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The Politics of a Name: What Trump's Columbus Day Proclamation Actually Teaches

A presidential proclamation does not rename a federal holiday; it performs it. Trump's 2025 Columbus Day proclamation rejects the dual-recognition posture of 2021–2024. Let's be precise about what changed, what didn't, and what a grown-up republic should do instead.

Oct 6, 202516 min

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The 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