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Wedge issues, voter myopia, corrupt politicians? What are the causes of increasing economic disparity in the United States? In his book, Unequal Democracy, Larry Bartels examines the history of increasing economic inequality since the end of World War II.
Economic disparity is at its highest point since the 20’s with the top 1% income earners holding [...]

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Been a while since I’ve posted a book review. Recently completed the book Founding America: Documents from the Revolution to the Bill of Rights (Barnes & Noble Classics).
I won’t beat around the bush, this is a difficult book to finish. It’s long, and let’s face it, standard English has changed a lot since the [...]

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As I work to improve my photography business, Urban Raven Photo, I find that I’m reading more and more on photography. Not just looking at the collective works of others, but even going back to the basics, so to speak. This book is not one of the basics.
If you had to name a photographer that’s [...]

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Continuing my departure from political books once again (I’ll get back into it soon enough!) I picked up a copy of The Alaskan Bootlegger’s Bible by Leon Kania. Having recently developed an interest in home brewing, I figured it was about time I looked into how it fit into Alaskan history.
Now, home brewing has been [...]

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The year 1776 marked the beginning for America’s struggle for independence. It’s a time we study intensely as school children, though we don’t get a complete sense of all that was happening at the time. Our teachers may gloss over certain aspects of the conflict, or not know themselves the difficulties involved in claiming independence [...]

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