John Curtis: “I think it is very important that the residents of that town feel listened to.”

A toaster is a wedding gift. A private-island party paid for by a Putin-connected oligarch is something else.

I urge him to reconsider.

With every passing day, the threat to our communities, our lands, and our very lives grows more severe. That is why it makes no sense to leave a critical tool like controlled burns off the table.

A civilization erodes when it cultivates an appetite for executions as a form of entertainment.