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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.

These Could Be the Unkindest Cuts of All in the West

These Could Be the Unkindest Cuts of All in the West

June 8, 2025 By V.B. Price 1 Comment

Trump’s gutting of Colorado River system funds is morally despicable and leaves those in the West in danger.

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Chickenshit Mainstream Media: The Dim Star of the Information Age

Chickenshit Mainstream Media: The Dim Star of the Information Age

May 11, 2025 By V.B. Price 3 Comments

The Fourth Estate has become the president’s PR machine.

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Palmer Raids, McCarren, McCarthy, HUAC, Watergate, #47 — Low Points in American Conservatism

Palmer Raids, McCarren, McCarthy, HUAC, Watergate, #47 — Low Points in American Conservatism

April 21, 2025 By V.B. Price 2 Comments

MAGA fanatics have set their sights on weeding out the evil “enemy within.”

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What We Don’t Know Is What a MAGA FBI Will Do to Dissent      

What We Don’t Know Is What a MAGA FBI Will Do to Dissent      

April 6, 2025 By V.B. Price 2 Comments

In spite of a new McCarthyism, a loyal opposition provides glimpses of hope.

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Everything Has Its Opposite. What’s Ahead for Us?

Everything Has Its Opposite. What’s Ahead for Us?

March 16, 2025 By V.B. Price 3 Comments

Is it possible for an artistic revolution to emerge from this shameful darkness?

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Unamerican Activities: Racism, Sexism, Homophobia, DEI Denial

Unamerican Activities: Racism, Sexism, Homophobia, DEI Denial

March 9, 2025 By V.B. Price 2 Comments

What could be more unpatriotic than a domestic agenda driven by ignorance and hate.

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The American Dark Ages: All Politics and All Pollution Is Still Local

The American Dark Ages: All Politics and All Pollution Is Still Local

February 23, 2025 By V.B. Price 3 Comments

The ominous realities of a resurgent nuclear industry.

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