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Inside Reporting: A Practical Guide to the Craft of Journalism The Associated Press Stylebook Elements of Journalism The Chicago Manual of Style The Elements of Style by Strunk and White (MacMillan Publishing) Fundamentals of Style (Kenneth Publishing)     and a few outliers for depth, Analyzing Informal Fallacies (Prentice-Hall) Do I Make Myself Clear? The Economist's Guide to Business Numeracy

  The US government is an amazing source of information for all tastes.   Take the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for April (embargoed until June 11) that, " In March, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers fell 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 2.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.1 percent in March (SA); up 2.8 percent over the year (NSA)." Accompanied by a range of in-depth  charts  (below). There's enough data in the press release  alone to keep one busy until the next press release. 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 i...

 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...