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Former educator, father, husband, and rabid cynic

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Lust: 50 of 303

Masks Innuendo bouncing off of clinking glasses With laughter, guile, and wanton disregard As eyes cast furtive glances While trying to maintain an opaque mask The dance carries on As the night increases its tempo of abandon A momentum gaining tangible form Causing fractures in the facade Then, as the inertia degrades From t...
Politics, News & Issues > US Economy Is raising the minimum wage a good idea?: 4 of 19

Is raising the minimum wage a good idea? The first response to this question should be the qualifier "to whom?" Is it a good idea to politicians, to people already earning minimum wage, to people who earn slightly more than minimum wage, to the consumer, to the unskilled worker, to the business owner, etc.? Outside of corpor...
Politics, News & Issues > News Industry Can democracy flourish if media ownership is limited?: 1 of 1

Can democracy flourish if media ownership is limited? The simple answer to the question is yes, assuming the type of democracy being discussed is democracy in the American sense and that the media is owned by a limited number of private entities. Granted, both assumptions are significantly speculative, but they are innately ...
Politics, News & Issues > US Leaders Who will become the actual face of the Republican Party?: 14 of 17

Who will become the actual face of the Republican Party? This question has been asked in just about every weekly poll since Obama took office, and the answers generally tend to be as banal as the question. Let's go with a blunt answer and some detailed follow up. There is no face of the Republican Party at this point, and th...