Opinion

BenB on June 6th, 2010

During the days of Joseph Stalin’s rule over Russia, in a Marxist experiment, he made an unforgettable point in front of his henchmen. Stalin said nothing, but he clutched a nearby chicken, holding it with one hand and plucking each feather off of the chicken with the other. When he was done, he set the [...]

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BenB on May 13th, 2010

Arizona’s new immigration law has brought the nation to it’s feet, either cheering, or trying to find a tomato to throw.
The state’s new law would ban sanctuary cities that refuse to enforce immigration laws, makes the penalties on illegal day laborers and their employers more strict, charges immigrants with a misdemeanor if they do not [...]

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BenB on April 17th, 2010

Security
Since there are no big headlines declaring the first hack for the iPad. Does that mean a big victory for Apple? Is it so hard to crack no one has even figured it out yet? Actually, it’s quite the opposite. The iPad has the same vulnerabilities as the iPhone or the iPod Touch. A famed [...]

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BenB on March 30th, 2010

Declaring something a right, doesn’t make it so. And declaring something a right won’t solve that particular problem either. In order for a right to operate correctly (a true right), it must be coupled with freedom.
2.8 million people die from bad water and sanitation every year. And three in four of those victims are children. [...]

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BenB on March 29th, 2010

(It’s been a long time, but this is the third and final part of this series. You can also read Part I and Part II.)
We’ve already talked about the falsehood of climate change, and that the only reason to hang on to such an unsupported theory is faith/religion.
Where is the support for climate change in [...]

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