We ignore history, but history and context matter — even in matters as seemingly trivial as email signature blocks — The South Dakota Standard

We ignore history, but history and context matter — even in matters as seemingly trivial as email signature blocks — The South Dakota Standard

Editor’s note: I posted the title page of an early edition of Democracy in America to emphasize the fact that history does indeed matter. De Tocqueville’s classic study of early American democracy forecast warnings that have all too often materialized in this country. John Tsitrian Too often, we ignore history. The word itself suffers from negative connotations. “That’s ancient history!” signifies irrelevance. “You’re history!” is dismissive. So…