Author Archives: Bennett Minton

George Bush and the politics of prudence

Posted on December 1, 2018

What George Bush, who died yesterday, regarded as the biggest mistake of his presidency was his most courageous political act. It was also the last time the Republican Party engaged in responsible budget policy. I was Capitol Hill reporter when … Continue reading →

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What I ponder at the Lincoln Memorial

Posted on June 22, 2018

What have I learned in 60 years? Take little for granted, other than that I will (likely) return home from a bike ride. At dawn I took my customary solstice/birthday pilgrimage to the Lincoln Memorial and faced the Washington Monument, … Continue reading →

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Standing agape in an undivided current

Posted on May 26, 2018

Thoughts on Yosemite, from bikerben58.wordpress.com: The vision of Abraham Lincoln and John Muir

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On cue, Virginia punts on redistricting reform

Posted on May 19, 2018

Virginia’s legislative attempt to address gerrymandering came to its expected futile end May 18 when Democratic Governor Ralph Northam vetoed a bill that would have made minor changes in the criteria the (for now) GOP-controlled General Assembly must use to … Continue reading →

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In the afterglow

Posted on May 15, 2018

Reflections on a short trip to the bottom of the Grand Canyon.

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A few days in southern Utah . . .

Posted on May 9, 2018

. . . where a piece of the Trump administration’s environmental agenda is playing out, and where hordes of Americans (and foreigners) can’t get enough of the West. Fiery Furnace is a mind game

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Thoughts on visionaries

Posted on May 4, 2018

Linked from my other site: Ruminations on Rambling: Glimpes of genius in the Permian Basin

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