Posts Tagged ‘west virginia’
American Politics 101, for anyone who can stomach it
One thing I love about living abroad are the questions and opinions about American politics. When I was here in 2008, in the leadup to the election, I was amazed by how informed my Rwandan compatriots were about our politics. I couldn’t name their defense minister, but they could talk in detail about the Iraq [...]
And in weather news, this is why Appalachia thinks there’s no such thing as climate change
I’m literally under the weather here, between West Virginia and Washington, DC. New stuff in a few days. Meanwhile, please enjoy how much nicer this looks in a snapshot than it is to shovel through.
On hearing what you want to hear
I have been keeping track, for no explicable reason, of the number of places outside of the States where I hear a song that my fellow West Virginians and I can only consider an anthem, possibly one more emotionally significant than anything Francis Scott Key ever hummed. Never mind that John Denver only traveled through [...]
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