Heaven, or Not by Leonard Benton The oldest mystery in the world, the continuous mystery, the search for the final truth, what lies on the other side Continue Reading
Fighting Terrorism: The Armor Called Humor
Fighting Terrorism: The Armor Called Humor by Leonard Benton This first appeared in The Havok Journal January 9, 2015. When a comedian “kills it” Continue Reading
Reality Check: Abortion
Reality Check: Abortion by Leonard Benton This article first appeared in The Havok Journal on January 29, 2015. In the modern world, we still have Continue Reading
Reality Check: Gay Marriage
Reality Check: Gay Marriage by Leonard Benton This first appeared in The Havok Journal January 26, 2015. We face a myriad of problems in America Continue Reading
The Zen of Metal Sculpting
The Zen of Metal Sculpting by Leonard Benton Veterans face myriad stresses. Some have found ways to fight the darkness with art and peace for their Continue Reading
There’s an “I” in “Team,” It’s in the A-Hole.
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on November 7, 2014. The issues discussed are just as relevant today. When I spent my time in the military, Continue Reading
Gun Talk: Fear or Freedom
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on December 4, 2015, and has been updated. The topic discussed is just as relevant today. Another Continue Reading
The Nuclear Option: One Finger from Death
The day starts without the sun. The clock measures time, but gives no understanding. For the watch officer, the seconds stretch like hours. And Continue Reading
#OneReportingStandard: Hypocrisy in Reporting about Race
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on December 22, 2014. Five days before Christmas in New York, two police officers were executed by a Continue Reading
The Death of Life
I don’t know what you believe but this is what I have learned about life: whatever comes afterward is not as important as how we live now. The Continue Reading
Remove the Emotion, Start a Conversation
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on December 4, 2014. Let’s play a game. When you read a media story about anything, and I do mean Continue Reading
In Defense of Broccoli
Tomorrow begins my campaign. To those who would sully the name and nature of the bounty of the almighty, retribution awaits for I have been Continue Reading
