Monday, February 17, 2020

The Point of Origin of the Participation Trophy

In case you wonder where the notion of the Participation Trophy came from, consider that once upon a lifetime ago President’s Day did not exist.  When I was a boy, February was the month when we honored George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.  Now?  We have created a long weekend to acknowledge every occupant of the Oval Office, irrespective of his accomplishments or utter absence thereof.  

It’s quite a course we charted.  First, we opened up the holiday to everyone. Then we opened up the job as well.  

Look how well that has worked out. 

-AK

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