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Appalachia

Mural that reads "Greetings from Kane, Pennsylvania" | Photo: Anthony Hennen

Economic Growth

Will Outdoor Recreation Save Appalachia?

Smokestack-chasing is out. A diversified economy based on environmental protection is in. But will it work?

Anthony Hennen | 2.10.2024 6:00 AM

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Poverty

Expanding Government Power Won't Defeat Poverty

Conservatives would no doubt use government differently than liberals, but libertarians have good reason to doubt that the results will be better.

Steven Greenhut | 3.26.2021 8:00 AM

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Opioids

What It's Like To Treat Opioid Addiction in Appalachia

Psychiatrist Sally Satel on her eye-opening year at a clinic in Ironton, Ohio

Nick Gillespie | 3.1.2021 6:00 AM

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Movies

Hillbilly Elegy

Unlike the book, the film is not a political story.

Stephanie Slade | 2.19.2021 6:00 AM

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Opioids

What Drug Warriors Got Wrong About the Opioid Epidemic

The original formulation of OxyContin didn’t create the opioid crisis, argues psychiatrist Sally Satel, and removing it from the market didn’t make the problem go away.

Nick Gillespie | 1.4.2021 2:55 PM

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Movies

Netflix's Hillbilly Elegy Is a Movie Afraid of the Book It's Based on

J.D. Vance's memoir was an inherently political story. The film tries to ignore its context.

Peter Suderman | 11.24.2020 11:46 AM

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Appalachia

The Noble, Misguided Plan to Turn Coal Miners Into Coders

Expensive high-speed internet and job training won't transform Appalachia into "Silicon Holler."

Ronald Bailey | 11.25.2017 6:00 AM

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Reason Podcast

McDowell Is the Poorest, Sickest, Most Hopeless County in America. Why Doesn't Everyone Just Leave? (Reason Podcast)

Ronald Bailey traveled back to his familial home to find out what went wrong in Appalachia.

Nick Gillespie | 1.3.2017 3:50 PM

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Appalachia

Why Don't People Who Are Stuck in Depressed Appalachian Towns Just Leave?

A Reason writer returns to his family's home to investigate

Ronald Bailey | 12.10.2016 7:00 AM

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