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Bloomberg editorial board. Moynihan Center fellow at CCNY. “Back Roads and Better Angels: A Journey into the Heart of American Democracy.” bit.ly/3y82oi8
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Jet Thoughts

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By Francis Barry
| CommunityNews.org Verified
When I’m in flight, I like to see The diamond towns and cities appear, Until they’re boxed again by night. Then I wish I were at liberty To gather such gems from far and near, And always keep them in plain sight. But when I’m home and longing to be Abroad again hence freed from mere Existence — just to watch the flights Of birds or jets encourages me To look beyond another year Devoid of rich, far-flung delights.
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Back Roads and Better Angels: A Journey into the Heart of American Democracy

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By Francis Barry
| Washington Independent Review of Books Verified
I’m a sucker for “travel across America” books. John Steinbeck’s Travels with Charleyor William Least Heat-Moon’s Blue Highwayscome to mind. The kind of book where the author drives the nation’s backroads to find “real Americans” who are colorful and offer homegrown bromides, hard cider, and maybe directions to the world’s largest donut. With that in mind, I plowed into Francis S. Barry’sBack Roads and Better Angels, a doorstopper-sized trip from one coast to the other and back.
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What Would Ben Franklin Do? 5 Life Skills of This Great Thinker

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By Francis Barry, Tom McGrath, Eric Weiner Verified
| Next Big Idea Club Podcast
Eric Weiner is a New York Times bestselling author and journalist. A former international correspondent for NPR, his work has appeared in The Atlantic, National Geographic, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and the anthology Best American Travel Writing. Below, Eric shares five key insights from his new book, Ben & Me: In Search of a Founder’s Formula for a Long and Useful Life. Listen to the audio version—read by Eric himself—in the Next Big Idea App.
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