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Benji Hardy

Benji Hardy has written 3 posts for Under Construction …

Ma’am, the tests show your country is…special

So I was going to break some incredible news about how John McCain not only did indeed have an affair with that lobbyist, and not only is she HIS OWN ILLEGITIMATE GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER, but she is ALSO descended from slaves John McCain owned before the Civil War! That will, however, have to wait for another day.
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Rest Easy, Candidates

I know, I know, it’s been pretty rough lately. To have the attention of hundreds of millions people focused 24/7 on your smallest action must by now have worn what normal humanity you still possess down to a raw and painful nub. The unnatural sleep schedule, round-the-clock media assault, and schizophrenic distance-hopping from one side […]

Culture: Come Back to Us

Now that most of my job involves standing in front of a stainless-steel counter and mixing pastry components (which is ok; there are much, much worse jobs that involve standing in front of a stainless steel counter, and all things considered I’d rather have my hands covered in dough than…other things), I listen to NPR […]