The fact that cynicism and irony are deeply entrenched in popular culture is hardly headline news; most of us indulge in them from time to time, slide into a detached stance if for no other reason than self-defense. Harmless enough, probably, in small doses. But as I was walking past the Toyota dealership some weeks […]
John Wahl
Posted inFebruary 14, 2000: Land of the fee
Goring our own oxen
Dear HCN, I almost needed earplugs to read your cover story, “STOP: A national forest tries to rein in recreation” (HCN, 1/17/00); seems that some folks thought their oxen would never get gored, and are now caterwauling as if flesh wounds were fatalities. It’s kind of entertaining, and long overdue. Recreation has become, with our […]