didact's Journal

 The DC public libraries summer program is a terrific resource for book lovers and didacts. It’s hot outside!  Explore the many opportunities inside the DC public libraries.    https://dclibrary.libnet.info/events?t=Author+Talk&r=range&start=2025-07-01&end=2025-07-31 didact's journal    This journal provides moments of insight from diverse—and sometimes surprising--sources to provoke your thinking. Each insight opens the door to deeper understanding and to connections between science, culture, history, mathematics, business, and personal mastery. didact's journal first lines    Books that open well immediately capture our attention. This journal contains many of the best of countless compelling openings. Have fun exploring.

didact's journal    This journal provides moments of insight from diverse—and sometimes surprising--sources to provoke your thinking. Each insight opens the door to deeper understanding and to connections between science, culture, history, mathematics, business, and personal mastery. didact's journal first lines    Books that open well immediately capture our attention. This journal contains many of the best of countless compelling openings. Have fun exploring.

The US Constitution

Photo Credit: Library of Congress Trump's abrupt firing of Dr. Clara Hayden, head of the Library of Congress--as reported below by Alternet.org --by email and without warning was a callous and disgraceful act.   It is also potentially dangerous for US governance. Not only was it disrespectful of Dr. Hayden, who is a highly educated and accomplished professional, but it also opens the Library of Congress to inappropriate personal and political influence in its mission to provide  Congress with "authoritative, objective, and non-partisan analysis," including  Constitution Annotated  that provides analysis and interpretation of the US Constitution.  The management of the Library of Congress is not an inconsequential thing. Given that Trump is inclined to interfere in the mission and operations of other government bodies, that Dr. Hayden is replaced by a Deputy Attorney General from the Department of Justice claimed to be a " staunch, unwavering Trump loya...

DC is full of outstanding libraries. The DC region (loosely defined as a weekend's drive to Philadelphia or Richmond) has many more. One of the best is the Sheridan Libraries , a part of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and DC (Hopkins Bloomberg Center). Check them out online and enjoy their extensive collections, such as their June feature below.