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I live in the Tidewater area of Virginia. I have traveled up and down the East Coast and some in the Mid-West. I enjoy hiking, gaming, outdoors events, nature, and of course debating items of interest. Currently, I'm employed in the Hospitality field

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Politics, News & Issues > US Economy Should gas stations raise the price on gas they aquired before the price increase?: 1 of 1

Yes. Why? Basic economics. Most gas stations are Franchises. The property and station may be owned by the oil company, usually not, but the station is operated by a small business operator, local to that community. We'll call our example operator Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith decides that he wants to run a gas station. Exxon (as an e...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections on the politics of culture: 13 of 16

I recently received my first copy of Culture from the IASC. Included was James Davison Hunter's essay in response to Alan Wolfe in their book 'Is There a Culture War? A Dialog on Values and American Public Life' Brookings Institute Press, 2006. This is my view on that work... J.D. Hunter has written quite correctly that in t...