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Stored Mental Habitat for When You Need It

The lucky, when young, get their noses rubbed in something that as far as they’re concerned they’ll never need to know in order to make a living. Science. Grammar. Mathematics. Latin…. It will hide in the back of their minds … Continue reading

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Mother Power

The “club” of Sarah Vowell’s title is clarified in the subtitle of this article: “They’re the graduates of public universities, and they’ve stepped into the void of presidential leadership.” President Lyndon Johnson was a graduate of Southwest Texas State College … Continue reading

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