Why Congress should re-rename this day as ‘Washington’s Birthday’

Published February 21, 2022 6:30pm ET



No matter what the official calendar says, today is not some generic “Presidents Day,” but the ritual observance of tomorrow’s George Washington’s birthday. Washington was a great man not just of his age alone but of all the epochs of mankind.

Woke attempts to erase history cannot succeed in besmirching Washington’s character and significance. Such singular virtue and historical achievement cannot forever be obscured.

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