“You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.” (Matthew 24:6, NIV) If you asked a cross section…

“Few men have the virtue to withstand the highest bidder.” -George Washington How is it that American politicians are garnering so much wealth? During the 113th congressional session, 268 of the 534 members were millionaires. Here is a…

Do you know what your “threat score” is? Today, more than 90 percent of all local police departments and nearly all government agencies employ some sort of technological surveillance. One of the most common applications is called “Beware,”…

As communications become increasingly important to online life, and political expression, Homeland Security and law enforcement wield powerful new tools to regulate the signal and control the masses, particularly during crises. Lawsuits by the Electronic Privacy Information Center…

For the first time ever, the Baltic Dry Index has fallen under 400.  As I write this article, it is sitting at 394.  To be honest, I never even imagined that it could go this low.  Back in…

Hold the phone, stop the presses, and slap Geraldo Rivera! Seriously, if any action by any congressional representative would cause those three to happen, many people would certainly be ecstatic. The inaction of Congress in dealing with an…

It was another day of utter carnage on Wall Street.  The Dow was down another 364 points, the S&P 500 broke below 1900, and the Nasdaq had a much larger percentage loss than either of them.  The Russell…