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Frederick Douglass On Race Pride Feb 6, 2017

"Every Man is Himself and Belongs To Himself"-Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass (February 14th 1818- February 20th 1895) is considered by many to be one of the finest statesmen in American history.  Douglass was  born a slave however in 1938 he gained his freedom by escape. His experinces as a slave prompted him to get involved in the abolitionist movement. Where he began an exceptional carrer as a speaker and writer. His writing and speeches covered a number subjects  from the evils of slavery to women's suffrage and education. One topic that he reflected  on was the idea of "Race Pride"....

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Review: Disney’s The Great Mouse Detective Nov 23, 2016

On November 23d Disney will release its 56th animated feature Moana, directed by John Musker and Ron Clements. Musker and Clements h avedirected such classic Disney movies as The Little Mermaid (1989), Aladdin (1992), Hercules (1997) and The Princess and The Frog (2008). Making them  one of Disney's most accomplished directing teams. One movie that often gets overlooked is the first movie they directed together The Great Mouse Detective (1986). Inspired by the children's book series Basil of Baker Street. The Great Mouse Detective is set in Victorian England and involves a girl mouse named Olivia. Who enlist the aid of two mice named Basil and Dawson....

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Proposition 60 and the Porn industry Oct 24, 2016

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Why You Need A 30 Round Magazine Sep 23, 2016

In the debate on gun control, all sides have their talking points. One of the favorites of  anti-gun crowd  is magazine size. Progressives often say "Nobody needs a rifle with a 30 round clip".On the surface this may seem to be a valid point. These guns are powerful and can do great harm in the wrong hands. However the real issue is not need, but whither or not legislators should limit peoples means of defense. Common sense would say that their are secenerios. Where the best defense would be a 30 round magazine especially in cases like Koreatown and the...

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Levitra 20mg vardenafil Hillarys War On Video Games Aug 31, 2016

Ever since Video games became popular in the late 70’s and 80’s. Issues regarding “appropriate content” have been present. In 1982  Atari attracted controversy. When the game Custer’s Revenge dipected an erect General Custer raping an Indian. In the 90’s the popularity of Mortal Kombat heightened concern over levels of violence. In 1999 calls for video game violence legislation reached a new high. When it was revealed that the Columbine high school shooters. Were fans of games like: Wolfenstein, Doom and Duke Nukem. In 2005 Hillary Clinton along with Joe Lieberman, Tim Johnson and Evan Bayh proposed the Family Entertainment...

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The Beauty of The Banh Mi Sandwich Aug 5, 2016

Recently, social justice warriors have taken issue with the "dangers" of "cultural appropriation" by among other things. Publishing halloween costume guidelines, protesting the serving of sushi in a university cafeteria and teaching of shakesphere because he is white. This behavior aside from being vulgar is utterly ridiculous. People generally are made richer and better. When cultures interact and have the freedom to adopt or reject ideas. One example of this is the interaction of the French in Vietnam and the creation of the Banh Mi sandwich. From 1887 to 1949  Vietnam was under  French colonial rule. This period had a...

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Christopher Ludwick: Gingerbread Man of The Revolution Jul 4, 2016

“It is not I who commands the army but flour and forage.”- Frederick The Great During the American Revolutionary War, lack of bread was a constant concern. Eighteenth Century warfare typically relied on town bakers to meet the armies’ demands for bread. The army would provide the flour and the baker would then meet the quota. After which, the bakers would be compensated.  The problem with this system was that some bakers used up to 30% of the army-issued flour to bake their own products for sale in their respective shops. To address this issue, congress appointed German born Pennsylvania...

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Does 5mg of levitra work Otto Von Bismarck and the Birth of the Welfare State Jun 13, 2016

Otto Von Bismarck (April 1st, 1815-July 30th, 1898) is remembered for unifying Germany. Turning the state into one of the major European powers. He accomplished unification, through a combination of military action* and  nationalist polices. As alluded to in his famous “Blood and Iron” speech  (1862): “The position of Prussia in Germany will not be determined by its liberalism but by its power […] Prussia must concentrate its strength and hold it for the favorable moment, which has already come and gone several times. Since the treaties of Vienna, our frontiers have been ill-designed for a healthy body politic. Not through speeches and majority decisions...

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Book Review: Wealth, Poverty and Politics Jun 4, 2016

In Wealth, Poverty and Politics, Thomas Sowell examines how wealth is created through an analysis of  geographic, cultural, social and political factors that impact both prosperity and poverty worldwide. Sowell begins by challenging the popular notions of “income inequality” by stating: “The standard of living of a nation depends more on its output per capita than on the money received as income for producing that output.  Otherwise government could make us all rich, simply by printing more money (p 4).” Sowell goes into detail how the above factors have interacted throughout history in different areas around the world to create different levels...

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