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Library & Archive
The Scandal Sheet, reading guides, and collections.
Issue No. I · Inaugural dispatch
George Washington Has Returned. He Has Notes.
You will forgive the intrusion. I had intended to remain where I was put.
The first accounting: government and performance, the unread Constitution, the faction problem, and what citizens owe to posterity.
Read Issue IFurther dispatches will be added here as they are published.
The Library
Six collections. A republic’s worth of questions.
These collections are in preparation. Published entries will appear here as they become available. Until then, begin with the original documents in Required Reading, read Issue I, or try George’s Homework.
George Explains
Plain-language guides to civic ideas and founding documents.
In preparation
Forgotten Symbols
The stories behind familiar symbols and the meanings we may have forgotten.
In preparation
George Reviews the Revolution
A second look at the Revolution and the stories told about it.
In preparation
Hall of Patriots
People whose service deserves a closer look.
In preparation
Cabinet of Disappointments
The distance between public ideals and public conduct.
In preparation
George Reflects
Reflections on history, citizenship, and the unfinished work of the republic.
In preparation
Founder Files
Founders & Founding Mothers
The founding was shaped by more people than the usual portraits suggest. Founder Files will include Founding Mothers alongside the founders whose names are more familiar.
Founding Mothers
Women’s ideas, work, correspondence, and influence belong in the story of the founding—not in a footnote.
Profiles in preparation
Suggest a person or a primary source for the collection.
George’s Homework · A personal exercise
From Expectation to Action
Which civic responsibility do you expect from everyone else—but too often postpone yourself?
- Read. Begin with the Preamble in the National Archives’ Constitution transcript.
- Consider. Choose one shared aim named in the Preamble. In two or three sentences, explain how an ordinary citizen might help advance it.
- Act. Choose one specific, manageable action for this week: check a primary source before sharing a claim, learn how a local public meeting works, or prepare a thoughtful question about a public decision.
- Reflect. Record what you did, what you learned, and what you would do differently.
This is a personal exercise, not a graded submission. Keep your notes and return to them next week. Original Snarky George educational copy—not a historical Washington quotation.