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Politics, like baseball, is simple. Welcome to Spring Training

Reed Galen — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 11:31:25 GMT

(Screenshot of “Bull Durham”. Graphic by Tom LoBianco/24sight News.)

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“This Land” is a joint production of 24sight News by and by Reed Galen, with a focus on America’s people and the world beyond the Washington Beltway.

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Revisiting a Cheesehead Love Affair

Reed Galen — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:17:53 GMT

I was blinded by enthusiasm.

In the context of 2024, I was operating as a Democrat, not as an independent. I was caught up in the idea of seeing the rallies for then-Vice President Kamala Harris, having been to the Democratic convention, I felt the same energy as everyone else.

My own belief that Trump’s coalition was older, whiter, smaller, was wrong, I…

This Land is Our Land

Reed Galen — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 16:35:17 GMT

Glacier National Park, Montana. (Photo by Reed Galen.)

Editor’s note: I’m happy to be launching ’s latest offering, “This Land”, a regular column on the people of America, reported from the ground, across the nation, in a John Steinbeck style. Veteran watchers probably know Galen from his searing insights and refusal to parse language regarding this pe…