Jemez Mountains, NM. (Photo by the author)
Jemez Mountains, NM. (Photo by the author)
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It was said of Jim Bridger, that pioneering explorer of the Old West, that he liked places better than he liked people.
This Jim can relate. I love to travel far more than I like to socialize.
But places, just like people, are not all equal. (more…)
Dayjia “Meatball” Blackwell
Dayjia “Meatball” Blackwell
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We begin our week in Philadelphia, which was America’s birthplace but is rapidly becoming its graveyard.
Last Tuesday night saw a widely-publicized spate of looting that began on Walnut Street in Center City, about a mile from where the Declaration of Independence was signed. (more…)
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National divorce is the natural consequence of America’s highly politicized culture. Cable news channels routinely feature the term “civil war.” Average Americans divide along political lines in their personal and social lives, and nowhere is this more pronounced than on college campuses. America’s internal divisions are here to stay. (more…)