Editor’s Note: A shorter version of this piece, by me, originally ran at Writers on the Range, an independent nonprofit dedicated to spurring lively conversation about the West. This version has been modified (lengthened, context added, and spiced up a bit on the political side) to fit the Land Desk format.
This summer, the Biden administration offered …
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