In other news, a blind pig found an acorn.

It is one of the great successes of the GOP (and one of the amazing failures of the Democrats) that “rural” is still associated with “virtuous” and “American”, where cities are “corrupt,” “dirty,” etc. /2

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) March 19, 2018

Eight out of ten Americans live in urban areas. It’s still the magnet for most people (there is no de-urbanizing movement, unless you count “the suburbs”), and the cities are the engines of economic growth, like it or not. /4

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) March 19, 2018

But who cares? It’s happening, whether rural folk or city slickers like it. At some point, new cities will grow, older ones will empty out. But we’re not going back to Green Acres. It’s okay to say so. /6x

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) March 19, 2018