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V.B. Price has lived in New Mexico since l958, mostly in Albuquerque’s North Valley, writing poetry, journalism and non-fiction. His website is vbprice.com.

Ironies of Science and New Mexico

Ironies of Science and New Mexico

July 19, 2020 By V.B. Price 5 Comments

Seventy five years after the madness of the Trinity Site detonation, the level-headedness in Las Vegas, NM gives us hope.

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America’s Culture of Hate vs. the Better Angels of Our Nature

America’s Culture of Hate vs. the Better Angels of Our Nature

July 12, 2020 By V.B. Price 1 Comment

In order to counter America’s racist dysfunction, we must sharpen the tools of allyship.

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Why COVID-19 Is Such a Monster, and Why It’s a Humanitarian Duty to Wear a Mask and Social Distance

Why COVID-19 Is Such a Monster, and Why It’s a Humanitarian Duty to Wear a Mask and Social Distance

July 5, 2020 By V.B. Price 1 Comment

We must abandon ignorant political hysteria and adhere to medical best practices if we are to have a collective impact on the virus.

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Have All Republicans Become Bullies and Buffoons?

Have All Republicans Become Bullies and Buffoons?

June 28, 2020 By V.B. Price 2 Comments

Republicans have embraced an full-out assault on the environment and our children’s future.

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Doing the Right Things: Is This Terrifying and Violent Time a Healing Moment in American History?

Doing the Right Things: Is This Terrifying and Violent Time a Healing Moment in American History?

June 21, 2020 By V.B. Price 3 Comments

This moment of social madness might also be the beginning of a time to heal.

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A Brief Report on Pathfinders Through the Dark Wood of Modern American Culture

A Brief Report on Pathfinders Through the Dark Wood of Modern American Culture

June 14, 2020 By V.B. Price 2 Comments

Finding our way through a culture of cruelty.

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A Few Rebellious Pleasures In the Reimagined Now

A Few Rebellious Pleasures In the Reimagined Now

June 7, 2020 By V.B. Price 3 Comments

Poems by V.B. Price

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