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Jun.21.2012
The presidential election is approaching and racism is on the rise again. Signs were apparent yesterday on California’s Monterey Peninsula.
I’ve always thought of graffiti and bumper stickers as a form of literature, good literature and bad literature. What happened yesterday in Carmel was bad, and...
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Jun.04.2012
Joseph Stiglitz, former chief economist of the World Bank and globalization critic, has a must-read essay in the current Vanity Fair, excerpted from his forthcoming book. He analyzes the consensus among plutocrats that our ever-widening wealth disparity is a jolly good thing,...
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May.29.2012
I spent the evening with my pretend best friend Oprah. I record the shows that come on that I want to see. And when I have down time I watch them. Tonight I watched the interview she had with Carrie Underwood and towards the end of the interview her husband came into the room. I was struck by...
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May.23.2012
With one click of a computer’s mouse, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg became one of the richest people in the world, if not in history when the company he founded became public last week. And as most know, Facebook was created among the confines of a Harvard dorm room utilizing nothing more but...
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May.23.2012
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Author/journalist Terry Phillips declared his candidacy on March 9, 2012. He is seeking a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives for California's new 23rd congressional district.
Phillips is running as an independent.
"We're all fed up with government gridlock," said...
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May.01.2012
Recently, Mitt Romney’s supporters produced a political advertisement portraying President Obama as the celebrity president. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GijxmrgtUU8). The advertisement shows him dancing, singing, drinking a beer and swearing; all activities in which the general population...
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Apr.30.2012
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Apr.24.2012
American Galaxy is my upcoming new book: http://uwachuku.googlepages.com/americangalaxy
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Apr.11.2012
As we head into General Election campaign mode with Mitt Romney driving toward becoming the Republican nominee, something which is unsurprisingly hitting the headlines fast and furious is discussions over his religious beliefs. Here’s my question: Should they really matter?
Mitt Romney is a...
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Mar.27.2012
Human nature says we all love getting something for nothing. No matter if it’s hitting the sweepstakes jackpot, being picked for a job you really weren’t qualified for, scoring a free tank of gas with your next fill up at the local 7-Eleven, or a winning hand in Vegas, it’s in our genes from the...
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