No one knows this better than the Federal Reserve.

No one knows this better than the Federal Reserve. Quantitative Easing (QE) is the act of printing money to buy government bonds that support spending programs. Since 2008, the Federal Reserve has printed roughly $3.0 trillion, or roughly $9,533 per person, and it’s...

Why is atheist speech constantly censored and vandalized?

As an atheist I am well aware that people often detest it when I speak, no matter how moderately, about my beliefs when it comes to religion. These are also the exact same people who get enranged when the government isn't actively promoting their own personal religious...

Police abuses once again including 12 year old in handcuffs

Here are more examples of police violating the basic liberties of their fellow citizens. I wish that there came a time when there weren't more examples, but sadly I can't even write about all of them, unless I devote my column to just police abuses, and no other issues. In...

Thompson campaign attacks Baldwin for being gay

Thoughts on a few different stories: Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat, is running for the Wisconsin U.S. Senate race against former governor Tommy Thompson. Thompson's campaign, though campaign senior adviser and spokesman Brian Nemoir, stated in an e-mail (referring to a video of...

The Illicit List: Crime and Craigslist

BY Kristal Hawkinsfrom the Crime Library Craigslist: Dating, Massage, Sex...And Murder When Julissa Brisman announced she was headed to Boston for a few days to see a man she met on Craigslist, her mother, Carmen Guzman, was a little concerned. Brisman assured her mother...

Cracking the Craigslist Sex Code

Using transparent code words, sex workers advertise themselves on popular classified ads sites such as Craigslist, with its obviously questionable "Erotic Services" category.Or they cruise the sites' dating sections, such as Craigslist's "Casual Encounters", to proffer paid...

Christian right-wingers trying to impose religion on your kids

There are a few different versions of the 10 Commandments, but there is one that most Americans, be they Christians or not, are familiar. It is the one that tells listeners to have no other gods, honor the sabbath, not use that god's name in vain, or make graven images. While...

Christian right-wingers trying to impose religion on your kids

There are a few different versions of the 10 Commandments, but there is one that most Americans, be they Christians or not, are familiar. It is the one that tells listeners to have no other gods, honor the sabbath, not use that god's name in vain, or make graven images. While...

Judgeship denied because man is gay and woman almost dies

Stories in the News: I. A man named Tracy Thorne-Begland’s was blocked from becoming a judge in Virginia, beause he is gay. Supposedly, anti-gay legislators were worried that he would not be impartial enough if he ruled on anti-gay unconstitutional legislation that might...