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Minimum Wages Need Not Be Arbitrary
For the past year or so, our Nation has been debating minimum wages. Unfortunately, as far as I can tell, arguments on both sides are utterly indefensible because they are based primarily on emotion and full of conjecture and anecdotes. To be sure, this same debate comes about every five to ten years and it will continue […]
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Appreciating American Prehistory
Today being Columbus Day and me living in England, I’m taking a few minutes to reflect on the richness of American Prehistory. When it comes to Columbus Day, I’m one of those cynical people who rather laugh at the idea that we set aside a day to celebrate a huge navigational blunder that ended up […]
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Post-Soviet Ukraine
In 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed. The pressure had been building for a while but the secession of Ukraine was the tipping point. Interestingly, Ukraine itself was a federation of sorts and the Ukraine that left the USSR was not the same geographic region that entered it almost 70 years prior. One of the interesting […]
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Colorblind?
Many people take pride in being “colorblind,” that is, unwilling to recognize differences in the color of people’s skin. Not only is it disrespectful to ignore such a significant part of a person’s heritage and cultural background, the example below is an illustration of how detrimental so-called colorblindness is to actually appreciating the person. Follow the […]
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Maryland’s 4 out of 500 is Not Good Enough
Something is very wrong in Maryland. Recently I was looking at the Fortune 500 list and was shocked to see that only 4 of the 500 biggest companies in America claim the Free State as home: Lockheed Martin (#59), Marriott (#219), Discovery Communications (#460), and Host Hotels (#477). Not only is it below average, but it is also significantly […]
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My 2 cents on Minimum Wage
Since there’s been such a row over President Obama’s plan to increase minimum wages, let me offer my $0.02 regarding proposals to hike the federal minimum wage. My problem with POTUS’ minimum wage plan is not a “big business versus the little man” issue or that I think people should just accept that they live […]
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What I Love About the American Flag
Let me tell you what I really love about our Grand Old Flag. It’s almost June 14, which every American should know as Flag Day but probably doesn’t because we don’t get off of work and most schools are already closed for summer. As I reflect on the greatness of the Stars and Stripes, what I […]
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How to Eat Crabs
Summer is on its way! For those of you new to eating the not-so-delicacy that is Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs and those of you whose parents didn’t teach you properly, here are my tested instructions for how to eat crabs most efficiently. I don’t care what anybody says (even my wife), the Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab […]
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