By Mallory Mankin, Guest Opinion Editor
On Oct. 1, the U.S. federal government shut down because Congress failed to arrive at a consensus on the distribution of government funds by the appointed deadline. The shutdown has wide-ranging effects, and many civil servants, from National Park rangers to NASA engineers, have been furloughed. It is now the longest shutdown in U.S. history.
I was prepared for the endless news cycle about the shutdown’s effects — everything from Smithsonian closures to N...
