John H. Culver

John H. Culver taught political science at Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, California, for twenty-eight years. He retired after California voters elected Arnold Schwarzenegger as governor in 2002 on the assumption the state would be better off without one of them. He is enjoying a delightful post-academic life in Durango, Colorado.

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Best American Essays 2014

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