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National Monuments

By Erik Loomis

In General

On May 16, 2017

In the daily grind of Trump outrages and congressional Republicans rolling us back to the Gilded Age, I suppose the fate of public lands means less to most people than handing over classified intelligence to the Russians and stripping tens of millions of people of...

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Another Great Moment from Yesterday

By Erik Loomis

On April 27, 2017

Above: Drill, Baby, Drill! In the midst of Trump's word diarrhea yesterday around everything from NAFTA (I feel like I should write about this but of course Trump doesn't even.

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Enjoy the Last Days of a President Who Does the Right Thing

By Erik Loomis

On January 12, 2017

The last days of Obama make me sad because there are enough good things happening, even though I have my strong criticisms of his presidency, that it's incredibly depressing think.

“But there are some deeply held positions that cannot just be ignored”

By Erik Loomis

In General

On June 8, 2016

One of the top candidates for national monument status as the Obama administration ends is Bears Ears, in Utah. It seems like a really neat and endangered place. Neat because it is beautiful and filled with amazing Native American archaeology. Endangered because Cliven Bundy types...