By Daniel Pink

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May 22, 2024 at 7:15 a.m. EDT

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Don’t fall for the hype that America is a divided country. On one issue, central to our identity and crucial to our freedom, we are bound by a conviction that citizens of every race, gender and political persuasion will defend with all their honor.

We believe in the three-day weekend.

Regular federal holidays — free from work and school and caboosed to Saturday and Sunday — are not just an American ideal. They’re the law. In 1968, the Uniform Monday Holiday Act replanted four of our major national commemorations to more convenient time slots and rooted a tradition.

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While we’re at it, let’s get rid of a few federal holidays all together.

Don’t fall for the hype that America is a divided country. On one issue, central to our identity and crucial to our freedom, we are bound by a conviction that citizens of every race, gender and political persuasion will defend with all their honor.

We believe in the three-day weekend.

Regular federal holidays — free from work and school and caboosed to Saturday and Sunday — are not just an American ideal. They’re the law. In 1968, the Uniform Monday Holiday Act replanted four of our major national commemorations to more convenient time slots and rooted a tradition.

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By Daniel Pink

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May 22, 2024 at 7:15 a.m. EDT

(Washington Post staff)

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Don’t fall for the hype that America is a divided country. On one issue, central to our identity and crucial to our freedom, we are bound by a conviction that citizens of every race, gender and political persuasion will defend with all their honor.

We believe in the three-day weekend.

Regular federal holidays........

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