We find bright spots here and there of progressivism this, national parks service that

humanitarian that other

But teddy the bear has a statue still standing in front of the Natural History Museum in New York, not as a backpacker or a camper or another symbol of communion with nature.

No, he’s flanked by those he described, in his own words, as having less worth than the horse he rides.

The barefoot servants of history.

Savages Barbarians Pacified Colonized THE OTHER

a little less on the nose perhaps?

Even at your lowest, addiction is a choice. As is the decision to get clean. We are not automatons.

I really keep hoping you’re going to introduce robots into this narrative

Why do junkies brag about their habit? Why the subculture?