As it has done every Thanksgiving since 1961, the Wall Street Journal has published The Desolate Wilderness, an account of the Pilgrims’ journey to America, followed by a commentary, And the Fair Land, written by Vermont Connecticut Royster, a native of North Carolina who held many positions at the the WSJ including being its editor from 1959 to 1971. Royster started the WSJ’s annual tradition of publishing both pieces on Thanksgiving. Unlike the J-school know-nothings who infest today’s media, Royster had a life outside the confines of journalism that gave him an appreciation of this nation, its forbears and its accomplishments. In 1940, he left the WSJ to join the U.S. Navy. […]