The Biltmore Estate: A Bastion of Capitalist Greed

We’ve been on the road recently, and last week we stopped at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC.  The Biltmore prides itself in being “America’s largest home,” and for hundreds of tourists each year the mansion is an edifice that represents the limitless possibilities of the American Dream.  The house was commissioned by the railroad tycoon George [...]

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Yellow Bikes: Lexington’s Civic Shame?

Two straight posts about biking? You bet.  I think about biking a lot, since it’s my primary mode of transportation.  I bike so much and drive so infrequently that now I can’t use my car, even if I wanted to.  The emergency brake fused together, and I suspect it’s because I don’t drive it enough, [...]

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