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The Pain of Defeat
Knowing When It’s Time to Move On There’s was no place to hide in the crowded auditorium. There was over a hundred people crammed in the Jot Travis Student Union waiting for the results of the student election. The air was electric—there’s nothing quite like the atmospheric taste of political ozone—as candidates and supporters waited…
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So, How Your Quarantine Going?
It was a Corona. As God as my witness, the last drink I served on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, was a Corona. He was a handsome fellow in his early 30s. REI-chic with a good hairline and the makings of a sleeved tattoo creeping under his short-sleeved shirt. He said he was from Michigan and…
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A Brief History of Racism
My Grandpa Tom grew up in Atlantic City. His dad was a hotel manager. This was before there were casinos and the trappings that come from gambling. Atlantic City used to be a vacation retreat for folks along the eastern seaboard. And my great-grandfather worked a hotel to provide amenities for these guests. Grandpa used…
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How to Defeat Spencer Cox in 2020
Spencer Cox should win the 2020 Utah gubernatorial election by over 60% of the vote. He’s a lock. Probably the surest bet in politics next year. Lt. Cox is funny, passionate, intelligent, clever on social media, bald as a cue ball and from the middle part of the state. He’s loyally served Gary Herbert and…
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I Heart Ramsay Bolton
Social media is rough on Monday mornings. Especially if you didn’t watched Game of thrones. I catch bits and pieces of the show scrolling through Twitter. Fortunately, I don’t know many of the characters’ names or the names of the various locations, so not much is ruined. Game of Thrones is an excellent show. Very…
Ben Raskin 