Perfect Presidential Platform
This weekend I traveled with Wake Forest Roosevelt to UGA for a Presidential Platform Conference. While at the conference we discussed and debated many topics such as Economic Development,...
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Black Republican: Is it an oxymoron?
As stated within the Green et al text, social identity is a key factor for political affiliation. It is true that society assumes a person’s political party and beliefs are based on their social...
View ArticlePew Politics: Should the Church have a say?
When Professor Brown asked whether any of us were political activists, I didn’t raise my hand. This was mostly because I didn’t believe what I had done was activism but rather a continuation of sharing...
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Get Rich or Die Trying
I believe that John Sides article on the politics of the top 1% maintains sound support and data for the obvious: people act in their own interests. A smart business person or any person at all, for...
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Poli-Cliques
I was always told that anything that occurs in the world can be compared to real life experiences. No matter how large the problem may seem, if you look at the issue from a smaller scale it seems much...
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How Trayvon Martin became a household name
You probably started reading this blog with the intent that I, as the writer, will be outraged at the actions of George Zimmerman. You probably believe that I will bring up racial injustice in America...
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The Power of Laughter
Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on. -Bob Newhart Although The Daily Show is more in the ranks of shows like Family Guy and Saturday Night...
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On the Radio uh oh
It amuses me how the radio and its uses have evolved over the last 80 or so years. We have gone from Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fireside chats to Rush Limbaugh and Howard Stern rants. During the early...
View ArticleThe Odd Man Out
As the Senator had stated last class, there is always a new group of people that become the odd man out. From the beginning we limited those who had no land, to those of a different race, gender, and...
View ArticleVote Inside the Box: Felon Disenfranchisement Op-Ed
Already paid my dues, want to start life anew, Getting out of these four walls, I have waited so long to be free, See, I was forced to wear a suit that marked me, scarred me, Even now I carry a tag, a...
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