(EDIT: lively Facebook discussion on this blog here. Feel free to join in) On the 10-year anniversary of 9/11 I blogged about how the terrorists had succeeded in changing the very fabric of our culture and had thus won. Now, in the wake of the horrific events surrounding the bombing of the Boston Marathon, I say again […]
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More TSA Tomfoolery
This question isn’t whether or not the TSA should allow knives on planes. The question is why is the TSA even involved in private travel in the first place? (why is there even such a thing as the TSA?) Security is the job of the airlines and the airports; not the federal government. When a […]
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Why I Won’t Be Voting for Phil Diamond for Mayor of Orlando
See this man featured here? That’s Phil Diamond. He’s running for Mayor of Orlando. And he’s my next door neighbor. Literally. His house is right next to mine; less than 25 feet separate our houses. He has spoken less than 25 words to me in the two years I have been living next door to him. The […]
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The Terrorists Have Won
I didn’t watch any of the memorial services yesterday. I didn’t tune into the radio and listen to the 9/11 commentary, ten years later. When I was on the elliptical machine at the gym last night, I kept my headphones in my MP3 player instead of watching the solemn and respectful services. I didn’t […]
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American Politicians Take Lessons from Internet Trolls
American politics are a mess. I have never been more disturbed and concerned about the future of our nation than I am right now. Our politics have never been more partisan. Our leaders have never been less willing to compromise. Grand gestures and impossible ideology have become more important than doing the right thing. Ad hominem attacks […]
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Fox News: Fair and Balanced? Hardly.
Today is a bad day for stocks in the wake of the S&P credit downgrade of the U.S.A.. As you can imagine, it’s the highlight of every online news organization in the country. I decided to take a look at the major news outlets to see how they were reporting the news. Unsurprisingly, nearly all […]
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Don’t Blame Obama for the Credit Rating Drop
S&P dropped the U.S. credit rating today from AAA to AA+. This is a huge blow not only to US interest but to the global economy as a whole. The ramifications of this downgrade will be felt all around the world. According to S&P, the US medium-term debt reduction strategy isn’t enough and is a reason why […]
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Casey Anthony: Justice Was Served
The public outrage over the acquittal of Casey Anthony has me, frankly, perplexed. I have been monitoring all the social streams, Twitter hashtags, Facebook conversations, and news outlets and the public is universally upset at the verdict. Why? The case against Casey was built entirely on circumstantial evidence. Let’s think about that. There was no […]
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America as seen through the eyes of a 15yo French Boy
I’m on Twitter a few days ago when I decide to search for the hashtag #patriotism. Yes, I was shamelessly looking for ways to plug my posts here on BinaryBiker.com on patriotism. My tactic, look over posts and, when it seems like it might be a fit for one of my blogs, I reply […]
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April 19, 2013 