Imagine No Big Cities

Imagine No Big Cities

Remember John Lennon’s silly song, “Imagine”? Well, here’s my (much shorter) version. Imagine if some of the biggest cities in America seceded from their states. Imagine Illinois without Chicago, Pennsylvania without Philadelphia, California...
News From Around The South 8/17 to 8/23

News From Around The South 8/17 to 8/23

VIRGINIA: Virginia Museum of Fine Art Revels in Black Culture Did somebody say “Cheese Trail?” Well, I’m here for it. I’m Carolina A. Miranda, arts and urban design columnist for the Los Angeles Times, and I’m here with the week’s essential arts news and more art...
Imagine No Big Cities

Agfhanistan: Aftermath of A Debacle

In Afghanistan, the mission failure appears complete. The trillion-dollar project to plant Western democracy in a Muslim nation historically fabled for driving out imperial intruders has crashed and burned after 20 years, and the Taliban are suddenly back in power....
Imagine No Big Cities

U.S. Embraces A Diversity China Fears

The first returns from the delayed census of 2020 are in, and they have made for celebratory headlines in the mainstream media. Big takeaway: Between 2010 and 2021, the white American population declined in real and relative terms, with more deaths than live births,...
News From Around The South 8/9 to 8/16

News From Around The South 8/9 to 8/16

VIRGINIA: Virginia Tech Responds After Pride Fags Replace With Confederate Flags BLACKSBURG, Va. (WSET) — Blacksburg police are investigating vandalism at a Virginia Tech ministry over the weekend. Wesley Campus Minister Bret Gresham said Pride flags the church put up...