Promoting your favorite place: Maybe it is better than Mars?

Wyoming is such a special place. At least it certainly is to me.

Yet I often get into an argument with various folks when I put our “low-population, high-empty space place” on a pedestal. This happened two weeks ago when my column talked about Wyoming exceptionalism, through our Universal Truths and Fundamental Values.

Are we special or not?

One critic, who I respect very much, said in the circles that he runs in, well, my conclusions were met with derision, especially any reference to Equality. Their particular bone to pick was the legislature’s failure to pass a bill last session about equal...