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The Other Official Language Is Reality
Why a bilingual republic is good law, good engineering, and the cheapest reform we haven't finished. Walk the United States with your ears open and you'll hear what the Census writes in ledgers: nearly one in five people speaks a language other than English at home—Spanish by far the most.
Jul 24, 202516 min
governanceThe Bilingual Switch
How to run elections, permits, and emergencies in two languages—and why it makes a republic smarter. Every morning, millions of Americans begin their day in Spanish and end it in English (or vice versa). The republic is bilingual in fact, yet too many of our most consequential interactions with.
Jul 3, 202518 min