These days, during practically every Crossing Borders interview, I am asked about the outpouring of support for Ukrainian refugees. “Is this a change in public support for immigration,” I am asked. “Does this mean the American public is finally turning against Trump-era immigration policies?”
Yes and no.
Last summer the American public certainly rallied to …
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Protecting Ukrainian Refugees: A Moral and Political Responsibility
With authoritarianism on the march, democracies must respond to the weapons of war and the weaponization of migration with moral clarity.
In the face of a Russian invasion, the stories of Ukrainians preparing for war, conducting drills with wooden rifles, have steeled their nation's resolve. Liberal democracies worldwide have responded with troops, weaponry, and economic sanctions. …
The Vaquero
As noted in my recent article, A Painting, I have a terrible habit of taking art off walls before asking if they are for sale - much less their price. But, sometimes you just have to say, “Hold my beer.”
In any case, I was in Texas a few years back, and had a Sunday to kill. Took to my Instagram feed -- like all the kids do -- to see what was happening in the …
Hard to Build, Easy to Lose
Crossing Borders is my second book. Not sure I have a third in me. Frankly, still surprised I had a first.
But writing is a curious process. You gather a massive amount of information. Hope it might tell some kind of story that makes some kind of point. And hope it makes sense to anyone not living in your head.
Along the way, the information hunting …
A Painting
Route 29 stretches from Pensacola, Florida, to the suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland.
In Virginia, where parts of it are named the Lee Highway (for General Robert E. Lee), it travels alongside rolling hayfields, farmhouses, and vineyards; the Blue Ridge Mountains of the Shenandoah National Park looming in the background. Namesakes aside, it is a beautiful stretch of …