I can’t tell you what’s different between a visit to a Swedish or American doctor. I can tell you, however, that when I hear Americans use the word “socialism” to describe places like Sweden, they’re getting it wrong. Both sides are getting it wrong. For me the problem is always …
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In Sweden, I saw the kind of train and rail system we would probably have here in Indiana had we not dismantled it in order to sell cars and build Interstate highways. It’s a choice with a far-reaching impact, one that often keeps me home rather than traveling around the …
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I didn't have to know any Swedish to get along in the country. But forcing the Swedes to speak to me in my language made me realize how intellectually fat and sluggish life in the U.S. has made me.
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Updated on Nov. 15, 2019 By most standards, I’ve lived an isolated life. My last time out of the country was a fishing trip to Canada in 1979…when I was 10 years old. Even by domestic standards, I haven’t zipped across that much of the U.S. I’ve never been to …
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Featured Image Credit: Connie Lewis Dawson of Dawson Photography, LLC Only a handful of times in my life have I voluntarily agreed to participate in an event, to risk embarrassing myself in front of an audience. Usually, those moments involved a youth’s attempt at impressing a girl. I am older …
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On Friday and Saturday, September 13-14, several thousand people and 19 bands will unite at 7th and Wabash for two days of music and fun as the Blues at the Crossroads Festival returns to Terre Haute. Friday night’s kickoff begins at 6:00 pm and will continue until 1:30 am or …
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Christmas ended in the span of three hours. If it were up to me, I’d hang onto it for another five or six days—past the New Year at least. But my fiancée, Wendi, is a “to-do” list sort of pragmatist. Christmas was over. All that stuff had to come down. …
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Editorial Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this web site are solely those of the original authors and other contributors. These views and opinions do not necessarily represent those of National Road Magazine, the NRM staff, and/or any/all contributors to this site. It’s just before midnight on Sunday of …
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by Alexandra Weliever Editorial Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this web site are solely those of the original authors and other contributors. These views and opinions do not necessarily represent those of National Road Magazine, the NRM staff, and/or any/all contributors to this site. Indiana is like the …
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by Donovan Wheeler photos by Caitlin Fogle Like a lot of winding back routes in western Indiana, Baker’s Camp Road cuts through thick copses of sycamore, oak, and poplar. Wide enough for two passing vehicles, it’s a road best traveled alone. Sit in the middle. Straddle the crown of the …
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