Ideas how to address the growing problem of heroin addiction in the sate without putting a significant part of the population in jail.
Heroin addiction has a strange interplay with the self that many people do not understand.
Delaware has one of the highest heroin addiction rates in the country and yet recovery outlets are few.
What was once thought to be a city issue, heroin is a serious problem for rural communities across the country.
This is Part one of a 6 part series on Heroin use in Delaware. This part is a short introduction to the problem of heroin addiction in Delaware.
In an age where it is easy to see where we disagree, we have to remember that out of many different voices comes one nation.
This Hub is a discussion about the difference between knowing the man, Joe McNeil, verses the legend, Joseph McNeil Civil Rights icon and Greensboro Four Organizer.
There are many ways to understand depression. The allegory of Plato's cave can illustrate depression's devastating impact, as well as a pathway toward recovery. For me, this is a personal story.
Even something as divesting as cancer can teach you lessons on how to live your life.
A society that limits accesses to or impedes the ability of the general population to critically challenge information can not experience liberty and is not free.
The Panopticon is a 1791 prison design that allowed the guards to observe the inmate without being seen. You can see the concept in the application of the internet on a voyeuristic society.
For a person to be treated as an equal they have to be viewed from many different lens.
Lessons in Diversity can come from unexpected sources.
This is a short story about a friend who thought he was offending me by offering to pray for my family. The Hub is highlighting the difference between religious tolerance and political correctness.
A look at why the military can not solve the problem of sexual assault.
A look at the relationship between diversity, Universality and self identity
The political tactics of Joseph McCarthy are alive and well in the United States.
A short look at the relationship between unemployment and race.
A short essay about the importance of ignorance in the journey to understanding others
A short parable about the dangers of political rhetoric
Immigration is a very complex issue, specifically it is a human issue.
A review of the myths surrounding the issue of immigration
In the 2011 Presidential race Republican Canidate Herman Cain verbalized an age old arguement about peple living in proverty.
A look at the political ads that flood the media during an election year.
After 200 years of interaction many people still do not understand the issues surrounding Native American population.
A look a the dangers when everyone in a group thinks alike
A quick off handed comment can cause months fo trouble for an organization
Beware if you decide to read a philosophy book, you will be required to think
Have we been able to move beyond the racial discrimination that plagued our nation?
The measure of successful diversity program is not how well people agree with each other, how well they disagree with each other is the true test.
Thanks to the internet rumors and false information travel at the speed of light
Cancer is something that impacts the whole family
In today’s political climate the words “Liberal” and “Conservative” are thrown around like knives, as if the label is the ultimate insult. I wonder if people actual know what they mean.
Real American Terrorists© Mark Monroe March 22, 2011 A little over a year after the tragic events of September 11, 2001[1], I was spending a weekend on the phone talking with family and friends, making an effort to stay in contact with...
In the state where AFSCME began, the Governor is looking to disband it.
This Hub is exploring the difference between minimum wage and a living wage
Putting Political Correctness aside, in a society that believes in Freedom of Speech, are there words that should be banned?
"Where in the Constitution is the separation of church and state?" Christine O’Donnell, October 19, 2010[1] The Making of a Theocratic Society (Church State)© Mark Monroe, November 15, 2010 The quote by Christine O’Donnell, a 2010...
A review of the arguments against healthcare reform.
This article explores the difference between pride and racism