A tourist at Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado isn’t impressed. Isn’t impressed by the torched scenery. Isn’t impressed by the history. “I was expecting more,” the tourist says. “They make such a big deal out of the Anasazi, but look at how they were living. At the same time, the Renaissance was beginning in Europe.” Sometimes, I want to kill tourists. Sure, the scenery is charred, but what do you expect after a slew of forest fires combined with drought? And how can you not


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