Waiting for a cheeseburger at the McDonalds in Williston, North Dakota I noticed something I hadn’t seen for a long time. The …
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My poor wife. She was lacking something. She was suffering a deficit. She had a hole where her experience of America had …
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On April 20th, 1999 two students entered Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado and opened fire. One of the students, 18-year-old Eric …
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When Chicago mobster Anthony “the Ant” Spilotro started burglarizing businesses in the Las Vegas area, the federal government and the Las Vegas …
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The L.A. Lakers were playing the Dallas Mavericks for the Western Conference Championship. The game had been on for nearly an hour. …
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Our Broken Asphalt Heart: Reflections on Route 66 (Part 2)
A bright, enchanting New Mexico morning. I pull onto the interstate, old 66 running beside. The land slides and yaws like water …
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It would make your eyes burn. It would irritate your throat. Those who tried to use it as a lamp oil ended …
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There’s a conspiracy theory making the rounds at Occupy Wall Street that alleges that building no. 7 of the old World Trade …
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See if you know this story. After enthusiastically supporting a hugely expensive war, an angry, combative segment of the American public became …
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So this dweeby-looking guy interrupts us, says he knows exactly what Jefferson would do. He’s got on big square glasses and red …