California High-Speed Rail: A Minor End, an Important Beginning
Who should get the benefit of the doubt when we consider the unknowable future?
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How to Create a Tech Startup Scene If You’re Not in Silicon Valley
Pittsburgh's success provides important and surprising clues.
A Rural High School with a 21st Century Outlook
A California school prepares its students for success.
The Long Stretch Home
The fourth day of a cross-country flight
Revisiting The Atlantic’s Dust Bowl Series
The third day of a cross-country flight
California High-Speed Rail: It’s Happening
Three weeks from now, a groundbreaking ceremony on the most important infrastructure project now underway in the United States
That Winning Bid for California’s High-Speed Rail: Is It Suspiciously Low?
Yesterday I noted two seemingly positive developments in the California High-Speed Rail saga. That was installment No. 14 1/2 in the series. For previous episodes see No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, No. 7, No. 8, No.…
A Vibrant American Musical Career, far From America’s Cultural Capitals
What Larry Groce discovered by launching a national radio program from an out-of-the-way location
How the Arts Drove Pittsburgh’s Revitalization
The role of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, founded by a wealthy band of visionaries 30 years ago, is central—but hard to replicate.
The Past Is Never Past: Slave Labor in the West Virginia Salt Works
"It is not fair to the men who were forced to work in this industry to celebrate the salt without celebrating them as well."
Connecting Dots Over America
The second day of a cross-country flight
Artisanal Salt From an Ancient Sea
Fair warning: I am not going to try to strap any Larger Policy Significance onto this report. It was just one of the more interesting things we’ve seen on our…
Another Look at Salt-Harvesting in West Virginia
Combine ancient ingredients with a modern sensibility, and a new business takes form.
Flying West From the Winter
The first day of a cross-country flight
On the Politics of American Resilience
One reader urges me to embrace my inner conservative. Other readers say: Not so fast!
Thanksgiving in the Dust Bowl
A new understanding of bravery and independence