Q: Who gets shut out in the shutdown? A: All of us.
At this point, it seems almost too quaint to refer to the situation in Washington D.C. as “the government shutdown.” While this certainly retains much truth to it – after … Continue reading
October is Archives Month…and the National Archives are Closed
Throughout the year it is not uncommon to hear that a given month has had a the privilege of having a certain cause or subject attached to it. October, for … Continue reading
Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You…
If one is willing to look for them, political history supplies no small supply of darkly amusing parallels. October 1, 2013 marked the start of a government shutdown, but on … Continue reading
A Government Shutdown Keeps the Power On
In technological times it is easy for people to understand the concept “shut down.” It’s what one does with computers, and numerous other gadgets. When one is finished one selects … Continue reading