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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.

The Free Market and Rugged Consumerism Won’t Cure COVID-19 or Any Other Virus

The Free Market and Rugged Consumerism Won’t Cure COVID-19 or Any Other Virus

April 12, 2020 By V.B. Price 2 Comments

Individualism without cooperation in these times is not only suicidal but potentially homicidal.

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Will We Always Be Fools About Climate Change?

Will We Always Be Fools About Climate Change?

April 5, 2020 By V.B. Price 6 Comments

Can we adapt our environmental thinking in a post-coronavirus world?

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The Age of Anxiety: Personal Liberty v. Public Health

The Age of Anxiety: Personal Liberty v. Public Health

March 30, 2020 By V.B. Price 2 Comments

Is exercising financial and personal freedoms worth causing someone else to suffer an agonizing death?

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Unprecedented in Our Lifetimes

Unprecedented in Our Lifetimes

March 22, 2020 By V.B. Price 5 Comments

This is a time to reinvigorate our sense of community, mental toughness and generosity.

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So Much Better to Be a Little Ahead Like New Mexico, Instead of Leagues Behind Like Trump’s Federal Government

So Much Better to Be a Little Ahead Like New Mexico, Instead of Leagues Behind Like Trump’s Federal Government

March 15, 2020 By V.B. Price 3 Comments

NM leads during coronavirus crisis while Trump flounders.

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Elect Bad People, or Don’t Vote at All, and Bad Things Happen

Elect Bad People, or Don’t Vote at All, and Bad Things Happen

March 9, 2020 By V.B. Price 3 Comments

The deadly results of electing those that scorn our governmental systems.

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Amateur Night at New Mexico Magazine: All’s Well That Ends Well,  Almost

Amateur Night at New Mexico Magazine: All’s Well That Ends Well, Almost

March 2, 2020 By V.B. Price 5 Comments

Government censorship has no place in an open society.

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