. But it depends on which party is responding. Last year, the media ripped apart freshman Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) as a ditz. PBS analyst Jonathan Capehart made a ...