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Aug
28

Forgive but Never Forget

BenB on August 28th, 2010

65 years ago, on August 6th, Hiroshima, Japan was bombed — making Japan the only country to ever be attacked with an atomic weapon. And U.S. ambassador to Japan, John Roos, attended the Hiroshima memorial ceremony in Japan. This is the first time any U.S. ambassador has accepted the invitation to the ceremony. Why? State [...]

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Jul
25

If Guns Kill People, Do Pens Misspell Words?

BenB on July 25th, 2010

A coyote emerged from the brush in pursuit of a lighthearted Labrador puppy who was jogging with his master  — Texas Governor Rick Perry — leveled and discharged a .380 caliber laser sighted Ruger pistol, loaded with hallowpoints. Perry, after saving his daughters dog, left the dead coyote and kept jogging. “He became mulch,” Perry [...]

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Jul
23

Rulers Without Measure

BenB on July 23rd, 2010

The likelihood of Elena Kagan’s approval by the Senate is high, not because she’s qualified, but because she knows the right people, talks the right way and has the right mannerisms. While the people in Washington are often — and correctly — called “the ruling minority,” Angelo M. Codevilla with the American Spectator‘s latest issue [...]

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Jul
21

What Are We Waiting For?

BenB on July 21st, 2010

The new iPhone 4 came out with hype. The latest Motorola Droid X came out with serious competition. iPhone developments seem rather stagnant when compared to competitors. Besides the fact that you can’t use your iPhone 4 if you hold it normally (see: creative solutions), AT&T is notorious for dropped calls and poor iPhone management [...]

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Jul
13

Political Racism

BenB on July 13th, 2010

Calling someone a racist is losing its seriousness, now it’s becoming another political tool. In May, 1773 the British government devised a plan that gave East India a monopoly over the tea exported to the American Colonies. But the tea that came from East India had a British tax on it, if that tax was [...]

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