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Jim Steichen

Jim Steichen is a Tulsa native and the author of Balanchine and Kirstein’s American Enterprise (Oxford University Press). His writing has appeared in the Times Literary Supplement, The Nation, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and The Yale Review. He lives in San Francisco. More at jimsteichen.com or follow him on Substack at Carefully Taught (https://carefullytaught.substack.com/).

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Searching For Simón Bolívar At Tulsa’s Plaza Of The Americas

A look back on a rare visit from the president of Venezuela in 1991 underscores how much American politics, oil and Tulsa have all changed since.

February 3, 2026