Monthly Archives: July 2015

Recently Read Cont…

Posted on July 10, 2015 by JRM

A few books I finished as the school year came to an end and summer began. The Handmaid’s Tale: Margaret Atwood. I appreciate Atwood’s distinction between “speculative fiction” and “science fiction.” The events in Handmaid’s Tale are truly dystopian, but probably … Continue reading →

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Which Her People Intended Should Exist in All Future Time

Posted on July 8, 2015 by JRM

The Washington Post reports that, under new state guidelines, schools in Texas should teach that slavery was a “side issue” to “state’s rights” in the Civil War. Ironically, the essential Sam Wineburg’s tweet brought this article to my attention. No … Continue reading →

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