A Tale of Two Cities: Self-Reliance in the Age of Failed Government

More and more Americans from all walks of life are galvanizing together and pushing back against the Biden administration’s dereliction of duty on the border.

People rest on an island while attempting to cross the Rio Grande river into the United States, in Eagle Pass, Texas, on July 18, 2023. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

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In 1844, Oscar Brackett left Salina, New York, for the climes of south Texas. In 1852, Brackett established a trading post on the Texas border that would ultimately bear his name: Brackettville.