The Hill, “Schiff’s swearing-in sets record in U.S. Senate.” tl;dr: He took the oath of office three separate times in less than a month.
Kathleen DuVal, NYT, “Enough With the Land Acknowledgments.” tl;dr: While well-intentioned, pro forma recitations of which Native tribes used to own the land actually marginalize those who are still with us.
WSJ, “Long the Star Pupils, Girls Are Losing Ground to Boys.” tl;dr: COVID shutdowns harmed girls far more than boys and they still haven’t recovered.
John Scalzi, Whatever, “20 Years of Old Man’s War” The author looks back on his groundbreaking first novel.
Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, “Americans Need to Party More.” tl;dr: We extend fewer social events than we used to.
