Why Has Standing Rock Galvanized the Nation?
CANNON BALL, ND—Walk around Oceti Sakowin camp for just a few minutes, and you’re sure to see dozens of cars, banners, and sweatshirts...
Don't Just Go and Raise Your Fist: Get Your Facts Straight, Too
CANNON BALL, ND—The Standing Rock Indian Reservation is about an hour’s drive south of Bismarck, the capital of a state most Americans...
The Standoff at Standing Rock: an Attempt to Explain Why It's an Issue of National Importance
The link to my full photo gallery can be found here. CANNON BALL, NORTH DAKOTA—Pulling into Oceti Sakowin camp just after dark, I was...
Why I'm Optimistic About a Trump Presidency (and It's Not Because I'm a Straight White M
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO—I understand that I’m unique in my optimism about Donald Trump’s Presidency, but while things are bad, they could...
Why I Will Not Live in Trump's America, and Why You Won't Either
Shocked, angered; disgusted. Right now, it’s easy to use these words. It’s easy to go on thinking that Donald Trump was propelled to the...
Making America Dope Again: A Series of Encounters While Wearing a Silly Hat through the South
FORT WORTH, TEXAS—Until you’ve spoken with someone who has a murderous glint in his eye when talking about Barack Obama, it's difficult...
So, You Want to Hear About My Week at Burning Man...
BLACK ROCK CITY, NEVADA—It’s 9PM, almost time for the hippies to burn their toys. Have your fun, but leave no trace they said, a maxim...
Is Our Addiction to Social Media Here to Stay? I Sure Hope Not.
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO—Am I the only one who feels that it’s impossible to disconnect in today’s world? We’ve got laptops to check email,...
A Pre-Dawn Summit of Sleeping Giant (Or, A Novice Tries His Hand at Hunting)
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO—It seems to me that everything worth doing in life requires waking up far before the sun rises. I was supposed to...
A Short Treatise on Decommodification at Burning Man
BLACK ROCK CITY, NEVADA—Burning Man is famous for three of its central tenets: radical self-reliance, radical inclusion, and...