IS OUR CHILDREN LEARNING? Via Billmon by way of The Arabist, I see that apparently 30 percent of Americans, according to a new survey, can't recall what year 9-11 happened. And five percent don't remember the day and month of 9-11. As Billmon asks, "I wonder how many of them know who's buried in Grant's tomb?"
--Garance Franke-Ruta