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There have been quite a few good “takes”  (and many terrible ones lauding it) on President Trump’s xenophobic Executive Order making English the official language of the United States.

Here are some of the best ones:

America Doesn’t Need an Official Language www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/o… gift link

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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) March 6, 2025 at 4:06 AM

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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) March 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM

There’s a reason the United States hasn’t had an official language wapo.st/4blp11U

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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) March 1, 2025 at 4:23 AM

Trump Has Made English the Official Language. What That Means for Schools is from Ed Week.

Trump Made English the Official Language. What Does It Mean for the Country? is from The NY Times.

Trump’s Order to Make English Official Language Does Nothing But Embolden Xenophobia is from Mother Jones.

I generally have little use for John McWhorter, but he’s good here ———An Unkind Policy for a Nonexistent Problem www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/o…

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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) March 8, 2025 at 4:46 AM

TESOL Statement on the Executive Order Designating English as the Official Language of the United States