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A pilot’s view of
America.

Conservative thinking on work, flight, coastal communities, and the institutions that hold a country together. Every claim cited. Every argument made in good faith.

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View from the cockpit over American farmland

For the hardworking men and women who keep this country running — and the communities that hold it together.

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Where Problems Should Live

A note on subsidiarity, and why it matters before we argue about anything else.

Before we debate any specific issue, we should agree on a prior question: at what level should this problem be addressed? The answer isn't ideological. It's methodological.

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A pilot’s view of
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