Julia Morgan, who designed the famous Hearst Castle in California, is one of the greatest architects you probably never heard of. open.substack.com/pub/ronaldclai…

The Trump Administration has embarked what it vows with be the largest mass deportation of undocumented migrants ever. The last time the U.S. tried something of this scale was 70 years ago. This is what happened. open.substack.com/pub/ronaldclai…

The True Cost of Trump's Cuts to NOAA and NASA | TIME time.com/7267889/climat…

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The Trump Administration deported suspected Venezuelan gang members under the 200-year-old Alien Enemies Act. What is that? open.substack.com/pub/ronaldclai…

In gesture and words, Pope Francis’s humility and compassion were his special gifts, and people could sense that right from the start. open.substack.com/pub/ronaldclai…

I happened to pick up a bio of Woodrow Wilson & the fight for women’s suffrage was a large part of that biography (Wilson opposed it). From it, I first learned of Inez Milholland, the young firebrand of the American suffrage movement. This is her story. open.substack.com/pub/ronaldclai…

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Colorado River in western Colorado. The view from the ⁦Amtrak⁩ California Zephyr (Chicago to S.F./Emeryville, Calif.)

The Trump Administration is reported to be preparing to send ICE agents to Great Lakes Naval Station outside of Chicago for an imminent crackdown in the city. It could look a lot like what they did in Los Angeles. open.substack.com/pub/ronaldclai…

A hiking trip to San Cruz Island, part of the Channel Islands National Park in California, over the recent Columbus Day/Indigenous People Day holiday was like going back in time open.substack.com/pub/ronaldclai…

For some sports fans, getting a free bobblehead at a game is a bigger deal than seeing the game itself. open.substack.com/pub/ronaldclai…

Once upon a time, cigarette commercials on TV were as common as pharmaceutical ads are today. open.substack.com/pub/ronaldclai…

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Once upon a time, there was no color TV and on the shows on TV, there were few Blacks, Latinos or Asians. A look back at the way things were. open.substack.com/pub/ronaldclai…

By more than two-to-one, Latino voters disapprove of ICE’s immigration enforcement. How might that affect the midterm ejection elections? open.substack.com/pub/ronaldclai…

Happy Friday the 13th! Just be careful, open.substack.com/pub/ronaldclai…

It’s been an unusually long, cold late autumn abd winter in the New York City area (& it’s still only mid February). Here are some images from a frigid city. ronaldclaiborne.substack.com/p/images-from-…

Sometimes you win. Sometimes you lose. And sometimes you can’t seem to stop losing. Does that build character or break it? open.substack.com/pub/ronaldclai…

When ICE came to Minneapolis, they fought back … and won. This week, Bruce Springsteen came to Minneapolis to thank them. open.substack.com/pub/ronaldclai…