Following in the footsteps of Tocqueville, Levy’s goal was to provide us with an update on “Democracy in America”. While he does provide us with an ability to see our political system and our prison system (among other things) from…
Scenes from a Southern Summer
Between our Memorial Day Weekend trip to the Delta region of Mississippi, our upcoming trip to Memphis, and including an unexpectedly long visit to Austin, it seems as though this summer was to be spent in the South. Of course,…
Geography of Appalachia
In 2013, I was fortunate enough to spend 3 weeks at the University of North Carolina at Asheville as a participant in the NEH Summer Seminar “Appalachia: The Power of Place“. Below, you will find the lessons I wrote for…