Portfolio Fear and Loathing in South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina My first stop in Charleston was to pay my respects to Denmark Vesey—a formerly enslaved carpenter who had bought America’s Other Founding Father Groton, Sussex, England The United States was founded twice, first by 17th-century Puritans and again by 18th-century revolutionaries. The Puritans Home Is Where the Heart Is Atchison, Kansas My wife carries a now dog-eared copy of this photo of Amelia Earhart in her pocketbook. She was Easy Like Sunday Morning Tuskegee, Alabama I've been searching for America and all variety of Americana for decades now. But this building has already America Ignored Jimmy Carter at its Own Peril Atlanta, Georgia One of the many flaws in American governance is that the president is expected to be both chief executive What Marx — Harpo not Karl — Understood about Diversity Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York It was a beautiful—almost spring—morning in Manhattan, a perfect day for an excursion. So Visiting Thomas Merton Trappist, Kentucky Someone had placed a chair next to Thomas Merton’s grave, but I would have felt way too presumptuous Where the Rich and the Antelope Play Jackson Hole, Wyoming Most people come to Jackson Hole to ski, to enjoy nature, the snow, the elk, the bison, Evel Knievel’s America Twin Falls, Idaho I was looking forward to visiting daredevil Evel Knievel's grave in Mountain View Cemetery in Butte, Montana. Faces of My Year On a good day, I read, take notes, walk (now run), and hang out with my wife and talk to « Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 8 Next »
