The history of the big iconic national parks is one of open theft from the tribes. Historians such as Karl Jacoby and Mark David Spence have explored these issues in depth and you should read their bo
I hate this administration so very, very, very much. At the urging of a controversial team of advisors, the Trump administration is mulling proposals to privatize national park campgrounds and further
Why are U.S. National Parks open during this government shutdown? Before he left office, Department of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke issued a policy document in January 2018 that outlines how national
Everyone’s favorite fake westerner left his position in disgrace, with a federal shutdown meaning that the national parks under his watch are being trashed by idiots. Wednesday is scandal haver
I’ve ranted against the bottled water industry before. It’s a completely useless product for most people, who have perfectly good water in the taps. It privatizes water supplies for profit
I write from Helena, Montana, in a very brief return to civilization from days of camping and hiking in our nation’s most beautiful places, all of which are in the West, because let’s face
Adam Markham has an excellent rundown of Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Interior, who I am sad to say is also a former offensive linemen for the University of Oregon. Other than getting th
In the next month, expect Barack Obama to make significant expansions to the National Park Service through naming National Monuments. There is some risk here given the extremists taking power and some