tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746692.post9200925136668230780..comments2024-03-19T11:28:58.168-04:00Comments on History Unfolding: YellowstoneDavid Kaiserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05020082243968071584noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746692.post-25866368515080696362023-01-11T15:10:03.292-05:002023-01-11T15:10:03.292-05:00The interesting thing is that much of the west (Ca...The interesting thing is that much of the west (California, Oregon, Washington, but also Colorado, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico) have become more Democratic. The real shift to the right is in smaller states (Wyoming, Idaho and Montana). Here's one possible explanation I saw mentioned today: Justin Farrell's "Billionaire Wilderness: the Ultra-Wealthy and the Remaking of the American West." From its amazon.com webpages: "Billionaire Wilderness takes you inside the exclusive world of the ultra-wealthy, showing how today's richest people are using the natural environment to solve the existential dilemmas they face. Justin Farrell spent five years in Teton County, Wyoming, the richest county in the United States, and a community where income inequality is the worst in the nation. He conducted hundreds of in-depth interviews, gaining unprecedented access to tech CEOs, Wall Street financiers, and other prominent figures in business and politics. He also talked with the rural poor who live among the ultra-wealthy and often work for them. The result is a penetrating account of the far-reaching consequences of the massive accrual of wealth and a troubling portrait of a changing American West where romanticizing rural poverty and conserving nature can be lucrative, socially as well as financially."Skimpolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018415787269457067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746692.post-70801796834827870422023-01-07T16:10:05.147-05:002023-01-07T16:10:05.147-05:00If you're upset about "what's happene...If you're upset about "what's happened to Wisconsin factory workers", you can still buy made-in-Wisconsin shoes (some Redwing work boots, and Footskins casual shoes), and HardHat brand clothing. Maybe keep some of them going a little longer. latheChuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03112036274542149604noreply@blogger.com