Darien banker Jennings Bad Arrest Leads to Millions of lost Compensation

Darien banker Jennings Bad Arrest Leads to Millions of lost Compensation

By Teri Buhl. Today the Wall Street Journal has a story showing how Darien banker William Bryan Jennings got totally screwed over by Morgan Stanley after he was arrested for a hate crime the state of Connecticut later dropped. One of [...]
How Influential is Conservative Talk Radio?

How Influential is Conservative Talk Radio?

By Alan Caruba. In the wake of the 2012 reelection of Barack Obama, I began to wonder how influential conservative talk radio is. Serendipitously, I received a copy of Fred V. Lucas’ new book, “The Right Frequency: The Story of Talk Radio [...]
DARPA On the Move Once Again

DARPA On the Move Once Again

Defense Advance Research Projects Agency is developed a plane camera that will be used for surveillance.  Once again the private industry and the government have join forces to create these technological surveillance devices. The U.S. Army, [...]
A Primer On The Tree Of Life

A Primer On The Tree Of Life

By Casey Luskin.[Editor’s Note: This was originally posted as a 5-part series titled “A Primer on the Tree of Life” on Evolution News & Views. Read Part 1 here, Part 2 here, Part 3 here, Part 4 here, and Part 5 here.] Evolutionists [...]
The Economy is Worse Than You Think

The Economy is Worse Than You Think

By Alan Caruba. Most Americans know the economy is in bad shape even if a majority voted to reelect the man most responsible for making a bad economy worse. And, no, it was not George W. Bush who is responsible for the 2008 financial crash. [...]
The New Vanguard of Journalism and Transparency

The New Vanguard of Journalism and Transparency

By Jillian C. York. The recently established Freedom of the Press Foundation seeks to promote independent, ethical journalism. After the massive release of US diplomatic cables by Wikileaks in late 2010, the government [...]
Nigeria 2012 Great Challenges And Even Greater Victories

Nigeria 2012 Great Challenges And Even Greater Victories

By Nwachukwu Egbunike. “Africa’s most populous country and it’s brightest hope. Nigeria is an odd place to find a silver lining. In spite of its all-too-visible failings, I believe that Nigeria’s mix of talent, resources, [...]
Lenin in Tajikistan: ‘Better Hitler’ or ‘Real Hero’?

Lenin in Tajikistan: ‘Better Hitler’ or ‘Real Hero’?

  By Alexander Sodiqov. On September 21, 1991, less than two weeks after Tajikistan proclaimed its independence from the Soviet Union, angry crowd toppled a monument to Vladimir Lenin in the center of Dushanbe. The removal of the monument [...]
The Case For The Legalization Of Marijuana

The Case For The Legalization Of Marijuana

By Catherine Haig. AMERICA HAS TWO OF THE MOST LETHAL DRUGS STILL LEGAL ON IT’S SHELVES OF INDUSTRY: ALCOHOL & TABACCO. THESE TWO DRUGS KILL PEOPLE EVERY DAY. THEY BRING DISEASE, ILLNESS AND EVENTUALLY PAINFUL DEATH TO ANYONE WHO PARTAKES [...]
Why NJ Governor Chris Christie Is Bad For America

Why NJ Governor Chris Christie Is Bad For America

  By Catherine Haig. IN 2016 WE WILL AGAIN VOTE FOR ANOTHER PRESIDENT as our current POTUS, Barack Obama ends his term in office. Republican Chris Christie, current Gov of NJ, will be throwing his big pants into the 3 ring circus that promises [...]
Immigration Reform is upon us and Senators reach an agreement on reform!

Immigration Reform is upon us and Senators reach an agreement on reform!

By Catherine Haig. writer with THE WORD WARRIOR – BONJU BLOG www.bonjublog.com But it’s anyone’s guess if the new bill created by a bipartisan committee mix of both political parties will pass in the HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES [...]
Egyptian soccer violence: a test of Morsi’s political savvy

Egyptian soccer violence: a test of Morsi’s political savvy

By James M. Dorsey. Escalating street violence in the wake of a partial verdict in the Port Said soccer brawl case pits arch enemies – militant soccer fans and Egypt’s security forces – against one another, highlighting the urgency of [...]
Destroying the U.S. Military

Destroying the U.S. Military

By Alan Caruba. The author of “1984”, George Orwell, once said, “The quickest way to end a war is to lose it.” In the preamble to the U.S. Constitution, among the priorities listed is to “provide for the common defense” of the nation. [...]
U.S. and France enforce retaliation on Mali Terrorist

U.S. and France enforce retaliation on Mali Terrorist

  By Jaime Ortega. U.S. will supply French aircraft’s during the military operations in Mali, today reported the U.S. Defense Department. The Pentagon’s decision comes after the telephone conversation today between Defense Secretary [...]
Mineral Wealth and The U.S. lack of extensive media coverage

Mineral Wealth and The U.S. lack of extensive media coverage

A report done by the Associate Press back in 2010, that most channels in U.S. media networks ‘forgot to highlight’ may induce critics to suspect manipulative gatekeeping. Questions arise, to whether the mineral wealth was the main [...]
Are you asking the right questions?

Are you asking the right questions?

by Soydanbay. Have you ever left a meeting questioning why you were summoned? What was the goal? What did you try to achieve? Well, I have been to too many meetings where I felt we wasted valuable time and effort. Also, I took part in so [...]
Global Warming Less Extreme Than Feared?

Global Warming Less Extreme Than Feared?

By Alton Parrish. Policymakers are attempting to contain global warming at less than 2°C. New estimates from a Norwegian project on climate calculations indicate this target may be more attainable than many experts have feared.Internationally [...]
UN to look into US Drone Program, but the Biggest Victim is Democracy

UN to look into US Drone Program, but the Biggest Victim is Democracy

By Juan Cole. The US use of armed drones in northern Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen is now being investigated by the United Nations as a human rights abuse or even a war crime. If drones produce significant civilian casualties, their use may [...]
Activism and wonkery are the ying and yang of India

Activism and wonkery are the ying and yang of India

By Ajay Shah. The first element of achieving change is a dissatisfied public that is able to speak up. In places like China, freedom of speech is circumscribed and it is not that easy to express dissatisfaction with the way things are going. [...]
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: Are Social Media Anti-Social?

With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: Are Social Media Anti-Social?

By Tracy Dennis. This past Wednesday, I had the pleasure of being a panel member for a debate at the UN on social media. It launched the debate series “Point/Counter-point” organized by theUnited Nations Academic Impact team.  You can [...]