Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta: A Spectacle Flying High but What About America’s Priorities?

Each year, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta paints the New Mexico sky with a magnificent display of color and skill, drawing in hundreds of thousands of spectators and pilots from across the globe. This event, heralded as the largest ballooning festival worldwide, has grown since its humble beginnings in 1972, now boasting nearly a thousand pilots representing more than 40 U.S. states and a dozen countries. At first glance, it’s an uplifting celebration of community and passion. But How Does This Grand Display Serve America’s Core Interests? While visitors marvel at balloons shaped like Darth Vader or giant bees drifting...