A Belated New Years Post

The Opposing Philosophies of Teddy and Trump
National Park Service – Theodore Roosevelt and Conservation

Pot Prohibition Ends in California
Los Angeles Times – A ‘monumental moment’ for fully legal marijuana in California

Oil and Minerals Are Not the Only Economic Potential of Our Federal Lands
National Park Service – Visitor Spending Effects – Economic Contributions of National Park Visitor Spending

Saber-Rattling As Theater – North Korea May Be Ready To Talk
Reuters – North Korea’s Kim ‘open to dialogue’ with South Korea, will only use nukes if threatened

RPO and Cloverfield and Annihilation, Oh My!
BuzzFeed – Movies And TV Shows To Be Really Excited About In 2018

First They Came For The Socialists, and I Did Not Speak Out — Because I Was Not A Socialist
The Intercept – Facebook Says It Is Deleting Accounts At The Direction of The U.S. and Israeli Government

Is This Issue Not More Appropriately Addressed Through The CDC?
USA Today – President Trump fires council advising on HIV/AIDS

After A Year of Trump, A Throwback: These Are Not The Democrats You Are Looking For
Washington Post – Obama revealed: A moderate Republican

Government Oversight of Private Salaries: A Beta Test
Al Jazeera – Iceland becomes first country to legalise equal pay

Article’s Thesis: It’s Hard, So We Shouldn’t Try
Washington Post – Saudi Arabia is trying to contain the spread of Salafism. It won’t work.

Personal Drama Leads to Blood In the Streets
FOX News – Gunman in deadly Colorado deputy shooting identified as Iraq War vet with grudge against sheriff

The Politics of Mob Justice
FOX News – Hillary Clinton backer paid $500G to fund women accusing Trump of sexual misconduct before Election Day, report says

Your Fly is Open
CNN – State Dept. posts Huma Abedin emails found on Anthony Weiner’s laptop

Even A Broken Clock is Right Twice A Day