Capitalism and the free-market economy are based on the exchange of value and the key freedom of participation.  One is free to work; one is free to pursue economic ends; one is free to do and create things in exchange for compensation or other value.  On its surface this is simple.  It is in many ...

New poetry coming in December…here’s a taste… Black Boy Joy For all the black boys who won’t look in mirrors, for fear of what they might see For every prince called “thug”, For every guy on the hustle who is only just trying to stay alive, For every Mandingo, BBC, Anaconda whose greatest gift was ...