This is a horrible time in American history, but it’s also one that we can step back at and look with some confusion. The Republican Party is seeking to turn back the entire civil rights movemen
Donald Trump continues to drain the swamp, this time by naming a new acting director of the National Park Service who is a former NRA lobbyist and who more recently, during his NPS career, went to bat
Above: Mary McLeod Bethune. The National Park Service offers tours of her home in Washington, D.C. Provocative and interesting essay from the National Parks and Conservation Association’s Alan S
Ku Klux Klan member, Tennessee, 1868 This is a good piece summarizing the one area of U.S. history that the National Park Service has done a terrible job commemorating, which is, not surprisingly, Rec
In December, Congress passed and President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act. Included in the bill was a bunch of new national parks. A couple of them were the traditional big nature
I admit I’ve always found the fascination with Route 66 a bit perplexing, since it’s really just another road that, outside of New Mexico, does not really go through our most fascinating l
I am very happy to see that President Obama named five new national monuments yesterday. Two are dedicated to preserving public lands–the San Juan Islands in Washington and the Rio Grande Del No
Most of us might not see the direct impact of the sequester on our lives yet. But for those reliant on the federal government, it’s already hurting bad. The Post has a good piece on how Yellowst