This week we continue to highlight some of the best writing from the American Conservative archives, with a focus on places. On the main page, you’ll find Bill Kauffman on Vermont (a great place for a front-porch republic), Peter Hitchens the happiest place on earth, Jim Pittaway on Burma’s struggles, Roger McGrath on the Golden State, and Robert O. Paxton on the neocon assault on la belle France — plus much more. Several of these pieces have not been on-line before, so be sure to check them out.

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