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What It Do: Going Postal Alex Benson Columns February 13, 2013 0Despite all the shrieking and rending of garments—along with predictably breathless editorials about this latest evidence of society’s decline—the recent...
What It Do: Are You Not Entertained? Alex Benson Columns February 6, 2013 0At the peak of his career, Michael Jordan was bigger than Jesus (or The Beatles, for that matter). He was...
What It Do: Narrative Rules Alex Benson Columns January 30, 2013 0By now, pretty much everybody has heard about—and possibly taken the time to mock—Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o’s imaginary deceased...
What It Do: Dog Won’t Hunt Alex Benson Columns January 23, 2013 0I’m sick of debating guns. I’m sick of hearing about guns. I’m sick of writing about guns. I’m sick of...
What It Do: Platinum Shinin’ Alex Benson Columns January 16, 2013 0We got bills, y’all. These bills are already accumulated, due to acts of Congress and of war. But, as has...
What It Do: All In The Game Alex Benson Columns January 9, 2013 0Growing up in eastern North Carolina, I’ve been through my share of hurricanes. 1984’s Diana served as the backdrop for...
What It Do: Control Addicts Alex Benson Columns January 2, 2013 1The ad for the Bushmaster .223 caliber semi-automatic assault rifle tells it all. Displaying a weapon clearly designed to appeal...
What It Do: Looking For Answers Alex Benson Columns December 26, 2012 0At first, it seemed futile to even write about it, and maybe even a little wrong. Who am I to...
What It Do: Raccoon City, D.C. Alex Benson Columns December 19, 2012 0A few weeks ago, this space held up the example of Elizabeth Warren’s election as one of several important election...
What It Do: Social Control Alex Benson Columns December 12, 2012 0In the beginning, there was America Online. The nation was blanketed, first with 3.5” floppy disks, then with the infamous...
