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J.D. Tuccille is a former managing editor of Reason.com and current contributing editor. Having started his online career in the days of proprietary online services, and seen them swept away by the Internet, he's a believer in the liberating and transformative power of new media.

Tuccille has worked for ZDNet, the New York Daily News, and forgotten dot-coms and dot-orgs. For years, he edited the late, lamented Freedom News Daily for the equally mourned Free-Market.Net. His provocative and often witty (says he) columns on topics including civil liberties and government overreach have appeared in publications including the Arizona Republic, the Denver Post and the Washington Times. 
He is also the author of the comic-adventure novel, High Desert Barbecue, which reviewers have kindly described as "fun," "a very polished novel" and "filled with likable characters, tons of humor, and a nice sprinkling of libertarianism throughout."
An enthusiastic explorer of the American Southwest's deserts, mountains, and forests, Tuccille resides in rural northern Arizona. 

American Partisanship Affects Nationality

If you suspect that many Americans prize their partisan affiliations above their common status as U.S. citizens, the evidence keeps rolling in to support your position. Pride in being an American has reached an all-time low even as we prepare to celebrate Independence Day. More telling is that Americans' pride—or lack thereof—in the one big thing they have in common seems increasingly linked to whether their preferred politicians are in power. The partisan nature of Americans' regard for their nationality affects many people across the political spectrum but is especially pronounced among Democrats...

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