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HHR Interview with George McDonald – Republican candidate for the Mayor of NYC

noreply@blogger.com (Blog Moderator) — Mon, 20 May 2013 03:19:02 PDT

Last week (May 10, 2013) I had the honor to interview George McDonald, 2013 Republican candidate for the Mayor of New York City. I asked George, which he prefers to be called, a series of questions...

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A Review of The Joshua Tree, 1951: A Character Study of James Dean

noreply@blogger.com (Blog Moderator) — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:42:38 PDT

In The Joshua Tree, 1951: A Character Study of James Dean, Iconoclastic Productions presents a bold, vivid, and shocking portrayal of the sexual appetites of movie icon named James Dean, as portrayed...

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Anthony “Rek” LeCounte: The Conservative Case for Jason Collins

noreply@blogger.com (Blog Moderator) — Sat, 04 May 2013 10:01:38 PDT

It’s an interesting experience being a compound minority in America. On the one hand, people make offhanded assumptions about your politics, history, culture, preferences, and familiarity with...

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Professor John McWhorter: Texting is killing language. JK!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Blog Moderator) — Sat, 04 May 2013 07:58:15 PDT

Does texting mean the death of good writing skills? John McWhorter posits that there's much...

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A Few Random Thoughts on the RNC’s “Growth and Opportunity” Document

noreply@blogger.com (Blog Moderator) — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:09:54 PDT

The Republican National Committee released its long term assessment report yesterday. Called “Growth and Opportunity,” the document is intended to spell out the current state of the GOP...

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Republicans Can’t Win America if They Lose the Cities

noreply@blogger.com (Blog Moderator) — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:02:42 PDT

America crossed a remarkable threshold last year when Democrat Bob Filner won the race for Mayor of San Diego. For the first time in the modern era and perhaps the first time since the two major...

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Youth’s Armageddon: A Film Review of Behind The Orange Curtan

noreply@blogger.com (Blog Moderator) — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:59:24 PDT

Behind The Orange Curtain, a Zac Titus and Natalie Costa film, retells and relates story upon story of drug addiction and abuse by America’s youth in the drug infested yet extremely affluent...

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9th Annual NYC Mental Health Film Festival

noreply@blogger.com (Blog Moderator) — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:00:01 PDT

HHR Blog is happy to support the 9th Annual NYC Mental Health Film Festival. Mental Illness affects everyone no matter what color you are or political party you belong to. The festival will be...

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Join HHR @ Club Rebel on Sunday April 14, 2013 (Win Free Tickets)

noreply@blogger.com (Blog Moderator) — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:41:41 PDT

Hip-hop is not dead, but it sure has been changing. Gone are the days of Gold-Teeth and break dancing to DJ-Premier beats --DJ Premier is still 'A' class by the way; classic like Pro...

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Why Health Care Needs Attention from Republicans

noreply@blogger.com (Blog Moderator) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 08:37:58 PDT

The way we finance medical care is probably the worst obstacle we face to developing a real ownership culture. If Republicans are serious about making capital ownership and entrepreneurship...

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Chidike Okeem: Remembering Chinua Achebe

noreply@blogger.com (Blog Moderator) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 08:30:53 PDT

On Thursday, March 21st, 2013, the world lost an intellectual heavyweight in Professor Chinua Achebe. He died at the age of 82. Commonly regarded as the father of African literature because of his...

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Review of N.A.S.A. - The Spirit of Apollo

noreply@blogger.com (Blog Moderator) — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:39:28 PDT

Apollo is the name of a spacecraft whose mission it was to put a man on the moon. It is in memory of this successful yet almost aborted operation that music directors Sam Spiegel and Sid Garon...

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Conservatives, Same-Sex Marriage, and the Supreme Court

noreply@blogger.com (Blog Moderator) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 08:31:44 PDT

“The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act...

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The 401(k) and the Ownership Society

noreply@blogger.com (Blog Moderator) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:33:10 PDT

The 401(k) retirement plan has become an emblem of the Ownership Society. For the most part it’s an apt metaphor. It was created by accident, it gets more credit and blame than it’s earned, and...

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J.C. Watts INSIGHT Launch Reception

noreply@blogger.com (Blog Moderator) — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 07:00:45 PST

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 6:00 p.m., The Honorable J.C. Watts Jr. (INSIGHT Honorary Chairman) was joined by 9 Members of Congress, and over 300 other supporters and...

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Obama: The Marketer-in-Chief

noreply@blogger.com (Blog Moderator) — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:26:12 PST

Politics offer us clear insight into the formulation of marketing. Very rarely, outside of bikini-clad or football-related beer ads, is the marketing so blatantly transparent. Throughout the 2012...

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Obama’s Minimum Wage Gambit

noreply@blogger.com (Blog Moderator) — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 09:46:19 PST

The President’s proposal to raise the minimum wage is as politically clever as it is economically meaningless. The proposal is pointless in practical terms since it can’t become law and wouldn’t help...

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The Call for States Rights Baffles many Minority Conservatives

noreply@blogger.com (Blog Moderator) — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 09:41:49 PST

Growing up in Texas, I consider myself a Texan and not a Southerner. I was raised in Fort Worth, the “City Where the West Begins.” So my image of Texans centered on the rough and tough Wild West not...

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THE KINGS OF CHESS: A FILM REVIEW OF BROOKLYN CASTLE

noreply@blogger.com (Blog Moderator) — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 09:41:41 PST

In BROOKLYN CASTLE, presented by Rescued Media, the remarkable success of The Chess Club at Intermediate School 318 in Brooklyn, New York is explored. The Chess Club was the brain-child of I.S. 318...

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Harmeet K. Dhillon for California Republican Party Vice Chair

noreply@blogger.com (Blog Moderator) — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 09:17:26 PST

Harmeet K. Dhillon is seeking the support of California Republican Party delegates to represent the party as its next Vice Chair, from the northern region of the California....

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The Dream of the Peruvian

noreply@blogger.com (Blog Moderator) — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:35:55 PST

The City Journal has a great piece out on Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian-Spanish writer, and recipient of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature. The article is written by Adam Kirsch, a senior editor...

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How Icons Emerge

noreply@blogger.com (Blog Moderator) — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:19:57 PST

by Erol Senel Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and Fidelity all have something in common. Sure, they are all colossuses in the financial services industry. They are all providers of financial...

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A Black Conservative Explains His Dilemma

noreply@blogger.com (Blog Moderator) — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:19:34 PST

Jackie Robinson is remembered for breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball, but he played a less heralded role in Republican politics and black community activism. Robinson was a...

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Anthony “Rek” LeCounte: Scouting Tolerance

noreply@blogger.com (Blog Moderator) — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:20:26 PST

As a child, I was taught that you catch more flies with honey than vinegar. Dad's particular corollary -- pick your battles, as it's not always worth it to be "right" -- has served him well in...

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When Black Meant Republican

noreply@blogger.com (Blog Moderator) — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:56:21 PST

It’s easy to forget now, but just a few generations ago African-Americans overwhelmingly identified themselves as Republicans. The story of how the Party of Lincoln lost its black support is long and...

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