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"...the larger ecosystem of drama..."

"Two hundred years ago today..."

I've noticed these last couple of years that coverage of the War of 1812 has been almost nonexistent south of the US-Canada border. Ontario in particular and Canada in general have paid a lot more attention to the anniversary, which makes lots of sense given how important the war was for Canada.

Until today, I only noticed two commemorations in the States: one in Maryland, which is celebrating the bicentennial of the bombardment of Fort McHenry and the composition of the national anthem; and the other in Alexandria, which is celebrating the landing and withdrawal of British troops.

However, this afternoon NPR came through. They did a segment on the burning of Washington, complete with a reporter embedded with the British forces, and analysis by E. J. Dionne and David Brooks. Still nothing like what the CBC's done to commemorate the war, but cute.

ETA: For some reason the CBC content isn't available outside Canada, but using the Hola proxy might work.

"Study: Nobody Is Paying Attention on Your Conference Call"

Too true.