6Jul/090
A plantation to be proud of
This is by far the funniest and most satisfying op-ed I have read in some time. Sarah Vowell writes about the Rhode Island name change ballot proposition (an idiotic idea, by the way) with a tone and style that I wish I could muster:
...On the one hand, as a person who spends a minimum of 20 minutes a week furious with President William McKinley, I feel that these, the historically minded, bleeding-heart hand-wringers leading this movement, are my people.
On the other hand, as New York City’s biggest, or perhaps only, fan of the founding of Providence Plantations, I feel compelled to stick up for its noble legacy of religious freedom.
I strongly recommend that you read the whole article on the Times site.
