A Chicken in Every Plot
Or: How to celebrate not celebrating
Like most Americans, I’ve spent this past week worrying about how to properly commemorate the assassination of Henri IV of France, which took place on the 14th of May, 1610.
It’s a tricky day to navigate. Shouting “Happy Assassination Day!” at passersby could be interpreted as vigorously anti-French and anti-Huguenot. Wishing a “joyous day to all who cel…
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