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Chris Arnade
Walking the world, one city at a time. I like cats, turtles, and buses. 🐈🐢🚌
The Most Ordinary Town in America
Our phones say the country’s on fire. But all over, in towns like Michigan City, Indiana, people are still clocking in at work, flying flags in their…
October 1, 2025
Chris Arnade

How to Build the Perfect City
If we make our neighborhoods better, we make our lives better, which makes our society better.
July 12, 2025
Chris Arnade

What Makes Europe Better than America?
We’re wealthier. They’re healthier. But who’s the winner?
June 11, 2025
Chris Arnade

All Men Want to Be Heroes
And America needs to give them the chance.
February 14, 2025
Chris Arnade

The World Is in Love with America
It’s become fashionable to claim that other countries hate the U.S. Having traveled the globe for three years, I can tell you: That’s absurd.
October 5, 2024
Chris Arnade
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