Recently I was flipping through A Child’s History of the World, by Virgil Hillyer. I never used this classic textbook with my own children or my students, and now regret that oversight. Hillyer writes well and simply about the past and sometimes with a wry sense of humor, as evidenced by these lines:
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Sean Penn made waves with his comments about masculinity and femininity. The pugnacious actor, who once won an Academy Award for his portrayal of gay rights activist Harvey Milk, and who called for the imprisonment of anyone who called Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez a dictator isn’t exactly known for traditional viewpoints. Given his left-wing views, his comments
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Allegations that “masks work” and “don’t cause harm” have been enforced by governments and corporations around the world for more than 18 months through arrests, firings, censorship, fines, and denial of access to schools, supermarkets, hospitals, streets, and other public spaces. This has made it virtually impossible for many people to live without complying with
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On a shelf in my study is a large Chock full o’ Nuts coffee can. Whenever I return from a shopping trip, I throw all the coins in my pocket into that can. Every three or four months, my grandkids and I carry that can to the grocery store and dump the change into the
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“What do we mean by the Revolution? The war? That was no part of the revolution; it was only an effect and consequence of it. The revolution was in the minds of the people.” What did John Adams mean when he wrote this to Thomas Jefferson in 1815, after both had served as president? Adams
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Jodi M. is a seventh-grade health teacher in a quiet, distant suburb of New York City. She is worried about her students, many of whom have lost their independence and become less resilient as a result of the pandemic. “These kids are so anxious and depressed they can’t do anything for themselves,” she says. (I’m
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