The dominant cultural narrative of LGBT people living in rural parts of the United States is that a person will come out as gay and then mov...

Fellow bloggers: you had great questions to Part I! Keep them coming. Bill hopes to answer questions and respond to thougths when his int...

On March 16, 2017, President Trump unveiled his 2018 federal budget and also his disregard for the rural Americans who elected him. During ...

Small, remote, economically challenged communities have successfully integrated renewable energy into their existing, diesel-based power gr...

A few weeks ago, UC Davis Law School alumni and Mayor Pro Tempore of the City of Woodland, Enrique Fernandez, visited our class to discuss t...

Parts I and II of this series discussed, respectively, women’s health in rural America (generally) and the history of midwifery in rural A...

Philip Morris retired their iconic "Marlboro Man" in 1999. Projecting an image of masculine strength in untamed nature, the smokin...

We know now that white rural America was a massive factor in Donald Trump's November 2016 victory over Hillary Clinton. Rural voters tu...

This is the third part of a series exploring the political heft of the least populous states in the country. The first part explored the hi...

Is Chico, California rural? A morning spent at a local coffeeshop reveals that it feels like it to some people. With a population of almo...