Archive | Opinion
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Editorial: Invisible Children promotes false activism
For seven years running, Joseph Kony has been the most wanted man in the world, according to the International Criminal Court — but he only garnered widespread international attention two days ago. Why is this? The charitable organization Invisible Children, Inc.
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Column: Why Obama should raise taxes in 2013
President Barack Obama is going to win the election this year, and when he does I want him to raise taxes on wealthy Americans by repealing the Bush Tax Cuts or introducing new tax legislation on the 1 percent as well as capital gains. Proponents of tax cuts often ask, "Why punish success?
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Column: The 5-dollar gallon
If you are a driver or have a friend who drives, you may have noticed that rising gas prices are draining people’s pockets. In fact, driving and fueling behaviors have begun to change as a result of the 14.1-percent year-to-date increase in regular fuel costs.
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Column: Apple product sales at an all-time high, labor practices at a dangerous low
The next time you’re slinging angry birds across the glass expanse of your iPhone screen, think about the dead laborers caught in the fray during manufacturing.
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Column: Kirk Cameron defends beliefs, ‘hate speech’
Kirk Cameron was once an atheist — proving that people, and society, change. The former “Growing Pains” heartthrob is now an active Christian evangelist, but the anti-gay remarks he made earlier this week on Piers Morgan Tonight were out of line and outdated.
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Editorial: ‘Hacktivists’ had it coming
The Internet was abuzz yesterday over the news that authorities dealt a serious blow to "hacktivist" collective Anonymous. Five alleged members of LulzSec, a now-disbanded offshoot of the group, were charged with hacking crimes.
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Column: The Buffett Rule and welfare
During his State of the Union address last month, President Barack Obama proposed a “Buffett Rule,” which would impose a minimum average tax rate of 30 percent on all income above $1 million per year. However, this rule was conspicuously absent from the president’s budget proposal last week.
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Technology review: OS X Mountain Lion proves better than newly released Windows 8
On Wednesday, the Windows 8 Consumer Preview was released to the public. It introduced a much-revised design from previous Windows releases in a mobile-style format that will resemble the operating system currently used on Windows phones.
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Column: Tumblr self-harm ban will help users
Tumblr, an online blogging community, announced last week that it will implement a new policy against blogs that promote self-harm, eating disorders and suicidal thoughts. Since Tumblr’s launch five years ago, it has encouraged users from all walks of life to share their stories.