Chris Arnade Walks the World

Chris Arnade Walks the World

Not Walking Chicago

A week stuck in a McDonald's, thinking about America

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Chris Arnade
Jan 26, 2026
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I’m writing this from a McDonald’s in Northern Indiana, blasting top forty (oh-ee, Makeba, Makeba ma qué bella, Can I get a “Ooh-ee”? Makeba, Makes my body dance for you) as it snows another four inches outside. It wasn’t supposed to snow today, but four inches of snow when it wasn’t supposed to snow has been the normal for the last week.

The high today …

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