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Is Irish the True Language of Ireland?
Most dying languages belong to stateless nations—groups without the resources or power to save their native language. Perhaps the most notable exception to this rule is the Irish language; despite the Irish government’s policies promoting the study and usage of the language, the number of Irish speakers continues to decline. The Irish language has been…
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The Power of People (and the Headache of Counting Them)
It’s census time. In the United States, people have been filling out and mailing forms, in addition to being interviewed by officials from the Department of Census. The feat of carrying out a survey of 300 million people is as difficult as it is important. Simultaneously, in another part of the world, census officials are…
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