Mike Pilewski writes about life, politics and culture in the United States
The US Civil War had ended, and the slaves were free. They just didn’t know it, because nobody had told them. Many found out only when occupation troops arrived. The war had been over for two months when Union troops finally showed up in the last Confederate area, Texas, in June 1865. On June 19, General Gordon Granger stood on … >>
Parents never have an easy time. Children are always asking questions that demand scientific answers — questions like “Why is the sky blue?” But for the past 100 years, American parents have had an easy alternative when small children ask complex questions about geology, like “How was the Grand Canyon formed?” and “Where do the Great Lakes come from?” Instead … >>