Author: Ben Tanosborn

Ben Tanosborn is a syndicated columnist. Over a decade ago he started writing a weekly sociopolitical column, 'Behind the Mirror,' hoping to bring new perspectives that would allow us to see ourselves with borrowed eyes. He can be reached at [email protected]

Website: http://www.tanosborn.com

Articles by Ben Tanosborn :

Opinion 

Gun Control: An Incomplete Answer For A Desensitized Society – OpEd

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It takes a horrific event, one close to home and which affect people we identify with, to give us a

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Will US Vision Of Middle East Change On The Road To Damascus? – OpEd

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It is unlikely that American leaders, from the State Department to the White House to the Pentagon will seize the

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This 2012 Presidential Election Color Me Green – OpEd

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Forget about the calming Blue waters of neo-liberalism or the imperial aggressiveness of patriotic Red. This year I have cast

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US Elections: Three Meaningless Political Debates – OpEd

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Holy debates, Obatman! For all the personal dislike for each other said to exist between these two ordained priests of

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Romney Champions The Rich, Obama Champions No One – OpEd

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A model nation for democracy, is that what we claim to be? My guess is that many political scientists would

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The RAP Vote: An Economic Protest Song For 2012 – OpEd

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Fifty years ago Pete Seeger, the American folk singer of iconic dimensions, gave us a good start in US protest

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The RAP Vote: Alternative To TweedleBar’k And TweedleMitt – OpEd

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Well, the second half of the quadrennial political charade is over, Pres. Barack Obama making his case for a second

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The RAP Vote: Alternative To Lack Of Acceptable Choices – OpEd

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Almost half a millennium ago, Montaigne, in his wisdom, was telling us that “sometimes it is a good choice not

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The RAP Vote: From A Silent To A Voiceless Majority – OpEd

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After two intense weeks of quadrennial Olympic sport events, London emptied itself of 906 medals –302 gold; 302 silver; and

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