I had a cousin who leans very right that would go on and on about liberal politics and how it’s ruining the country. He and his family moved to the Florida panhandle and after a half year in their public schools, needed to send their kids to private schools because the schools were so far behind where their kids were in Massachusetts. Also, when asked to list how the liberal politics are making his life in Massachusetts difficult, he would struggle to give actual reasons.

For work, I’ve had to travel a lot to Texas. There are some nice places to visit, but living there would be hell. I am talking about the Metroplex. No mountains. No ocean. Endless cookie cutter subdivisions where the houses are within a few feet of each other. Just bland, basic neighborhoods. No natural beauty of any kind. Then you have the oppressive heat for 4 months of the year.