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Rural

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Rural

The Truth About 'Rural Rage'

Our research was cited in a new book on “white rural rage.” But the authors got the research wrong.

Nicholas F. Jacobs and B. Kal Munis | 3.7.2024 10:01 AM

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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Culture

Small-Town Life Is the Anti-Twitter

The era of the internet could use a little of the discipline, moderation, and tolerance imposed by a familiar, physical community.

J.D. Tuccille | 8.17.2023 6:00 AM

A bisected side-by-side image of an urban city center on one side, and a pastoral farmscape on the other. | Illustration: Lex Villena; Liufu Yu,Glenn Nagel

Politics

Spat Among Tennessee Lawmakers Illustrates a National Urban-Rural Divide

Decentralizing power is better than trying to jam one vision down the throats of the unwilling.

J.D. Tuccille | 4.12.2023 7:00 AM

A U.S. map on a red background, behind a strand of ethernet cables. | Illustration: Lex Villena; Mitrandir

Broadband

Government Spending Billions To Expand Broadband but Can't Tell Who Needs It

The Federal Communications Commission uses broadband coverage maps that are so severely flawed, states started shelling out to make their own.

Joe Lancaster | 1.5.2023 3:15 PM

topicslifestyle | Photo: Mike Riggs

Culture

One Foot off the Grid, Where We Don't Have To Deal With the City Water Department

Living without government services isn't necessarily cheaper or easier, but it sure beats putting up with municipal bureaucracies.

Mike Riggs | 12.26.2022 7:00 AM

Rural school classroom | Nancy Anderson / Dreamstime.com

School Choice

Rural Public School Systems Aren't Threatened by Choices, Study Says

Expanding options empowers families and improves education in the country and the city alike.

J.D. Tuccille | 12.9.2022 7:00 AM

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Coronavirus

This Texas Town Rejected Stimulus Money to Avoid Vaccine Mandates

"Obviously we could have used the money, but at what cost?,” says Sheila Hemphill, an activist and lobbyist from Brady, Texas

John Osterhoudt | 2.1.2022 12:20 PM

topicslifestyle | Joanna Andreasson. Source images: ricardo-gomez, brian-anupol/Unsplash

Lifestyle

City Mice Go Country

A life of built-in social distancing looks better than ever. 

J.D. Tuccille | 8.15.2020 6:00 AM

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Coronavirus

Stop Ignoring the Different Needs of Rural Areas and Cities Responding to COVID-19

A uniform national response risks doing more harm than good in a nation that’s not uniform.

J.D. Tuccille | 3.25.2020 10:45 AM

Large image on homepages | Aesops Fables (1912), illustrated by Arthur Rackham.

Cities

Want to End Urban-Rural Conflict? Stop Looking for a Victor.

Whether red vs. blue or city vs. country, political tensions are best addressed by letting people run their own lives.

J.D. Tuccille | 3.13.2019 2:00 PM

Large image on homepages | CSA-Printstock/iStock

Lifestyle

Entrepreneurialism on the Hoof

J.D. Tuccille | 7.9.2018 7:45 AM

Large image on homepages | Valiantsin Korznikau/Dreamstime

Electoral College

No, The Electoral College Isn't Rigged to Favor Rural Trumpism

It's time to put the myth of electoral bias out of its misery.

Phillip W. Magness | 11.15.2017 2:00 PM

Large image on homepages | Wowanneta/Dreamstime.com

Lifestyle

Self-Driving Cars Are Cool, but They're Not for Everyone

And neither is mass transit

J.D. Tuccille | 9.24.2017 7:00 AM

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Rural

Can a Governor Save Rural Regions? Should He?

The Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Virginia unveiled a plan for economic growth in the rural parts of the state.

A. Barton Hinkle | 7.19.2017 12:00 PM

Large image on homepages | Brian Kaufman/ZUMA Press/Newscom

Election 2016

A Day Trip to Dearborn, Michigan, Helps Puts Election Results in Perspective

Will the rest of America eventually converge with the coasts?

Ira Stoll | 11.21.2016 4:00 PM

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Poverty

'We Hillbillies Have Got to Wake the Hell Up': Review of Hillbilly Elegy

A family chronicle of the crackup of poor working-class white Americans.

Ronald Bailey | 7.29.2016 1:30 PM

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Poverty

The Dying of the Poor White Americans

The gap in life expectancy between the top and bottom 1 percent of income for American men is nearly 15 years. For women, it's 10 years.

Ronald Bailey | 4.11.2016 12:32 PM

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Politics

Death Rates Rise for Young White Americans Too

It's not just midlife whites - mortality rates for whites ages 25 to 34 are also increasing

Ronald Bailey | 1.8.2016 1:30 PM

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FCC

The Other Dumb Thing the FCC is Doing: New Rural Call Completion Rules

Nick Gillespie and Robert Mariani | 3.10.2015 12:30 PM

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Politics

The Other Dumb Thing the FCC is Doing: New Rural Call Completion Rules

Nick Gillespie and Robert Mariani | 3.10.2015 12:00 PM

Safety

Big Cities Are Safer Than Rural Counties

Ronald Bailey | 12.3.2013 12:37 PM

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