Category: News & Muse
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Overcoming Division and Fear: A Rational Path to Protect Freedom
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] In times of uncertainty, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by challenges we can’t fully control. But let’s remember this: men like Trump, Musk, and their allies are just that-men, not gods. They are powerful,…
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When Nobody Cares or Listens (But a Girl Smiles) by Edmund Janas, II
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”1px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] I end up at McDonald’s usually because it’s nicely lit and makes for a convenient place to get picked up by my Uber or Lyft, especially when I’m in an unfamiliar neighborhood. My order…
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The “Dr.” Phil Fallacy: Why the ‘Self-Made’ Story Holds BIPOC Entrepreneurs Back by Edmund Janas
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] Being Black, biracial, and leaning more toward “white-presenting” in appearance, I’ve often navigated assumptions from all sides. My introduction to business came from my European father and his long-time broker – people who were trusted…
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I’ve Owned a Mirror My Whole Life, Thanks
by Edmund J. Janas, II Among my father’s Jewish broker and his family, I was seen as Polish/white. Help came naturally, even with talk of taking my company public in the late ’90s. Later in life, when our money took flight—partly from my overextending to take care of everyone, even folks who wouldn’t help me…
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Memory
A Poem by Edmund Janas, copyright 2024 Memory. Memories run deeper than childhood,Etched in our atoms, finer than mother’s recipes –Even if she’s long gone, her essence lingers, triggers,Prompts and molds us from dark, unknowable places. Fears, dreams, loves, hates – unspeakable volumesOf lives, loves, losses, victories across time and tongue.Suffering, joys – stories told…
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Wars by Edmund J. Janas, II
Edmund Janas’ free verse poem “Wars” explores the harsh realities and lasting impacts of combat from the perspective of caring for a veteran father haunted by nightmares. Through visceral yet artful language, it depicts the violence of the battlefield as well as the psychological trauma soldiers carry home. The poem condemns glorifying war from a…
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SNL Sketch PItch: “Kyla’s Claymated News Segment”
Experience the news reimagined through boundless childlike imagination with “Kyla’s Claymated News Segment” – a brilliant new SNL sketch starring comedian Leslie Jones. Each week, Jones voices the rambunctious 8-year-old Kyla, who humorously recaps major headlines via delightfully unhinged claymation adventures. With ruthless honesty and absurdist flair, Kyla transforms complex current events into surreal clay…