Within the past 100 years, the world population has grown by approximately 5 billion people. I realize the Bible says to be fruitful. However, the Bible didn’t account for 7 billion people with extended life expectancies thanks to the kind of medicine that Pedulla practices. It stands to reason that if mankind did not make […]
Brandon Wertz
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Saving oil
This tells me that McVay, while he may have a background in environmental studies, also has a predisposition to defend an industry that is his livelihood. This makes his perspective about as reliable as an asbestos salesman telling me that all those cancer studies are taken out of context. Of course, to his credit, the […]
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Creating violence
For years there have been groups protesting music, movies, and video games. But their arguments seem to break down over time. Remember how AC/DC was supposed to mean Anti-Christ/Devil’s Child, and the band was indoctrinating children into devil worship? Madonna’s famous onstage simulated masturbation clearly led to a rash of adolescent self-discovery. Marilyn Manson’s loud, […]
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Hyperbolic overdrive
Gov. Mary Fallin said, “Today’s decision highlights the importance of electing leaders who will work to repeal the federal health care law and replace it with meaningful reform focused on commonsense, market-based changes.” So what exactly is a “market-based” change? It’s as though Mary strung a bunch of big words together without any intention of […]
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Careful where you point that
With no means of immediately identifying at a distance whether a person has a valid concealed carry permit (authorizing an open carry), anyone can open carry without being questioned. So how long before criminals become audacious enough to wear their firearms openly? From a legal standpoint, there are almost no circumstances where a private citizen […]
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Cat scratch killing
Not only did Ted publicly say he’d be dead or in jail by this time next year if Obama were re-elected, he also said, “We are patriots. We are bravehearts. We need to ride into that battlefield and chop their heads off in November!” Any sane individual knows that this is hyperbole, but my concern […]
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Protect the Internet
On Jan. 18, many sites on the Internet either shut down or allowed limited access in an attempt to illustrate the potential oppression that could come from the proposed Internet regulations referred to as SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect Intellectual Property Act). One of the most notable sites to shut down was […]
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For the payroll tax cut
Thankfully, once Congress realized that it was political suicide to do so, it extended the existing payroll tax cut for a measly two months. I hope they don’t break their arms patting themselves on the back. Forgive my sarcasm, but there are a lot of people in these rough times who probably need to maintain […]
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Shock and schadenfreude
My first emotion was how impressed and amazed I was at how he endeavored to twist the meaning of a photograph that was mostly dark as an adequate portrayal of what he deems a dark lifestyle (homosexuality). I am dumbfounded by his inability to address the artistic sensibility that the photo he was referencing was […]
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Shock and schadenfreude
My first emotion was how impressed and amazed I was at how he endeavored to twist the meaning of a photograph that was mostly dark as an adequate portrayal of what he deems a dark lifestyle (homosexuality). I am dumbfounded by his inability to address the artistic sensibility that the photo he was referencing was […]